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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

MTZ312-122200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      58          41          64          45          62
Temp             45 46 51 56 56 49 46 44 42 46 57 64 61 52 48 47 47 51 59 62 60
Dewpt            42 42 43 42 44 42 41 42 41 42 44 43 46 45 42 41 39 41 41 40 40
RH               89 86 74 59 64 77 83 93 96 86 62 46 58 77 80 79 74 68 51 44 47
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NW NW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
Wind spd          6  6  6  6 11 12 12  8  3  3  5  9 11 10 12 21 25 26 27 20 10
Wind gust                                                     33 35 37    31
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10           5          30          80           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.18           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            D  D  S  S
Tstms                                                 S


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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            42    62      41    63      43    72      45    72
Temp          47   43 58 60 47   43 56 61 48   44 65 69 50   46 65 69
Dewpt         40   40 43 41 42   42 43 42 41   39 42 41 40   39 42 43
PWind dir          SW    NE       N     W      SE    SW      SE     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     5      20     5       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs                   S    S

$$
MTZ303-122200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      52          37          54          39          56
Temp             41 43 47 50 50 46 43 40 38 41 48 52 52 46 44 41 42 47 53 56 54
Dewpt            40 41 41 40 40 41 40 38 38 38 41 43 44 42 40 37 38 41 42 42 42
RH               96 93 79 68 68 83 89 92100 89 77 71 74 86 86 85 86 79 66 59 64
Wind dir         NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E SE  S  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd          4  5  8  8  6  6  6  8  9 13 12  8  9 11 11 13 20 26 27 19 13
Wind gust                                19 25 25             24 34 41 43 33
Clouds           OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0          50          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.05        0.04        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S                          S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C        S


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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            39    54      37    58      39    65      41    66
Temp          45   41 50 52 43   39 51 55 45   40 60 63 47   42 60 64
Dewpt         42   40 44 42 41   39 43 41 41   38 43 43 41   39 44 44
PWind dir           W    NE       N    SW      SW     W      NW     S
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW CL   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           20    30      30     5       0     0       5     0
Rain shwrs     S    S  S  C  C

$$
MTZ319-122200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      65          42          69          43          64
Temp             44 47 55 62 61 53 50 46 43 45 58 66 63 53 50 46 45 50 60 63 61
Dewpt            42 41 43 43 42 41 42 42 42 41 42 42 42 39 39 37 39 39 38 37 35
RH               93 79 64 50 49 64 74 86 96 86 55 42 46 59 66 71 79 66 44 38 38
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  N NE NE NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          0  0  1  6 13 12  8  2  1  4  6  9 14 11  9  9 11 17 23 19 14
Wind gust                                         21 26          25 33 34 31 25
Clouds           B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5          40          40           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         C  C  C
Obvis                                    PF


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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            39    67      42    67      41    75      45    77
Temp          48   40 61 64 50   43 59 64 50   42 66 72 54   46 68 73
Dewpt         38   38 39 35 40   41 40 36 39   38 38 36 39   38 39 37
PWind dir           W     N      NW     N      SW    SE       W     N
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr            0     0      10     5       5     0       5     5

$$
MTZ326-122200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      71          40          75          37          65
Temp             45 48 59 68 69 57 49 44 42 46 61 73 70 54 46 41 39 47 56 63 64
Dewpt            45 44 45 42 42 45 45 44 42 41 42 41 34 41 43 40 38 38 36 35 36
RH              100 86 60 39 37 64 86100100 83 49 31 26 61 89 96 96 71 47 35 35
Wind dir          W  N  N  N  E  N  W  N NE  E  E  S SW NW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
Wind spd          3  4  1  4  4 11 10 11 11  8  5 14 20 16  6  6  5 11 17 18 12
Wind gust                                      18 32 35 29             29 31
Clouds           B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5          40           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  C  C


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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            34    69      36    68      36    75      40    77
Temp          43   36 61 67 46   39 58 66 45   39 65 73 49   43 67 74
Dewpt         39   34 39 34 41   39 40 37 40   37 38 34 38   35 38 37
PWind dir           E    NW       E     W       E    SW       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     5       5     5      10    10

$$
MTZ330-122200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      72          37          67          26          59
Temp             32 40 63 71 68 55 46 39 37 46 63 67 62 49 40 31 26 36 52 58 57
Dewpt            32 34 32 28 29 31 31 31 33 36 36 29 22 21 22 22 22 25 27 24 22
RH              100 79 31 20 23 40 55 73 85 68 36 24 21 33 48 69 85 64 38 27 25
Wind dir          N  N SW SW SW SE SE  N SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd          0  0  5 13  9  2  1  1  3 20 25 26 26 19 23 16 11 17 13 11  8
Wind gust                 25                34 37 37 37 32 33
Clouds           SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          10           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis             F


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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            25    65      26    68      28    70      31    71
Temp          34   26 58 63 37   26 60 64 38   29 63 67 41   32 64 68
Dewpt         25   23 28 19 24   25 30 24 29   28 33 28 29   28 34 30
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5      10    10

$$
MTZ328-122200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      74          39          73          35          65
Temp             39 44 61 72 72 58 49 44 40 45 63 71 67 52 43 38 36 45 58 64 63
Dewpt            39 42 42 36 37 39 40 41 40 40 39 27 25 24 30 28 29 33 32 31 30
RH              100 93 49 27 28 49 71 89100 82 41 19 20 33 60 67 75 62 37 29 29
Wind dir          E  S  N  W  N NE NE NE SW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd          4  3  2  4  9 10  9  6  4  4 11 25 25 17 13 12 13 18 13  9  8
Wind gust                                      31 39 37 32             24
Clouds           B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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            34    71      36    69      36    76      40    77
Temp          41   34 61 67 45   36 61 67 44   37 65 73 48   40 67 74
Dewpt         33   31 35 29 35   34 37 33 36   34 35 33 36   34 36 34
PWind dir          SE    SW      NE     N       E    SW       S     W
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5       5     5      10    10

$$
MTZ305-122200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      60          36          66          43          61
Temp             41 45 54 58 56 49 43 40 39 46 59 65 63 54 50 46 45 49 55 60 56
Dewpt            41 41 42 39 40 41 40 39 38 39 42 42 45 46 47 44 42 43 45 45 44
RH              100 86 64 49 55 74 89 96 96 76 53 43 52 74 89 93 89 80 69 58 64
Wind dir          N  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          0  4  5  4  5  5  6  9 13 18 21 20 16 12 11 13 16 20 24 24 19
Wind gust                                      32 32 27                34 36 29
Clouds           B2 OV B2 OV OV SC FW FW SC FW SC SC OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     10           0          10          80          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.11        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            D  D  C  C  C  C  C  C
Obvis             F


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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    62      39    64      40    70      43    73
Temp          45   41 57 59 46   42 57 60 47   43 63 66 50   44 66 69
Dewpt         43   40 45 43 43   41 44 43 42   41 45 44 43   40 45 45
PWind dir           W    NE       N     W      SE    SW       E     E
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5    10      30     5       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                   S    C

$$
MTZ314-122200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
335 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      59          37          68          41          59
Temp             41 45 51 56 57 48 44 40 38 45 56 66 66 53 47 43 42 48 52 56 58
Dewpt            40 40 42 43 42 41 42 39 37 38 43 43 43 45 44 40 38 39 39 40 40
RH               96 82 71 62 57 77 93 96 96 76 62 43 43 74 89 89 86 71 61 55 51
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          3  4  3  4  8 11 10 11 14 17 17 12 11 11 11 11 16 24 29 28 21
Wind gust                                25 27    24 21          29 35 40 39 32
Clouds           OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10           5           5          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            L  L  C  C


Date               Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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            37    63      39    62      41    72      45    74
Temp          43   39 57 61 46   42 55 60 46   43 66 69 49   46 67 70
Dewpt         39   37 41 39 40   40 42 40 40   37 39 39 39   36 39 40
PWind dir           W    SE      NE    NW      SE    SW      SE    SE
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC B1   B1 B2 SC FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      20    10       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                        S

$$
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