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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

MTZ312-112200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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          52          76          51          78
Temp             53 57 68 73 72 62 57 54 53 56 66 72 74 62 57 53 52 57 71 76 77
Dewpt            48 50 51 50 49 50 51 50 50 51 49 46 48 50 50 48 47 50 50 49 50
RH               83 77 54 44 44 65 80 86 89 83 54 39 40 65 77 83 83 77 47 39 39
Wind dir         SW  W  N NE SE SW  W SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
Wind spd          4  3  4  6  9  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6
Clouds           FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     40          50          50          30          30
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.02        0.09        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S  S  C  S  S  S        S  C


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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    79      50    77      50    71      47    74
Temp          59   52 71 78 59   51 71 73 56   51 65 70 55   48 67 73
Dewpt         48   44 47 44 45   43 47 44 47   45 48 46 49   45 48 45
PWind dir          SW    SW       S     W       W    NW       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    10      20    30      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                   S    S  S  C  C    C  C  C  S          S

$$
MTZ303-112200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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          74          48          77
Temp             50 55 69 74 74 60 55 52 50 55 69 73 71 60 55 51 48 55 71 75 75
Dewpt            46 46 46 46 47 48 48 48 46 48 48 48 47 48 48 47 45 47 48 48 48
RH               86 72 44 37 38 64 77 86 86 77 47 41 42 64 77 86 89 74 44 38 38
Wind dir          N NW  N NE NE NE  W NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW SW
Wind spd          8  6  8  8  9  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6
Clouds           B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          30          40          30          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.06        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S     C  C  S  S     S  C  C  C  C  C  C        S  S  S  S
Tstms                      S  S                    S


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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    77      48    73      47    69      44    72
Temp          56   49 71 75 55   48 68 68 54   48 64 68 52   44 65 71
Dewpt         46   44 47 44 44   42 48 45 45   43 48 46 45   43 46 43
PWind dir          SW     W       W    NW       W    NW      NW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr           10    10      10    30      30    30      20    10
Rain shwrs                           S  C  C    C  S  C  S

$$
MTZ319-112200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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          51          74          51          76
Temp             54 57 65 74 72 64 60 56 52 54 64 71 72 64 60 55 51 54 65 73 75
Dewpt            47 49 50 48 46 47 49 48 47 48 49 48 48 46 47 47 46 48 49 48 48
RH               77 75 58 40 39 54 67 74 83 80 58 44 42 52 62 74 83 80 56 41 38
Wind dir          W NW  N  N NW  W  S SW SW SW  N  W NW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW
Wind spd          2  2  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  1  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  5  5
Clouds           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     60          50          60          30          40
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.03        0.02        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S  C  C  S              C  C  S                    S


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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            50    78      50    76      49    71      49    74
Temp          61   51 66 76 61   51 67 71 58   49 61 70 58   49 63 73
Dewpt         46   44 47 44 43   43 48 45 45   44 48 45 44   43 47 45
PWind dir          SW     S      SW     W       W    NW       W     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            5    10      30    50      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                   C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  S          S

$$
MTZ326-112200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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          44          75          45          74
Temp             51 55 69 75 71 61 53 50 46 50 66 74 71 60 54 50 46 52 66 73 72
Dewpt            41 45 46 44 40 45 45 45 42 44 45 42 42 45 46 44 43 45 48 45 43
RH               68 69 44 33 32 56 74 83 86 80 47 32 35 58 74 80 89 77 52 37 35
Wind dir         SE  W  W  W  E NE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W SW SE SE SE SW  W NW NW
Wind spd          5  3  3  5  6  5  5  4  3  2  3  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  3  4  4
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     60          20          30          20          40
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S  C  L  S                 C  C  S  S        S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S  S  S                 S  C  S                    S


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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            45    77      45    76      44    71      43    73
Temp          55   46 68 74 56   46 68 71 54   45 63 68 53   44 62 72
Dewpt         46   41 45 40 42   39 44 42 45   41 46 43 44   40 44 42
PWind dir           S    SW       S    SW       S     W       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    10      20    40      30    40      20    20
Rain shwrs                   S    S  C  C  C    C  S  C  S          S
Tstms                                   S  S

$$
MTZ330-112200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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                      69          34          68          33          65
Temp             41 47 64 68 67 54 45 39 34 43 63 67 66 53 44 37 33 42 60 65 62
Dewpt            38 40 36 33 33 38 38 37 34 36 37 32 32 37 38 36 33 37 40 36 38
RH               89 76 35 27 28 54 76 92100 76 38 27 28 54 79 96100 82 47 34 41
Wind dir          E SE SW  S SW SW SE  E  N  N SW SW SW  S  E  N  N  N SW  W  W
Wind spd          2  2 10 12 10  3  2  1  0  0  5 10  6  2  1  0  0  1  4  8  5
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          10          40          20          50
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S  C  C                    C  C  S  S        S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S  S                    S  S                       S


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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            33    66      34    67      34    66      32    65
Temp          44   34 59 65 45   34 61 65 45   34 59 62 43   33 57 64
Dewpt         41   34 39 35 39   34 39 33 40   34 40 34 39   32 39 35
PWind dir          SW     S       S     S      SE     S      NE    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr           10    20      20    50      30    40      20    20
Rain shwrs                S  S    S  C  C  C    C  S  C  S          S
Tstms                        S          S  S

$$
MTZ328-112200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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                      75          42          70          43          70
Temp             47 52 69 72 67 56 49 45 43 48 63 70 68 55 49 45 43 48 62 68 69
Dewpt            36 41 40 38 41 44 43 42 41 44 45 42 41 46 46 44 42 45 47 46 47
RH               65 66 35 29 39 64 80 89 93 86 52 36 37 72 89 96 96 89 58 45 45
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  W SE SW  S  S SW  W  W  S SE SW  S  S SW SW NW NW
Wind spd          6  5  6  9  9  5  5  4  5  3  2  4  5  5  4  4  4  3  2  4  5
Clouds           B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     50          20          30          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  S           S  S  C  C  S  S        S  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  S                 S  C  S                    S


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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            42    73      43    71      41    68      41    71
Temp          50   42 63 72 52   44 64 67 48   42 58 67 49   42 60 70
Dewpt         44   40 44 42 43   39 46 43 42   40 45 44 42   39 46 43
PWind dir           S    SW       S    SW      SW     N       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            5     5      20    40      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                   S    S  C  C  S    S  S  S
Tstms                        S          S  S

$$
MTZ305-112200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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                      79          53          75          51          78
Temp             55 59 72 77 74 63 60 58 55 58 69 73 71 62 58 54 52 57 71 77 76
Dewpt            52 52 52 51 54 57 56 56 53 54 54 54 53 57 54 52 51 53 57 55 53
RH               90 78 49 40 50 81 87 93 93 86 59 51 53 84 86 93 96 86 61 47 45
Wind dir         NE  W NW  N NE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N
Wind spd          4  4  5  5  6  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  6
Clouds           B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     50          60          50          40          30
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.12        0.12        0.08           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  S
Tstms                      C  S  S  S  C           S  S


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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            52    78      51    77      50    73      48    73
Temp          59   53 71 75 58   52 70 74 58   51 68 70 55   49 68 71
Dewpt         53   50 55 52 52   49 53 51 53   49 54 52 52   48 53 50
PWind dir           S    SW       S     W       W     W      NW     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           20    10      10    20      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs     S                     S  S  C    C  S  C  S    S     S

$$
MTZ314-112200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
418 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

Date             Thu 09/11/25            Fri 09/12/25            Sat 09/13/25
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                      73          49          73          48          73
Temp             54 58 66 70 68 58 54 52 51 55 69 72 67 57 53 51 49 56 69 72 70
Dewpt            47 50 50 51 53 52 51 49 48 49 49 48 51 52 50 48 46 50 51 50 50
RH               77 75 56 51 59 80 90 89 89 80 49 42 56 83 89 89 89 80 53 46 49
Wind dir         SW  S NW  N NW  S  S SW SW  W  W NW  N  S  S SW  S  W NW  N  N
Wind spd          3  3  5  6  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  4  5  5
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     70          40          60          50          50
QPF 12hr                   0.15        0.04        0.05        0.04        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  L  L  C        S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms                   S  S  S        S        S  S  S


Date               Sun 09/14/25  Mon 09/15/25  Tue 09/16/25  Wed 09/17/25
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            49    75      49    75      46    68      46    69
Temp          55   50 70 72 55   50 71 70 53   47 64 65 52   47 65 67
Dewpt         49   45 48 47 47   43 47 49 47   43 49 50 49   45 49 48
PWind dir          SW     W       S     W      SW    NW       S     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC SC B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr           20    20      20    30      50    40      30    30
Rain shwrs     S          S  S    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C

$$
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