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Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
159 PM MDT Sat Aug 29 2026

MTZ301>305-307>321-292100-
East Glacier Park Region-Northern High Plains-
Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera-
Eastern Toole and Liberty-Hill County-
Southern Rocky Mountain Front-Southern High Plains-
Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton-
Western and Central Chouteau County-
Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine-
Cascade County below 5000ft-Judith Basin County and Judith Gap-
Fergus County below 4500ft-Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass-
Gates of the Mountains-Little Belt and Highwood Mountains-
Snowy and Judith Mountains-Helena Valley-
Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains-Meagher County Valleys-
Including East Glacier Park, Kiowa, Babb, Saint Mary,
Marias Pass, Logan Pass, Browning, Heart Butte, Dupuyer,
Cut Bank, Ethridge, Santa Rita, Devon, Shelby, Chester, Galata,
Joplin, Lothair, Whitlash, Havre, Rogers Pass, Bynum, Choteau,
Pendroy, Brady, Conrad, Ledger, Floweree, Carter, Fort Benton,
Rocky Boy, Great Falls, Raynesford, Geyser, Stanford, Windham,
Benchland, Hobson, Moccasin, Hilger, Lewistown, Marysville,
Lincoln, Flesher Pass, MacDonald Pass, Canyon Creek, Wolf Creek,
Craig, Monarch, Neihart, Kings Hill Pass, Helena, Trident,
Maudlow, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, Deep Creek Pass,
Martinsdale, Checkerboard, Ringling, and White Sulphur Springs
159 PM MDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.NOW...
At 2 PM, scattered showers and thunderstorms are developing over
North Central and Central MT. Some storms will produce wind gusts
over 40 mph, along with brief heavy rainfall, lightning and small
hail.

Those outside recreating should be alert for thunderstorms moving
in quickly. Have a safe place to go should you see lightning or
hear thunder.

Reminder, lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from a
thunderstorm.

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Brusda