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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

MTZ312-181000-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      56          89          59          95          60
Temp          81 78 68 63 59 57 64 79 86 88 76 68 62 59 69 84 93 94 80 70 65 60
Dewpt         46 52 52 53 52 51 50 51 48 46 48 50 47 48 48 48 46 41 45 46 46 46
RH            29 40 57 70 78 80 60 38 27 23 37 52 58 67 47 29 20 16 29 42 50 60
Wind dir      SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  E  S SW SW SW SW SW SW NE  N  W SW
Wind spd       8  9  6  5  5  4  4  3  8 10  5  4  4  5  4  3  5  8  6  5  5  5
Clouds        SC B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S
Tstms             S


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          92      57    82      54    78      51    82      53    84
Temp          84 91 68   58 74 81 63   55 70 77 60   52 71 82 63   54 73 82
Dewpt         47 43 49   48 48 43 44   44 45 43 41   42 43 44 44   44 44 43
PWind dir         W      NW    NW      NE    NE      NE    SE       E    NW
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      10     5       5     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ303-181000-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      50          85          54          90          58
Temp          77 78 66 57 52 50 60 75 82 84 71 62 57 54 66 81 87 89 74 66 61 58
Dewpt         36 36 41 43 43 42 43 44 44 46 46 46 46 46 46 48 44 44 46 48 48 46
RH            23 22 40 59 71 74 53 33 26 27 41 56 67 74 48 32 22 21 37 52 62 64
Wind dir       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S  S  W  W NW  W  W  W SE SW  W NW NW  W  W
Wind spd      11 12  8  6  6  5  4  9 11 12  6  5  5  5  4  6 10 11  6  5  6  8
Wind gust     21                      23 23
Clouds        SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          87      51    77      48    73      47    78      49    79
Temp          82 85 62   52 68 76 57   49 65 73 55   47 68 77 58   49 70 78
Dewpt         46 40 44   46 48 40 44   42 41 40 41   40 43 43 42   43 44 42
PWind dir         W      NW    NW       N    NE       E    SE       E    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     5       5     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ319-181000-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      55          89          58          95          59
Temp          78 73 68 63 58 55 59 74 85 87 76 69 63 58 64 82 92 94 82 73 65 59
Dewpt         50 51 52 53 51 50 52 54 50 46 48 49 46 46 47 48 43 37 42 42 41 42
RH            37 46 57 70 77 83 78 50 30 24 37 49 54 64 54 31 18 14 24 33 41 53
Wind dir       W SW SW SW  W SW NE  E  E SE SE SW SW SW SE SE SE  E NW  W  W SW
Wind spd       8  9  5  5  3  2  2  5  6  6  5  3  2  2  2  5  8  8  5  4  3  2
Wind gust                             17
Clouds        B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  C                    S
Tstms          C  C                    S


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          92      57    86      53    83      52    86      55    86
Temp          83 89 71   58 76 84 66   54 71 82 64   53 73 86 66   56 75 85
Dewpt         48 41 45   45 46 36 40   42 46 40 42   42 46 40 43   44 46 38
PWind dir         W       W    NW      NW     N      NW    NE      NW     N
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       5     5       5     0       0     5       5    10

$$
MTZ326-181000-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      50          89          53          96          55
Temp          80 71 65 60 55 51 60 77 87 87 74 64 59 53 64 84 93 94 79 68 61 55
Dewpt         46 51 52 52 49 48 50 49 45 43 46 47 43 41 41 39 33 32 36 37 37 35
RH            30 49 63 75 80 89 69 37 23 21 37 54 55 64 43 20 12 11 21 32 41 47
Wind dir       S NW SE  S  S SE  N NW  W  S SE SE SE SE  S  W  W  E SE SE SE  S
Wind spd       5  9  5  5  5  4  2  4  6  6  6  6  6  5  2  2  4  5  9 10  8  5
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          20           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S                 S
Tstms          C  C  S                 S
Obvis          H  K     H  H           H  H


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          94      53    86      50    85      48    87      50    87
Temp          85 90 67   54 77 84 62   51 74 84 61   49 75 86 62   51 76 84
Dewpt         41 41 47   45 45 39 45   44 45 40 45   42 44 40 44   42 43 40
PWind dir         W      SW     W      NE     N       E    NE       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       5     5       5     0       5     5      10    10

$$
MTZ330-181000-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      40          82          40          86          43
Temp          77 72 60 52 45 40 52 76 81 80 67 56 45 40 55 81 86 84 70 57 48 43
Dewpt         37 43 46 47 44 40 44 40 32 31 34 34 32 31 34 32 25 26 29 30 29 31
RH            24 35 60 83 96100 74 27 17 17 29 43 60 70 45 17 11 12 22 35 47 62
Wind dir       S SW NE  N NE  S SE SW SW SW  S SE  E  E  N SW SW SW  S SE SE SE
Wind spd      13 11  4  3  2  1  2 12 14 13  4  2  2  1  0  5 10 10  4  4  2  1
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S
Tstms          C  C  S


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          85      43    83      40    83      39    83      42    80
Temp          81 83 58   43 76 81 54   40 76 80 53   39 77 80 54   42 75 75
Dewpt         36 36 40   39 38 30 36   36 37 30 39   38 39 33 38   38 39 38
PWind dir         S       S     W       N     N       N     N       N     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         10      10     5       5     5       5    20      10    30
Rain shwrs                                                  S             C

$$
MTZ328-181000-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      48          86          50          92          52
Temp          76 69 60 55 51 49 58 76 84 84 69 61 54 50 61 81 90 91 74 64 56 53
Dewpt         49 54 54 50 49 47 49 50 44 44 45 43 40 38 39 39 35 33 33 31 32 32
RH            39 59 81 83 93 93 72 40 25 25 42 51 59 63 44 22 14 13 22 29 40 44
Wind dir      SW SE SE  E  S  S  S SW SW  S  E  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      10  8  5  5  5  5  5  5 10 10  6  6  5  6  4  5  9 13 10 10  8  6
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     D  C                    S
Tstms          C  S                    S


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          90      49    85      47    84      47    86      49    84
Temp          83 86 62   49 75 84 59   47 73 83 58   47 74 85 59   49 75 82
Dewpt         41 40 45   42 46 36 39   38 43 38 41   40 45 40 41   39 43 43
PWind dir        SW       W     W       N    NE      NE     N       E     W
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   FW CL CL FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     0       0    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                                S

$$
MTZ305-181000-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      57          89          60          95          61
Temp          83 83 73 65 60 57 66 81 87 88 77 69 63 60 70 86 93 94 81 72 65 62
Dewpt         43 44 50 55 53 53 53 53 49 50 52 54 53 53 53 55 52 52 54 53 53 54
RH            24 25 44 70 78 86 63 38 27 27 42 59 70 78 55 35 25 24 39 51 65 75
Wind dir       W  W  S SW  S SE SW SW SW SW SE SE  S  S  W  W NW  E  E  S NE NE
Wind spd      10  6  5  5  4  4  3  5  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  4  5  5  6  5  5  4
Clouds        SC SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     10          20           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                                          81
Max heat         82    80          80    86    84          85    92    88


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          92      57    81      51    77      50    80      52    81
Temp          86 90 69   58 74 79 60   52 71 76 58   51 72 79 60   53 73 79
Dewpt         55 49 53   51 51 47 47   45 45 43 45   43 46 46 45   45 47 46
PWind dir        NW       W    NW      NE    NE       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      10     5       5     5       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ314-181000-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date           08/17/25      Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      53          85          58          91          59
Temp          79 73 62 58 55 53 63 77 83 83 70 64 60 59 70 86 91 89 75 68 63 60
Dewpt         49 58 58 54 51 50 52 53 54 53 55 52 49 47 51 52 47 44 48 46 44 42
RH            35 59 87 86 86 89 67 43 37 36 59 65 67 64 51 31 22 21 38 45 50 51
Wind dir       N SW  S SE  S  S  S  E  E  W SE SE SE  S  S  W SW  N SE SE  S SW
Wind spd       5  6  5  4  3  3  2  3  5  5  5  5  4  4  2  4  5  5  6  6  5  5
Clouds        SC B2 OV SC SC FW FW CL SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          20          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.43           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  S                 S
Tstms             C  S                 S


Date           08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          88      56    78      51    74      48    77      50    78
Temp          83 86 66   57 72 76 59   52 68 73 57   49 69 76 58   51 72 76
Dewpt         49 48 51   48 50 48 48   45 46 46 43   40 45 47 45   42 47 47
PWind dir         W       W    NW       E     E       E     E      SE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      20    10      10     5       5     5       5    10
Rain shwrs           S    S
Tstms                S    S

$$
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