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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

MTZ312-172200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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          50          74          51          68
Temp                   63 72 72 61 55 53 50 55 67 73 70 61 57 54 52 54 60 66 67
Dewpt                  44 46 49 49 48 48 46 49 51 49 51 51 51 50 49 50 49 48 49
RH                     50 39 44 65 77 83 86 80 56 43 51 70 80 86 89 86 67 52 52
Wind dir                E NE NE SE SW  W  W  W NW  N NE  N NW NW NW NW  N  E  E
Wind spd                3 10 10  4  4  4  3  3  4  8  8  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  3
Clouds                 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          10          10          40          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.30        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        L  L  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs                       S                    C  C
Tstms                                                 S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    75      49    79      50    78      49    79
Temp          53   48 65 74 54   50 71 76 56   50 71 74 56   49 70 74
Dewpt         47   45 46 44 44   42 44 43 41   40 42 42 41   40 42 42
PWind dir          SE    SW      SE    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC FW CL CL   CL FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            5     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
MTZ303-172200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                      69          47          69          46          68
Temp                   58 67 67 56 53 50 48 52 63 68 67 56 53 48 46 51 61 66 67
Dewpt                  44 46 46 46 46 46 45 46 48 47 47 47 47 44 43 45 48 46 47
RH                     59 47 47 69 77 86 89 80 58 47 49 72 80 86 89 80 62 48 49
Wind dir               SE SE SE  E NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  N NW  N NW SE SE SE
Wind spd                4  6  8  2  3  4  5  5  5  8  9  5  4  3  2  2  4  8  9
Clouds                 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    72      46    75      46    73      46    72
Temp          52   45 63 71 53   47 66 72 53   46 66 70 53   46 64 68
Dewpt         45   42 47 45 44   41 45 43 41   39 43 43 41   39 42 41
PWind dir           S     S       S    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
MTZ319-172200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                      79          50          75          52          69
Temp                   64 75 76 64 59 54 51 55 66 72 68 61 59 55 53 54 60 65 67
Dewpt                  44 47 51 50 50 48 47 49 51 50 54 51 51 50 50 50 51 50 52
RH                     48 37 42 60 72 80 86 80 58 46 61 70 75 83 89 86 72 58 59
Wind dir                E  E SE SW  W SW  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd                3  5  5  8  4  3  0  0  2  6  8  9  4  3  2  3  2  4  2
Clouds                 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          50          50         100          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04        0.43        0.13
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        D  D  D  D     L
Rain shwrs                    C  C                 S  D  D              L
Tstms                         S                    S  C  S              S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    76      48    78      48    78      48    78
Temp          55   48 66 73 56   48 68 74 57   48 69 74 56   48 68 73
Dewpt         46   43 49 44 42   41 44 42 39   39 41 40 39   39 42 42
PWind dir           W    NE       S     S      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC FW CL CL   FW FW CL FW   FW FW CL FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr           10     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
MTZ326-172200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                      78          48          74          46          65
Temp                   64 73 76 62 57 53 50 54 66 72 68 58 54 51 48 51 55 59 65
Dewpt                  47 50 53 52 50 50 49 50 53 54 52 54 52 51 48 51 52 53 51
RH                     54 44 45 70 77 89 96 86 63 53 57 86 93100100100 90 80 60
Wind dir               NW  S SE SE  W  S  N  N  W NW  W  W  N  W  W  W  W NW  N
Wind spd                2  3  4  8  5  3  0  0  2  3  3  4  0  1  1  3  2  2  0
Clouds                 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12hr                     30          10          50          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.06        0.31        0.46
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                           D  D  D
Rain shwrs              S  C  S           S  S     L  D  D  D           D  D  C
Tstms                      S  S                    C  C  S  S           S  C  S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    74      42    77      43    78      43    79
Temp          51   43 61 72 51   45 67 75 52   45 68 75 53   45 68 75
Dewpt         48   43 48 45 44   41 44 42 41   38 42 41 40   38 42 43
PWind dir          SE     S       E    SW      SE    SW      SE    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           40     5       0     0       0     0       0     5
Rain           C
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ330-172200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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          39          67          36          61
Temp                   63 67 66 54 48 44 42 46 60 62 61 51 46 41 37 42 53 56 59
Dewpt                  49 50 49 48 46 44 42 46 50 48 48 46 45 41 37 42 45 43 44
RH                     60 54 54 80 93100100100 69 60 62 83 96100100100 74 62 57
Wind dir                N SW SE NE  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W
Wind spd                0  8  5  2  0  0  0  0  2  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  2
Wind gust                 18                   13
Clouds                 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     70          50          80          80          70
QPF 12hr                   0.11        0.03        0.15        0.13        0.15
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        D  D  L  L
Rain shwrs              L  L  S  S  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  D              L  L  C
Tstms                   C  C  S  S              C  C  C  S              S  C  S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    67      30    71      32    71      32    71
Temp          43   33 57 65 43   32 63 68 44   33 64 68 44   33 64 67
Dewpt         42   33 43 36 37   32 39 31 34   31 35 30 32   30 35 32
PWind dir           W     W       N    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 FW SC   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr           40     5       0     0       0     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ328-172200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                      78          47          70          44          66
Temp                   63 74 74 61 55 50 48 52 62 65 65 54 51 47 45 49 55 61 65
Dewpt                  46 49 49 49 49 47 46 49 50 48 49 48 48 46 45 48 49 49 51
RH                     54 41 41 65 80 89 93 89 65 54 56 80 89 96100 96 80 65 60
Wind dir                N  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  N SW SW SW  S SW SW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd                2  5 13 10  8  4  4  3  2  5  6  5  4  4  4  4  2  3  4
Clouds                 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          30          60          80          80
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.19        0.20        0.14
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        D  D  D  D
Rain shwrs              C  C  S     S  S  C  C  C  D  D  D              L  L  C
Tstms                   S  C  S                 C  C  C  S              S  S  S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    73      42    77      43    77      43    78
Temp          49   42 60 72 51   43 67 74 52   43 66 74 52   43 68 73
Dewpt         46   42 47 42 41   39 43 38 38   35 40 37 37   35 39 39
PWind dir           W    SW      SE    SW       S    SW       S    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC FW CL CL   FW CL CL FW   FW FW CL FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr           30     0       0     0       0     0       0     5
Rain           C
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ305-172200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                      78          49          77          49          72
Temp                   67 75 76 62 56 53 51 55 68 75 74 63 57 53 50 54 65 69 70
Dewpt                  47 49 50 49 51 50 50 50 51 51 50 50 51 50 49 49 50 50 49
RH                     49 40 40 62 83 89 96 83 54 43 43 62 80 89 96 83 58 51 47
Wind dir                E SE  E  E  E NE  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
Wind spd                6  9 10  9  4  2  1  4  5  8 10 10  6  5  5  6  8  8  9
Clouds                 FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          10           5           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              S  S  S  S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    76      47    80      49    80      48    80
Temp          54   48 66 75 55   49 72 77 57   49 71 75 56   49 71 75
Dewpt         50   47 50 48 50   48 50 47 47   45 46 46 45   44 45 45
PWind dir           E    SE      SE     S       S    SW       S    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC B1 FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr            5     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
MTZ314-172200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
1116 AM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                      78          50          75          48          64
Temp                   68 75 75 61 57 55 52 57 68 71 69 60 56 54 51 49 55 58 63
Dewpt                  45 47 47 46 45 45 45 47 50 50 50 52 52 51 49 48 51 51 49
RH                     43 37 37 58 64 69 77 69 52 47 51 75 86 90 93 96 86 77 60
Wind dir                E  E SE SE  S  S SW  W NW  N NW NW  W  N NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                3  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  5  6  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  4
Clouds                 SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5           5          20          70          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.34        0.53
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        D  D  D  D
Rain shwrs                                            L  L              D  D  C
Tstms                                                 S                 S  S  S


Date               Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26
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    71      45    78      47    78      47    79
Temp          52   46 62 71 53   48 70 74 55   48 72 74 56   48 71 73
Dewpt         48   44 47 45 46   43 43 43 43   39 39 42 41   38 40 42
PWind dir           W    NW      SE    SW       S    SW       S     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr           50    10       0     0       0     0       0     5
Rain           C    C
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S

$$
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