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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

MTZ312-222200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      50          29          57          32          59
Temp          32 28 35 43 47 48 41 35 31 29 38 50 55 55 47 41 36 33 40 54 58 56
Dewpt         20 18 19 19 20 20 23 24 23 22 23 23 21 22 26 29 28 26 29 31 29 28
RH            61 66 52 38 34 33 48 64 72 75 54 34 26 27 43 62 72 75 64 41 33 34
Wind dir       W  W  W NW NW  N NE SE SE  S SW NE NE NE NE  E  E  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd      11  9 10 12 11 10  6  4  3  3  3  5  5 10  9  6  4  3  5 13 18 20
Clouds        SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10          10           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S                                            S  S  S
Snowshwrs         S  S  S  S


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            35    61      37    64      42    58      40    54
Temp          42   37 53 58 44   39 56 60 49   44 54 55 46   43 49 52
Dewpt         31   31 32 33 35   34 38 36 40   38 36 35 36   36 35 31
PWind dir           E     E       E    NW       N     W       W    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           20    20       5    40      50    60      50    60
Rain shwrs     S    S  S                C  C    C  C  L  C    C  L  L
Tstms                                                 S

$$
MTZ303-222200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      46          26          55          29          57
Temp          29 26 32 39 43 44 37 32 28 26 34 48 53 54 45 38 33 29 39 52 55 56
Dewpt         26 24 27 22 20 19 22 24 23 21 22 21 18 19 21 23 24 23 24 24 23 24
RH            88 92 81 50 39 36 54 72 81 81 61 34 25 25 38 54 69 78 54 33 29 29
Wind dir       W NW NW NW  N  N SW SW  S  S  S SE SE  E  E  E  N  N  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      10 10 13 17 13 10  5  4  3  3  3  5  5  6  5  4  3  3  5 13 16 18
Clouds        SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          20           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S
Snowshwrs      S  C  S  C  S  S


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            32    56      34    60      37    56      36    53
Temp          42   35 47 53 41   36 51 57 44   39 51 52 42   37 48 51
Dewpt         27   30 32 31 33   33 35 34 35   35 34 34 33   33 31 30
PWind dir          SE    SE      SE    SE       N     W       W    NW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr           10    10       5    20      40    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                              S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C

$$
MTZ319-222200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      54          31          59          35          59
Temp          35 32 38 47 51 53 43 38 34 31 37 49 57 57 49 43 38 35 41 50 56 57
Dewpt         24 22 23 19 17 17 20 22 22 23 23 26 24 24 25 28 27 28 30 29 29 31
RH            64 66 54 32 26 24 39 52 61 72 56 40 28 28 39 55 64 75 65 44 35 37
Wind dir       W  W  W  W NW  N NW  W  W  N  N NE NE NE  N  N  N NW  N NE NE NE
Wind spd       5  4  5  8 10 10  3  1  1  0  1  3  4  8  4  2  1  1  2  6 10 10
Clouds        SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10          10           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S                                            C  C  S


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            35    64      38    67      42    59      39    56
Temp          44   36 52 60 47   38 56 63 49   42 52 55 46   40 49 53
Dewpt         33   31 32 30 35   34 38 36 38   36 35 34 35   34 34 32
PWind dir           E     E       E    NE      NW     W       W    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           20    10      20    50      60    60      60    60
Rain shwrs     S             S          C  L    C  C  L  L    C  L  L
Tstms                                                 S

$$
MTZ326-222200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      52          29          53          31          52
Temp          28 26 34 44 50 51 41 36 33 30 36 45 51 52 42 38 35 32 37 46 50 51
Dewpt         22 21 22 20 19 19 22 24 26 26 27 27 29 28 30 30 30 29 31 32 33 33
RH            78 81 61 38 29 28 46 61 75 85 69 49 42 39 62 73 82 88 79 58 52 50
Wind dir      SW  S  W NW NW  N  N SE SE NW  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       2  2  2  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  4  8  6  5  4  3  4  5  9 11
Clouds        FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          20          20          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S                 S  S        S  S  C  C  C  C  C


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            32    57      35    65      38    57      35    53
Temp          38   34 49 55 42   38 55 60 44   40 51 53 42   38 47 50
Dewpt         32   31 33 33 35   34 37 36 36   36 36 34 35   34 34 32
PWind dir           E     E       E    SE      SE     W       W     W
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           30    20      20    40      40    70      60    70
Rain shwrs     C          S  S          C  C    C  C  L  L    C  L  L
Tstms                                   S             S

$$
MTZ330-222200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      47          22          51          24          50
Temp          23 18 27 42 46 43 35 30 25 23 30 45 50 47 36 30 26 24 31 46 50 46
Dewpt         17 13 15 16 16 18 23 24 22 21 23 27 28 29 28 27 24 22 25 30 31 30
RH            77 80 60 34 29 36 61 78 88 92 75 49 42 49 72 88 92 92 78 53 48 53
Wind dir       S  S SW SW SW  W  N  N NE NE NE NW  W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd       1  1  2  4  5  4  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
Clouds        FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          30          50          30          70
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.09        0.03        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00           T
Rain shwrs                                      C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
Snowshwrs               S  C  C  S        S  S           C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  S                    S  S  S


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            24    57      26    59      27    50      26    49
Temp          30   24 49 50 35   28 54 53 35   28 44 45 32   27 45 44
Dewpt         26   21 27 29 30   25 28 27 28   24 27 27 27   25 28 28
PWind dir          NE    SE       E     S       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           40    40      30    40      40    70      60    70
Rain shwrs     C          C  C          C  C    C  C  L  L    L     L
Snowshwrs                                       C  C     L    L  L
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ328-222200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      52          30          55          32          55
Temp          32 28 33 44 51 51 43 38 33 31 35 47 53 53 44 39 34 32 37 49 54 53
Dewpt         20 19 19 18 17 17 20 20 21 21 22 24 22 22 25 28 27 27 29 30 29 27
RH            61 68 56 35 26 26 39 48 61 66 59 40 29 29 47 64 75 81 72 48 38 36
Wind dir       S  S SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE
Wind spd       5  4  3  5  6  8  9  8  5  4  4  5  8 10  9  5  5  5  6 10 11 12
Clouds        SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          10          10          10          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C  S


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            31    60      37    64      38    55      34    52
Temp          38   32 50 58 44   38 56 59 44   39 51 51 41   36 47 50
Dewpt         29   28 31 30 34   33 33 28 32   32 30 28 32   31 30 28
PWind dir          NE    NE       E    SE       S    SW       W    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B2 B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr           20    20      20    30      40    60      50    50
Rain shwrs     S          S  S          C  C    C  C  L  C    C  C  C
Tstms                                                 S

$$
MTZ305-222200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      48          25          58          30          61
Temp          33 31 35 41 45 46 38 32 29 26 34 49 56 56 45 40 34 31 41 56 61 59
Dewpt         32 31 33 29 29 27 27 28 25 24 27 28 24 23 28 28 26 26 28 30 27 25
RH            96100 92 62 53 47 64 85 85 92 75 44 29 27 51 62 72 81 59 37 27 27
Wind dir       W  W NW NW NW NW  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      10 10 13 16 16 12  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  4  4  5 10 13 13
Clouds        SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          20           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  S
Snowshwrs         C  C  C


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            34    58      36    65      38    62      39    59
Temp          42   36 51 55 43   39 56 62 47   42 56 58 47   42 53 56
Dewpt         29   31 35 34 36   36 41 39 39   38 41 37 39   38 38 33
PWind dir           E    SE       E     E       E     N      NW    NW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           10    20       5    20      50    50      50    50
Rain shwrs             S                S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C

$$
MTZ314-222200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
231 AM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Date             Tue 04/22/25            Wed 04/23/25            Thu 04/24/25
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                      47          27          50          30          50
Temp          30 28 36 42 45 45 36 32 28 27 38 47 49 48 40 37 34 31 39 47 49 48
Dewpt         21 19 21 20 22 22 24 24 22 21 23 24 26 27 28 29 28 27 29 30 31 29
RH            69 68 54 41 40 40 61 72 78 78 54 40 40 44 62 72 78 85 67 51 50 47
Wind dir       W  W  W NW NW NW  N  S  S SE SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       9  8 13 17 16 12  5  3  4  4  3  4  5  8  6  5  5  4  6 11 13 13
Wind gust              27 26
Clouds        FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          20          20          20          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S                 S  S        S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Snowshwrs               S  S  S


Date               Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25  Sun 04/27/25  Mon 04/28/25
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            31    52      35    62      38    55      36    50
Temp          38   35 46 50 41   38 56 58 46   41 52 52 43   40 45 48
Dewpt         31   32 34 34 35   35 41 40 40   38 38 37 37   35 35 32
PWind dir          SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           40    30      10    40      60    70      60    70
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  S             C  L    C  C  L  L    L  L  L
Snowshwrs              C
Tstms                                                 S

$$
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