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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

MTZ312-151000-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      41          64          45          59          43
Temp             59 52 46 43 41 46 58 64 62 54 49 47 45 47 52 57 59 51 46 44 43
Dewpt            41 43 42 41 40 40 42 42 43 43 43 44 44 45 44 42 43 43 42 41 41
RH               51 71 86 93 96 79 55 45 50 66 80 89 96 93 74 57 55 74 86 89 93
Wind dir         NW  W SW  S SE  E  E NE NE  N NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  S  S  S
Wind spd         16  4  4  3  3  2  4  8 11  9  6  6  6  6  4  3  4  4  3  3  3
Wind gust        26
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20           0          20          20           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S                                S  S


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          72      50    69      50    70      48    71      48    75
Temp          65 70 54   50 63 67 53   50 64 68 52   48 65 68 52   48 67 71
Dewpt         47 46 48   47 49 47 48   46 47 45 44   42 44 43 41   40 43 42
PWind dir         S      NW     W      NW    SW      SW    SW      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      40    40      40    20      10     5       0     0
Rain shwrs           C    C  C  C  C    C  S
Tstms                           S

$$
MTZ303-151000-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      41          57          42          57          41
Temp             54 48 47 42 41 45 51 56 54 49 47 43 42 44 50 55 56 48 46 42 41
Dewpt            43 43 42 41 41 42 43 42 42 43 43 42 41 42 42 42 43 42 42 40 40
RH               66 83 83 96100 89 74 59 64 80 86 96 96 93 74 61 62 80 86 93 96
Wind dir         NW  W  W NW  E SE SE SE  E NE  N  N  N  N NE  S  S SE  S  S SW
Wind spd         17  6  4  2  2  4 10  9  8  6  8 10  9  5  3  4  6  8  6  5  2
Wind gust        28
Clouds           B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          10          70           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S                    S  S  L  C
Obvis                     PF PF


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          68      46    68      47    68      46    68      45    69
Temp          61 66 51   47 62 65 52   48 63 65 51   47 62 65 50   45 62 66
Dewpt         46 44 44   43 46 46 45   43 46 45 43   42 45 43 42   40 43 43
PWind dir         S       N     N       W    SW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0      10    30      30    20       5     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                      C  C    S  S  S
Tstms                           S  S

$$
MTZ319-151000-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      40          69          45          65          44
Temp             59 51 47 44 40 47 60 67 66 56 53 48 46 49 57 64 62 52 49 46 45
Dewpt            37 38 38 38 39 38 40 36 36 39 42 41 41 42 43 43 40 41 41 40 41
RH               44 61 71 79 96 71 47 32 33 53 66 77 83 77 59 46 44 66 74 79 86
Wind dir          W  W SW  S  N  N  E NE  N NW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  W  N  N  N
Wind spd         17  5  5  2  0  0  4  6  9 12  9  8  8 10  6  8  9  8  0  0  0
Wind gust        27
Clouds           SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                        PF


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          77      51    71      48    72      47    73      45    75
Temp          67 74 57   51 66 67 55   48 65 69 54   47 66 70 53   45 67 71
Dewpt         46 46 48   47 49 46 46   45 46 41 41   41 42 37 39   38 41 37
PWind dir         E       W    NW       W     W       W     W       W     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW B2   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW SC CL FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      60    60      50    20      10     5       0     0
Rain shwrs           L    C  C  L  C    C  S  S
Tstms                S          C

$$
MTZ326-151000-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      36          71          39          70          42
Temp             60 49 43 40 37 45 60 69 68 54 47 42 39 46 58 67 69 56 49 45 44
Dewpt            38 40 41 39 37 38 39 37 38 39 41 41 38 41 43 43 43 44 46 45 44
RH               44 71 93 96100 76 46 31 33 57 79 96 96 83 57 42 39 64 89100100
Wind dir         NW  N  S SE  S  N  N  N  E  E SE  N  N  N NW NW  N  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         17  4  4  4  3  0  2  4  8  8  4  0  0  0  3  4  5  8  8  6  4
Wind gust        28
Clouds           SC FW FW FW FW CL CL SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          77      46    71      42    70      41    73      40    76
Temp          68 72 54   48 65 67 50   44 62 67 49   44 65 70 49   42 67 73
Dewpt         49 49 50   48 51 48 48   44 47 42 42   39 42 38 39   36 39 38
PWind dir        SW      SE    SW       S    SW      SE    SW      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30      60    60      60    40      20     5       0     0
Rain shwrs        C  L    C  C  L  L    C  C  C  S
Tstms             S  S          C  S          S

$$
MTZ330-151000-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      26          66          30          72          38
Temp             54 43 37 30 27 36 58 65 63 49 41 34 30 42 66 72 69 54 46 42 40
Dewpt            25 29 31 29 27 30 31 23 24 27 29 29 30 32 38 33 35 37 40 41 40
RH               32 57 79 96100 79 36 20 22 42 62 82100 67 36 24 28 52 79 96100
Wind dir          W NW  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW NE NE  E  N
Wind spd         10  1  0  0  0  0  5 11  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  2  3  2  1  0
Wind gust                             21 18
Clouds           SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C
Obvis                     PF PF


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          71      37    65      30    64      29    67      28    70
Temp          66 65 46   39 60 60 41   31 57 61 39   29 60 64 40   28 63 66
Dewpt         49 46 45   39 45 39 39   31 40 33 34   29 35 27 30   28 32 28
PWind dir         S      SE    SW      SW     W       W    SW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         70      70    50      20    30      10     5       0     5
Rain shwrs     C  L  L    L  C  C  S    S  C  S
Tstms             S  C    S     S             S

$$
MTZ328-151000-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      34          72          37          71          41
Temp             59 47 42 37 34 42 59 70 69 55 49 42 37 45 61 70 69 54 49 43 41
Dewpt            34 35 35 35 34 34 35 32 31 31 34 34 33 37 40 39 39 39 42 40 40
RH               39 63 76 92100 73 40 24 24 40 56 73 85 73 46 32 33 57 77 89 96
Wind dir         NW  E  E  S  S SW  N NW NE  E SE  S  S NE  N  N NE NE  E SE SE
Wind spd         10  4  5  4  4  3  3  3  5  8  5  4  4  3  5  8 12  6  4  3  3
Clouds           FW SC SC FW FW CL CL B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          76      45    71      41    70      40    74      40    75
Temp          67 71 52   46 64 66 48   42 63 67 48   40 66 71 48   40 66 73
Dewpt         46 46 47   46 48 44 44   41 43 38 38   36 38 34 35   33 36 34
PWind dir        SE      SE    SW       S    SW       W     W      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC FW   SC FW CL FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         20      60    50      40    20      10     5       0     5
Rain shwrs        S  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S
Tstms             S  S          S             S

$$
MTZ305-151000-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      41          66          45          65          43
Temp             58 50 45 42 41 46 58 64 62 53 51 47 45 48 58 64 62 50 45 44 43
Dewpt            47 45 44 42 41 43 43 41 42 42 45 45 45 45 46 44 44 44 43 43 43
RH               67 83 96100100 89 57 43 48 66 80 93100 89 64 48 52 80 93 96100
Wind dir         NW  W  W  W  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  N NW  N SE SE SE SE
Wind spd         21 13  8  4  0  3  9 11 14 16 12 10  9  8  6  3  0  4  5  6  5
Wind gust        32
Clouds           OV SC SC SC B1 B1 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20           5          70           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.07           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S                          L  C
Obvis                     PF PF


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          75      49    74      49    73      47    73      47    76
Temp          67 71 53   49 66 70 53   49 67 69 52   48 66 69 52   47 67 72
Dewpt         48 48 48   47 50 49 50   49 51 49 48   46 48 46 45   43 46 46
PWind dir         E      NE     N       E     S       S     W      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   SC B1 SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0      10    30      40    30      20     5       0     0
Rain shwrs                   C  S  C    C  C  S  S
Tstms                              S

$$
MTZ314-151000-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
541 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      39          65          41          61          43
Temp             53 47 44 41 39 46 57 64 63 52 48 43 41 44 51 59 61 49 46 45 44
Dewpt            38 41 42 40 39 40 40 39 38 39 40 39 39 41 42 43 43 43 44 42 41
RH               57 79 93 96100 79 53 40 39 61 74 86 92 89 71 55 51 80 93 89 89
Wind dir          W  W  W  W  S  E  E SE SE  E  E  S  W NW NW  N NE SE SE SE  S
Wind spd         27 14  6  3  3  3  3  6 12 16  6  1  2  4  5  6  4  8  8  6  5
Wind gust        37 26                   24 26 21
Clouds           B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW B2 OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30           0           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S


Date           09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          76      49    68      47    67      46    68      46    74
Temp          69 72 54   51 63 64 51   48 62 64 50   48 64 66 50   47 68 70
Dewpt         47 46 47   46 50 50 49   46 47 45 43   40 42 41 40   37 39 40
PWind dir        SE      SE    NW      SW     W       S     W      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0      30    70      60    50      20     5       0     5
Rain shwrs                C  C  L  L    C  C  C  S
Tstms                           S  S             S

$$
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