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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

MTZ312-132200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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                      78          48          80          53          74
Temp          52 50 54 70 76 76 63 58 53 50 55 72 77 79 66 61 56 54 58 69 73 70
Dewpt         49 46 47 47 44 43 47 47 46 45 45 44 41 41 42 46 47 46 47 48 47 47
RH            89 86 77 44 32 31 56 67 77 83 69 37 28 26 42 58 72 74 67 47 40 44
Wind dir      SW SW SW  W  N NE SE SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW
Wind spd       4  5  4  3  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  5  8  9 10 10 10 11 10
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          10           5          10          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C
Tstms                                                                      S  C


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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    71      47    78      49    78      46    73
Temp          57   52 62 70 55   47 69 77 57   49 69 77 55   47 63 71
Dewpt         51   48 51 48 48   44 46 42 43   41 41 39 40   39 44 45
PWind dir           W     W      SE    SW      SE    SW       E     W
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW CL FW   FW SC FW SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr           50    30       5     5       5     5      20    20
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  C                                   S     S
Tstms          C          S

$$
MTZ303-132200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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          45          78          50          70
Temp          50 46 53 70 76 74 60 54 49 46 53 73 77 75 63 56 52 50 56 65 69 67
Dewpt         46 44 45 46 44 44 45 45 46 44 44 43 40 39 43 45 45 44 47 48 50 50
RH            86 93 74 42 32 34 58 71 89 93 71 34 26 27 48 66 77 80 72 54 51 54
Wind dir       W NW  W  S  S SE SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
Wind spd       4  4  3  5  6  5  6  6  5  5  6  8  9 10 10 11 11 11 13 14 14 13
Wind gust                                                              25 25 24
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          10           5          10          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C  C
Tstms                                                                         S
Obvis         PF PF


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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    70      43    77      45    73      42    68
Temp          54   49 63 68 52   44 68 75 53   46 67 70 51   43 60 67
Dewpt         49   46 49 46 46   42 45 42 41   38 39 36 38   37 42 44
PWind dir          NW    NW       S    SW       S     W      NW    NW
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC FW SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr           50    20       5     5       5     5      10    20
Rain shwrs     C    C  S  S                                      S  S
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ319-132200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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          48          79          52          69
Temp          55 51 53 66 73 75 65 60 54 49 52 67 76 78 69 64 57 53 55 62 67 68
Dewpt         44 44 44 45 44 43 43 44 44 44 44 45 44 42 45 47 47 47 49 48 47 46
RH            66 77 71 47 35 32 45 55 69 83 74 45 32 28 42 54 69 80 80 60 49 45
Wind dir       W  W NW NE SE  S SW SW  S SW  E SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd       4  3  2  3  4  5  5  6  5  4  2  4  6  6  6  8  5  5  5  8 10 10
Clouds        SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10          10          30          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.14
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S                          C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                      S                          S                 S  S  S


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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    72      48    78      49    78      48    73
Temp          58   49 61 71 58   48 65 77 60   49 65 76 60   49 62 71
Dewpt         47   46 49 45 45   44 46 41 40   40 42 39 40   39 42 43
PWind dir           W     N       W    SE      SW    SE       W    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           40    30       5     0       0     5      20    20
Rain shwrs     C    S  S  C                                   S     S
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ326-132200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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          42          77          46          69
Temp          50 46 50 62 69 69 58 52 48 44 50 67 76 75 63 58 51 47 52 62 68 64
Dewpt         42 41 42 43 41 41 43 44 42 40 41 42 40 38 42 45 44 44 47 45 45 44
RH            74 83 74 50 36 36 57 74 80 86 71 40 27 26 46 62 77 89 83 54 43 48
Wind dir       S  S  S  W  N NE SE  S  S  S  S NW NW  W  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW
Wind spd       3  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  5  6  8  5  5  4  3  5  6  6
Clouds        B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10          10          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S  S  S                          S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                      S                                                  S


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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            43    71      42    76      44    78      44    75
Temp          53   44 59 69 52   42 65 75 55   45 69 75 55   44 66 72
Dewpt         48   43 46 41 45   40 43 38 40   37 42 37 41   38 42 40
PWind dir           W     W       E    SW      SE    SW       E    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 B1 FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           30    30       5     0       0     0      10    20
Rain shwrs     C    S  S  C                                         S
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ330-132200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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          32          66          35          58
Temp          40 37 43 57 61 60 49 43 37 33 41 61 65 65 52 47 40 36 42 54 57 55
Dewpt         36 35 36 37 32 34 37 38 36 33 37 39 33 34 36 37 38 36 40 41 38 39
RH            85 92 76 47 33 37 63 82 96100 85 44 30 31 54 68 92100 93 61 49 55
Wind dir      SE  S  E SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd       1  1  1  4  8  5  2  2  1  1  2 10 13 12  5  5  3  2  4 11 13  9
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          10          10          20          60
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S  C  C                                S  S  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                      S                                   S           S  S
Obvis            PF


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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            30    65      31    69      33    71      34    70
Temp          42   31 56 63 42   31 62 67 45   33 64 68 46   34 64 66
Dewpt         40   31 39 35 38   31 39 32 36   32 35 30 35   32 37 34
PWind dir          SE     N      NE    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC B1 B1 SC   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr           30    30       5     5       0     0      10    20
Rain shwrs     C    S     C                                         S
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ328-132200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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          73          43          64
Temp          45 43 47 62 70 70 56 50 45 42 47 65 73 71 57 51 47 44 48 58 63 61
Dewpt         40 38 40 43 41 41 43 42 40 38 39 41 39 39 45 46 44 43 47 47 45 46
RH            82 82 76 50 35 35 62 74 82 86 74 41 29 31 64 83 89 96 96 67 52 58
Wind dir      SW  S SW  W  W NW SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW  S  S SW SW  W NW
Wind spd       6  5  3  2  3  5  4  5  6  6  5  5  9 10  8  6  5  6  5  5  6  6
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          10          10          30          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.03        0.06
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms                                                 S        S        S  S  S


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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    68      40    75      41    76      43    73
Temp          46   40 58 67 48   40 63 74 50   42 65 74 51   44 65 70
Dewpt         45   40 46 42 41   37 43 38 38   35 40 38 38   35 42 41
PWind dir           W     W       E    SW       S    SW       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC FW FW   CL CL CL CL   CL FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           20    10       0     0       0     0      10    20
Rain shwrs     S                                                    S
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ305-132200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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          50          81          51          78
Temp          51 49 55 70 75 75 63 58 55 52 57 74 80 78 64 59 55 52 57 71 77 75
Dewpt         49 49 51 54 52 52 56 54 53 51 51 53 49 47 51 49 48 46 49 52 50 51
RH            93100 86 57 45 45 78 86 93 96 80 48 34 33 63 69 77 80 75 51 39 43
Wind dir       S  S  W  W NE  E SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  S SE  S SW SW  W  W NW NW
Wind spd       3  2  2  3  4  6  5  4  3  3  3  5  6  5  5  6  5  6  9 11 11 10
Clouds        SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20           5          10           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S                                               S  S  C
Tstms                                                                         S
Obvis         PF PF
Heat index                                        80
Max heat                                             80


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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    72      48    77      48    75      47    73
Temp          59   52 65 70 56   49 69 75 56   49 68 72 55   48 65 70
Dewpt         55   50 54 52 52   48 52 49 49   46 51 47 47   44 49 48
PWind dir           W     W       S    SW       E     E       E    SE
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           50    40      10     5       5     5      20    20
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  C                                   S  S
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ314-132200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025

Date             Sat 09/13/25            Sun 09/14/25            Mon 09/15/25
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          48          76          49          72
Temp          48 48 55 62 66 63 55 52 50 48 57 71 76 73 61 56 52 50 57 68 71 67
Dewpt         47 47 50 49 51 51 51 50 47 46 46 46 44 45 48 46 45 44 46 46 46 48
RH            96 96 83 62 58 65 86 93 89 93 67 41 32 37 62 69 77 80 67 45 41 50
Wind dir      SE SE  S SW  W  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW SE  S SW SW  W NW NW NW
Wind spd       4  3  2  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  3  4  5  3  5  5  4  4  5  9  9  8
Clouds        B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          20          10          10          40
QPF 12hr                   0.13        0.01           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S  S  C  C  S                                         C  C  C
Tstms          S  S  S  S  C                                                  S
Obvis         PF PF


Date               Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25  Thu 09/18/25  Fri 09/19/25
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    67      46    75      47    73      46    71
Temp          54   48 60 65 52   47 69 72 53   48 68 70 53   47 65 68
Dewpt         49   46 51 50 49   44 48 46 44   41 43 44 44   40 44 46
PWind dir           W    NW      SW    SW      SE     W      SE    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B2 B2 B2 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           50    60      20    10       5    10      20    20
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  L  S                                S  S  S
Tstms          S          S  S

$$
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