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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

MTZ312-172200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      82          55          83          52          85
Temp             56 62 73 79 79 69 63 59 56 63 77 81 78 67 61 56 53 62 78 83 83
Dewpt            51 52 50 44 45 50 51 50 50 50 47 41 42 47 48 47 45 46 44 41 39
RH               83 70 44 29 30 51 65 72 80 62 35 24 28 49 62 72 74 56 30 23 21
Wind dir         SW SW  W  W NW  E  E SW SW SW  W  W  N  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd          5  4  5  6  9  6  4  4  3  3  4  5  5  5  8  9  9  9 10  9  6
Clouds           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          20          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S
Tstms                      S  S


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            54    85      55    88      59    89      57    83
Temp          64   54 77 83 66   56 78 86 69   60 82 85 66   58 77 80
Dewpt         43   40 44 43 46   47 49 47 50   51 52 49 53   50 47 41
PWind dir           S     W       N     W       E     S       S    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10    10      50    20
Rain shwrs                                               C          S

$$
MTZ303-172200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          50          77          50          79
Temp             52 58 70 74 74 64 57 53 51 58 72 75 76 64 57 52 51 60 74 77 78
Dewpt            50 51 49 45 46 51 50 49 48 49 47 42 41 48 46 43 42 45 40 36 38
RH               93 77 47 35 37 63 77 86 89 72 41 31 28 56 67 71 71 58 29 23 24
Wind dir         NW NW SW NW NW NE  W NW NW  S SW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd          5  3  5  6 10  4  4  4  4  3  6  6  8  4  8  9  9  9 11 12 11
Wind gust                                         18 18                   23
Clouds           B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20          10          10           0
QPF 12hr                   0.06           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S  S     S
Tstms                      S


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            50    77      51    82      54    82      52    75
Temp          59   51 70 76 59   52 73 81 63   55 74 80 61   54 70 73
Dewpt         43   42 49 47 48   47 50 48 48   48 51 50 49   47 46 43
PWind dir           W    NW      NE    SE      SE    SE      SW     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                                         S     C       S
Tstms                                                    S

$$
MTZ319-172200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      83          57          82          53          84
Temp             54 59 73 80 82 71 65 60 57 61 74 79 78 66 61 55 53 59 74 82 83
Dewpt            50 50 50 47 45 47 49 49 48 50 48 42 43 46 48 45 47 48 48 39 38
RH               86 72 44 31 27 42 56 67 72 67 40 27 29 48 62 69 80 67 40 22 20
Wind dir         SW  N NE NW NW SW  W  W SW  E NE  S SW  S  S  S  S  N  W  W NW
Wind spd          2  2  3  9 10  6  3  3  2  1  4  8  8  4  4  4  1  0  2  9  9
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          30          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S           S           S
Tstms                      S                       S


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            53    88      55    90      57    88      56    82
Temp          62   53 76 86 67   55 78 87 68   57 79 82 65   56 75 80
Dewpt         41   42 44 42 45   46 50 47 52   51 54 52 53   50 50 43
PWind dir           W    NE      NW     E       W    SE      SW     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5      20    30      40    20
Rain shwrs                                 S          C  C          S
Tstms                                                 S             S

$$
MTZ326-172200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      81          53          80          48          82
Temp             53 61 73 78 77 65 61 57 54 61 73 78 75 63 58 53 49 58 72 80 80
Dewpt            51 51 50 44 49 52 52 51 51 51 48 43 46 52 52 49 47 48 48 41 39
RH               93 70 44 30 37 63 72 80 90 70 41 29 36 67 80 86 93 69 42 25 23
Wind dir         SE SE  N NW NW SE  S  S  S  S  W NW SW  S SE SE SE  N  W  W  W
Wind spd          4  2  3  5  8  6  3  4  4  1  4  8  6  5  4  3  3  0  3  5  5
Wind gust                 16
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30          20          30           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S  S  C              C  C
Tstms                      S  S                       S  S


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            50    88      53    90      54    88      52    83
Temp          60   51 76 85 64   53 80 87 66   55 79 82 63   54 75 79
Dewpt         45   43 45 41 45   46 47 46 52   51 52 52 55   53 52 47
PWind dir          SE     W       E    SW       E     S      SE    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5      20    30      40    20
Rain shwrs                                 S       S  C  C          S
Tstms                                                 C  S          S

$$
MTZ330-172200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          43          73          35          77
Temp             44 55 72 74 69 61 54 48 45 53 69 73 67 56 48 41 36 49 68 77 74
Dewpt            44 49 49 41 44 49 50 48 45 48 47 41 45 48 46 41 36 44 43 36 35
RH              100 80 44 30 40 65 86100100 83 45 31 45 74 93100100 83 40 23 24
Wind dir         NE  E SW SW SW SE  N  N SE  N  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W
Wind spd          1  1  3 12  9  3  3  2  2  0  6  9  5  0  0  0  0  0  4 10  9
Wind gust                                      18
Clouds           B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 OV B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30          30          30           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S  S  S  S  S           S  C  C
Tstms                   S  S  S                    S  S
Obvis            PF                   PF PF


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            38    81      42    85      45    79      42    75
Temp          52   38 74 79 55   43 78 81 58   47 73 72 55   44 69 69
Dewpt         39   34 41 37 41   39 45 44 48   45 51 51 50   44 49 45
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW     W       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0    10      20    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                                 S    S  S  C  C          C
Tstms                                                 C  S          C

$$
MTZ328-172200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      79          51          78          46          81
Temp             52 59 71 78 76 63 59 55 52 58 71 77 73 60 55 51 47 54 69 79 79
Dewpt            50 54 50 44 50 53 51 49 49 52 49 43 50 52 49 47 45 48 46 36 39
RH               93 83 47 30 40 70 75 80 89 80 46 30 44 75 80 86 93 80 44 21 24
Wind dir          S SW SW  W NW  E  S  S  S SW  W NW  N NE SW  S  S SW  W  W  W
Wind spd          5  4  3  8 10  6  4  5  4  3  3  6  6  4  4  4  4  3  2  6  6
Wind gust                                         17
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30          30          20           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  C  C  S  S  S        S  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  S                 S  S  S


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            48    86      52    86      53    84      50    81
Temp          59   49 73 82 62   53 77 83 62   54 76 79 59   52 73 78
Dewpt         43   40 47 48 46   44 50 54 53   50 54 55 53   50 51 48
PWind dir          SW    SW       S     W       E     S       S    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       5    20      30    40      40    20
Rain shwrs                              S  C    S     C  C          S
Tstms                                   S             C  S          S

$$
MTZ305-172200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      82          53          83          53          86
Temp             56 64 75 80 79 69 63 57 54 63 76 82 81 69 62 58 54 64 77 84 84
Dewpt            54 54 51 48 50 52 54 52 51 52 49 45 45 50 51 49 48 48 49 45 43
RH               93 70 43 33 36 55 72 83 90 67 39 27 28 51 67 72 80 56 37 26 24
Wind dir          W  E  W  W NW  N  E SE SE  N  E SW  N SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd          5  5  5  8  8  5  4  4  3  0  2  4  4  5  6  6  9 11 10 10 10
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC OV SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          10          20           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S  S                       S  S
Tstms                      S  S                       S


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            54    86      54    89      58    91      57    84
Temp          64   55 78 84 64   55 81 87 68   59 82 88 67   59 78 82
Dewpt         46   44 48 45 49   48 49 48 50   49 52 52 54   52 49 45
PWind dir          SW     W      NE     E       E     E       S     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW SC   SC B1 SC B1   B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10    10      40    10
Rain shwrs                                               C    C
Tstms                                                    S

$$
MTZ314-172200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
335 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date             Mon 08/17/26            Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      77          52          77          50          80
Temp             55 64 73 76 74 64 59 56 54 63 74 74 73 62 58 55 52 63 75 79 78
Dewpt            48 51 47 47 48 52 51 49 47 50 43 43 47 51 50 47 44 46 42 40 40
RH               77 63 40 36 40 65 75 77 77 62 33 33 40 67 75 74 74 54 31 25 26
Wind dir          S SW NW NW NW  E  S  S SE SW NW NW NE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  2  5  8  9  3  4  4  4  1  3  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  6  8  6
Wind gust                 18                                           17 18
Clouds           SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          30          40          20           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S  C  S  S  S        C  C  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  S                 S  S  S


Date               Thu 08/20/26  Fri 08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            51    83      53    86      57    87      55    81
Temp          59   53 78 81 62   54 80 84 65   58 80 82 63   58 76 77
Dewpt         44   38 43 44 46   46 48 49 49   49 52 53 53   51 48 47
PWind dir           S     W       E     E      SE    SE       S     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10    20      40    20
Rain shwrs                                            S  C    S     S
Tstms                                                 S

$$
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