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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

MTZ312-201000-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      60          92          54          81          52
Temp                81 72 64 60 69 84 90 86 74 66 60 56 60 71 77 79 69 62 56 52
Dewpt               46 49 49 49 50 49 48 48 49 48 46 48 48 47 43 41 42 42 41 41
RH                  29 44 58 67 51 30 24 27 41 52 60 74 64 42 30 26 37 48 57 66
Wind dir             N  N  W SW  W  N  S NW  N  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd             8 10  8  5  6  5  6 12  9  5  5  5  5  5  6 10 10 10  8  6
Clouds              SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20          20           0           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  C  S              S  S
Tstms                S  C  S              S  S


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          77      50    82      51    84      53    85      54    87
Temp          68 77 59   51 71 80 62   52 73 83 63   54 76 83 63   54 77 86
Dewpt         41 42 40   41 42 42 44   43 44 43 44   43 44 40 43   42 43 39
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NW       E    NW       E    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW CL   CL FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     5

$$
MTZ303-201000-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      58          86          48          77          47
Temp                76 68 64 59 66 80 84 82 69 59 53 49 55 66 74 75 64 55 50 47
Dewpt               47 49 50 48 47 45 41 42 42 43 44 45 45 45 41 37 39 39 39 39
RH                  36 51 60 67 50 29 22 24 37 55 71 86 69 47 30 25 40 55 66 74
Wind dir            NW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  S NW NW NE  N  N NW
Wind spd             8  6  8  8  9 12 17 21 12 10 10 10  6  5  8 10 10  8  6  5
Wind gust                             27
Clouds              SC OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  C  C           S
Tstms                S  C  C           S


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          73      46    77      48    80      49    81      51    82
Temp          64 72 54   46 67 75 57   48 69 79 59   50 73 80 59   51 75 80
Dewpt         41 40 41   40 43 42 41   41 44 43 44   42 44 41 43   42 46 42
PWind dir        NE       E     E       E    SE      SE     E      SE     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     5

$$
MTZ319-201000-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      60          92          56          85          53
Temp                81 73 65 60 66 80 89 87 76 70 62 57 61 74 82 83 73 65 58 53
Dewpt               41 44 44 47 49 51 48 47 46 46 44 43 46 46 42 38 39 40 39 40
RH                  24 35 46 62 54 36 24 25 34 42 52 59 58 37 24 20 29 40 49 61
Wind dir             W  W  W  W NW  N NW  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
Wind spd             5  6  5  3  3  4  9 14  9  8  5  3  3  5  9 10  6  5  4  4
Clouds              SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S                    S  S
Tstms                S                    S  S
Heat index                         80
Max heat               84          80    88    82                81


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          82      51    85      53    87      55    87      54    87
Temp          69 81 64   51 72 83 66   53 74 86 68   55 77 85 67   55 76 86
Dewpt         44 42 42   42 46 41 43   43 46 39 43   43 47 39 41   43 45 39
PWind dir         N      NW     N      NW    NE      NW    NE      NW     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL FW CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5       0     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                                S
Tstms                                                                     S

$$
MTZ326-201000-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      54          93          51          86          49
Temp                79 68 62 56 63 81 90 89 75 65 59 53 62 76 84 84 71 63 55 50
Dewpt               35 35 36 37 40 43 42 44 46 49 47 46 47 46 43 41 41 45 43 42
RH                  20 29 38 49 43 26 19 21 36 56 64 77 58 34 24 22 34 52 64 74
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S SW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd             9 10  6  5  3  4  6 10  8  4  3  2  2  4  6  9  9  8  6  5
Wind gust                             17
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW SC FW B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0          20          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S
Tstms                                     S  S


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          84      47    86      48    86      50    87      49    86
Temp          72 82 61   48 73 83 62   49 77 83 64   51 77 84 62   50 78 82
Dewpt         44 43 44   41 43 40 44   42 45 40 44   42 44 40 44   42 45 39
PWind dir        NE       E    NE       E    NE       E     N       E    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     5      10    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S          S
Tstms                                                       S  S          S

$$
MTZ330-201000-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      47          85          41          81          39
Temp                72 60 51 47 60 81 84 82 70 59 48 42 54 76 81 79 66 54 45 39
Dewpt               31 31 30 32 36 37 37 38 38 40 38 38 41 41 33 33 36 38 38 37
RH                  22 33 44 56 41 21 19 21 31 49 68 86 61 28 18 19 33 54 76 92
Wind dir             S SE SE SE  S SW SW SW  S  N  N NE NE  W  W  W  N NE NE NE
Wind spd             5  5  3  2  2 12 17 14  6  2  2  1  1  4 10  9  5  4  2  1
Wind gust                             27 25
Clouds              FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  S  S
Tstms                                  S  S  S


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          82      37    82      41    81      40    79      40    78
Temp          75 79 54   37 75 78 55   41 75 75 54   40 74 76 53   40 73 73
Dewpt         38 30 40   36 38 32 38   37 38 37 40   38 39 37 41   39 40 38
PWind dir         N      NE    NW      NE    NW      NE    NW      NE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC B1 B2   SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr          5       0     5      10    30      30    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                    C  C          C  S    S     C
Tstms                                         S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ328-201000-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      52          90          48          84          47
Temp                77 66 59 54 63 80 88 87 71 60 54 50 59 74 81 82 68 59 51 48
Dewpt               32 34 33 35 39 42 38 41 46 47 45 43 46 47 42 40 41 40 39 38
RH                  19 30 37 48 41 26 17 20 41 62 71 77 62 38 25 22 37 49 63 68
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW  W SW  W  N NW  W  W  N  N NW  N  N NE NE NE
Wind spd            12 10  6  6  4  3 11 11 10  8  6  5  3  3  4  6  8  9  6  5
Wind gust                             21
Clouds              FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S
Tstms                                  S


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          83      45    85      48    84      49    84      48    83
Temp          71 82 59   46 73 83 60   49 76 82 60   49 76 82 59   48 76 80
Dewpt         43 39 42   40 45 39 40   39 45 43 44   41 44 42 43   40 45 42
PWind dir        NE      NE     N      NE     N       E    NW       E     W
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC   SC FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    20      10    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                    S             S  S          S
Tstms                                         S             S  S          S

$$
MTZ305-201000-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      62          93          53          79          50
Temp                78 70 67 63 70 87 92 89 75 66 60 56 61 71 77 77 66 58 53 51
Dewpt               54 55 56 55 54 54 51 52 55 54 51 51 50 47 45 43 45 45 43 43
RH                  43 59 68 75 57 32 25 28 50 65 72 83 67 42 32 30 47 62 69 74
Wind dir             E  E  N SE  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE  N NW
Wind spd             8  6  8  6  6  9  9 10  9  6  8  8  9  9  9  9  5  5  5  5
Clouds              FW B1 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          20          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C              S  S
Tstms                   C  C              S  S


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          78      49    79      51    81      52    84      53    84
Temp          69 76 57   50 72 77 59   51 74 80 61   53 76 82 62   54 78 82
Dewpt         44 44 45   43 45 44 46   44 47 47 47   44 47 44 47   45 48 44
PWind dir         N      NE     E       E     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
MTZ314-201000-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
819 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Date           08/19/25      Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri
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                      58          88          53          76          50
Temp                75 69 63 58 68 80 87 85 70 64 59 55 60 69 74 74 63 58 53 50
Dewpt               49 45 44 46 50 53 53 54 56 56 51 49 50 49 47 46 46 46 44 42
RH                  40 42 50 64 52 39 31 35 61 75 75 80 69 49 38 37 54 64 71 74
Wind dir            SE SE SW SW  W NW NW  N  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE  E  E SE
Wind spd             8  9  5  6  5  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  6  5  4  3
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          10          40          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.07        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms                                     C  C  C  C
Heat index                         80
Max heat               82          80    86    81


Date           08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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          74      47    77      48    78      50    79      50    81
Temp          65 73 55   48 69 74 57   49 71 77 58   51 74 77 59   51 76 79
Dewpt         43 44 42   40 44 45 44   41 45 47 44   41 46 44 45   41 46 44
PWind dir        NE       E     E       E    SE      SE     E      SE     E
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
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