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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

MTZ312-182200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      73          52          66          48          73
Temp                      73 70 63 58 54 53 53 60 64 64 57 53 50 48 52 66 72 71
Dewpt                     49 48 50 49 49 50 50 49 44 43 45 47 47 47 48 48 44 43
RH                        43 45 62 72 83 89 89 67 48 46 64 80 89 96 86 52 37 36
Wind dir                   N NE NE NW  N  N  N  N  E  N SE  S SW SW  S  S SE  E
Wind spd                   9 10  8  5  4  3  4  5  8  6  5  4  3  3  3  2  3  5
Clouds                    SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          40          30           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.23        0.06           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                             S  S  C  S  S  S


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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    79      51    78      51    79      51    79
Temp          54   48 71 75 57   51 71 75 57   51 71 75 57   52 71 76
Dewpt         45   42 47 41 41   40 42 41 42   42 43 40 41   41 43 42
PWind dir          SE    SW      SW    SW      SE    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
MTZ303-182200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      70          47          67          45          73
Temp                      70 68 57 53 50 48 51 61 66 65 55 51 46 45 49 65 72 71
Dewpt                     45 43 45 45 45 45 45 46 43 41 41 42 41 43 43 46 44 44
RH                        41 40 64 74 83 89 80 58 43 41 59 71 83 93 80 50 37 38
Wind dir                   N NE NE  N  N  N NE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind spd                   8  9  6  4  3  3  3  8 10 11 10  6  5  3  3  8  9 11
Clouds                    FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            45    75      47    72      47    73      47    72
Temp          52   45 66 72 53   48 65 70 53   48 66 70 53   48 65 70
Dewpt         44   42 47 41 40   39 42 42 41   40 41 40 40   39 43 43
PWind dir          SE     S      SW     W      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW SC CL FW   FW SC SC FW   SC FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
MTZ319-182200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      73          52          61          48          73
Temp                      73 68 60 59 57 53 53 56 58 59 55 54 51 48 52 64 72 70
Dewpt                     49 53 51 54 54 51 51 51 48 50 47 47 47 46 47 50 46 45
RH                        43 59 72 83 90 93 93 83 69 72 74 77 86 93 83 60 39 41
Wind dir                   N  N  N  W NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  W SW  N  N  N  E SE
Wind spd                   6 11  9  4  4  5  6  5  6  5  5  3  1  0  0  0  4  3
Clouds                    B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40         100         100          30           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04        1.01        0.54        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      D  D        C  S  S
Rain shwrs                 C  L  D  D  D        L  L
Tstms                      S  C  C  S  S        S  S
Obvis                                                            PF
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            46    77      48    78      49    78      49    79
Temp          54   46 67 73 55   48 69 75 56   49 69 74 56   49 68 76
Dewpt         43   41 47 43 40   40 43 43 41   41 44 44 41   41 44 45
PWind dir           S     S      SW    SE      SW    SW      SW    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
MTZ326-182200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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          48          59          45          67
Temp                      71 67 58 55 54 52 53 54 56 57 55 51 49 48 49 58 64 66
Dewpt                     52 56 56 55 54 52 53 54 53 53 53 51 49 48 49 50 48 48
RH                        51 68 93100100100100100 90 86 93100100100100 75 56 52
Wind dir                   W NE  S SW  S SW  W NW  W  W SW SW SE  N SW  N  N  N
Wind spd                   5  8  6  3  1  3  3  4  5  3  2  1  1  0  1  0  0  0
Clouds                    B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr                     70          90          90          80          20
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.57        0.50        0.13           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                  D  C  C  C  S  S
Rain shwrs                 C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
Tstms                      C  C  S  C  S  S  S  C  C
Obvis                              PF PF                PF PF  F  F PF
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            41    74      44    76      44    76      44    78
Temp          49   42 63 71 52   46 67 74 53   46 67 74 54   46 68 76
Dewpt         46   41 47 45 42   40 45 46 43   41 45 45 42   40 45 47
PWind dir          SE    SE      SE    SW      SE    SW      SE    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
MTZ330-182200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      62          39          54          36          62
Temp                      61 55 47 45 43 41 43 51 53 51 44 41 39 39 42 56 61 59
Dewpt                     48 48 47 45 43 41 43 46 41 42 43 41 39 39 42 46 42 42
RH                        62 77100100100100100 83 64 71 96100100100100 69 49 53
Wind dir                   S  S  S  S  W  S SW  W SW  W  S  W  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                   8  2  1  2  1  1  1  2  5  3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
Clouds                    OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     90          80          80          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.18        0.36        0.15        0.07           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                C  C  C  C           C  S  S        S  S
Rain shwrs                 L  D  C              C  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S              S  C  S
Obvis                           PF PF PF PF PF          PF PF  F  F  F


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            31    68      32    70      34    69      33    72
Temp          39   31 61 65 41   33 64 66 43   34 63 66 43   34 65 68
Dewpt         39   31 43 36 37   33 38 33 35   34 39 35 36   33 39 35
PWind dir           N    SW      SW    SW       N    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
MTZ328-182200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      67          47          58          44          67
Temp                      66 63 54 52 51 49 51 53 56 56 51 50 47 45 48 58 65 66
Dewpt                     50 53 51 51 51 49 51 51 50 52 49 49 47 45 48 50 46 46
RH                        56 70 90 96100100100 93 80 86 93 96100100100 75 50 48
Wind dir                  NW NE  W  N  S SE  W  N  N NE  E SE SW SW SW  W NW  N
Wind spd                  11 10  8  4  4  4  4  4  6  8  3  3  3  3  3  1  2  3
Clouds                    OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     90         100          90          40           0
QPF 12hr                   0.14        0.48        0.21        0.04           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      D              S  S
Rain shwrs                 D  D  D  D  D     D  D  L  C
Tstms                      C  C  S  C  S     S  C  C  S


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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    75      44    75      44    76      44    78
Temp          50   42 62 71 52   45 66 72 52   44 67 74 52   45 68 75
Dewpt         43   40 46 43 40   38 44 43 40   37 43 42 40   38 43 43
PWind dir          SE    SW       S    SW       S    SW       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ305-182200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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          49          70          48          74
Temp                      75 74 63 57 53 50 53 65 68 67 57 53 50 49 53 68 73 71
Dewpt                     49 49 48 49 48 48 47 46 41 43 45 47 47 48 49 51 49 51
RH                        40 41 58 75 83 93 80 50 37 42 64 80 89 96 86 54 43 49
Wind dir                   N NE  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E SE  E SE  E SE SE  E  E
Wind spd                   6  9 10  9  8  6  8 11 10 10  8  6  4  4  3  4  5 11
Clouds                    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            47    79      49    79      49    79      49    80
Temp          53   48 70 75 57   51 71 75 56   51 71 76 57   51 72 76
Dewpt         51   48 53 48 49   46 47 46 45   44 46 45 44   43 45 46
PWind dir          SE    SE       S    SW      SE    SW       S    SW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ314-182200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      73          50          58          48          65
Temp                      72 70 61 57 54 52 51 53 55 56 53 52 51 49 52 58 63 64
Dewpt                     51 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 48 47 49 49 50 49 51 52 50 50
RH                        48 51 70 80 90 96 96 89 77 72 86 89 96100 96 80 62 60
Wind dir                   N  N NE SE SE  E  N  N  N NE NE  S NW  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd                   8  6  4  4  3  4  4  6  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  5
Clouds                    B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     10          70          70          80          40
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.21        0.73        0.40        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                             C  C  L  L  L        L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs                    C                 L  L
Tstms                         S                 S  S


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            45    75      49    77      49    77      49    79
Temp          51   45 66 71 55   50 71 73 55   51 71 73 56   51 73 74
Dewpt         49   44 46 45 46   40 42 44 43   41 43 44 42   40 42 44
PWind dir          SE     S       S    SW      SE    SW      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     0       0     0

$$
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