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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

MTZ312-172200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      61          30          56          46          59
Temp                   57 61 55 39 31 32 33 35 50 55 54 49 50 49 51 53 56 56 51
Dewpt                  30 34 44 29 31 32 28 27 27 23 23 24 22 24 28 32 37 32 28
RH                     35 36 66 67100100 82 72 41 29 30 37 33 37 41 44 49 40 41
Wind dir               SW  W  W NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd               23 26 23 13 11 11 11 12 17 18 12 17 23 23 21 21 24 24 20
Wind gust                 37 34 25                                  33 35 36 33
Clouds                 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     10          60           0          20          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        S  S  C  C  C  C  S
Rain shwrs                    C  C     S
Snowshwrs                           S  S


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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            37    53      33    58      34    58      40    65
Temp          43   40 49 49 37   36 52 54 43   35 53 54 45   42 58 59
Dewpt         29   28 28 24 25   24 25 26 27   25 29 26 25   23 27 30
PWind dir          SW     W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           30    20       0     0       5     5       5     5
Rain           S    C  S

$$
MTZ303-172200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      55          27          54          41          54
Temp                   54 53 32 31 34 31 29 31 48 53 50 44 44 43 44 46 51 52 47
Dewpt                  34 33 29 28 28 25 22 23 24 23 25 25 24 26 30 34 36 31 30
RH                     46 46 88 88 78 78 75 72 39 31 37 47 45 51 57 63 56 44 51
Wind dir                W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd               27 28 19 17 13 12 12 16 20 20 14 18 23 23 18 21 29 32 27
Wind gust              40 42 31    24                         33 29 35 46 47 42
Clouds                 SC B1 OV SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          50           0          20          40
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        S  S  C  C  S  S  S
Rain shwrs              S  C  C  S
Snowshwrs                     C  S
High Wind                                                         A  A  A  A  A


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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    50      30    54      31    54      35    60
Temp          39   35 45 46 35   32 48 49 38   32 49 49 40   38 54 54
Dewpt         29   28 28 27 26   23 27 26 28   25 28 28 26   24 29 31
PWind dir           W     W       W    SW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char          WY    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 SC FW   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20    10       0     5       5     5       5     5
Rain           S    S

$$
MTZ319-172200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      60          31          56          38          57
Temp                   52 58 54 47 38 31 34 33 44 53 55 49 45 40 41 42 50 52 49
Dewpt                  28 34 35 29 38 31 28 26 24 23 26 23 22 21 25 28 36 36 30
RH                     39 40 48 49100100 78 75 45 31 32 36 40 46 52 57 58 54 48
Wind dir                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S  W SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  W  W  W
Wind spd               10 19 18 17 13 10  6  6  8  9  5 10 12 11  9 10 13 17 18
Wind gust                 34 39 37 31 21                            20    31 34
Clouds                 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          40           0          10          80
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              C  C  D  D  C
Rain shwrs                    C  C  C
Snowshwrs                              S


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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            36    52      31    57      32    58      34    62
Temp          44   38 45 49 39   33 47 53 43   35 47 54 43   36 50 60
Dewpt         30   28 30 26 25   23 28 29 27   26 29 28 25   24 28 33
PWind dir           W     W      SW     S      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char          BZ    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 SC FW   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           40    20       0     5      10     5       5    10
Rain           C    C  S

$$
MTZ326-172200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      59          29          53          36          59
Temp                   46 57 55 47 37 32 33 32 45 52 52 44 41 38 39 44 54 55 49
Dewpt                  25 35 38 31 37 32 29 26 29 26 28 27 27 25 27 31 36 38 34
RH                     43 43 53 53100100 85 78 53 36 39 51 57 59 62 60 50 53 56
Wind dir                N SW  W NW SW  W SW  S  W SW SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
Wind spd                6 17 16 16 12 10  6  6  6  8  5 12 14 14 10 10 10 14 13
Wind gust                 28 31 28 26                                  20 26 25
Clouds                 SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          50           0           0          70
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0        0.18
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              S  S  L  L  C
Rain shwrs                    C  C  C  C
Snowshwrs                              C


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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    51      27    55      28    57      29    61
Temp          39   35 43 50 34   29 47 52 38   29 48 52 38   31 52 56
Dewpt         32   28 28 27 25   23 30 29 30   24 31 29 28   24 31 32
PWind dir           W     W       S     S      SW    SW       S    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           50    10       0     5      10     5       5     5
Rain           C    C

$$
MTZ330-172200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      45          21          45          25          49
Temp                   34 45 32 32 33 29 25 25 39 45 43 34 30 26 27 34 46 47 44
Dewpt                  28 38 29 29 30 26 22 20 23 20 24 24 23 20 22 25 30 31 33
RH                     78 76 88 88 89 88 88 81 52 36 47 66 75 78 81 69 53 53 65
Wind dir               SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd               12 17 16 14 11  6  4  2  6 13 12 11 13 10  9 13 19 23 17
Wind gust                 28 28 31 25 19                               32 35 28
Clouds                 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          40           0           0          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                    L  L
Rain shwrs                    S  C  C                                         L
Snow
Snowshwrs                     S  C  C  S
Tstms                                                                         S


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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            21    43      18    48      18    48      19    51
Temp          32   23 38 41 26   20 41 44 30   19 42 44 27   21 44 47
Dewpt         28   22 24 21 22   19 24 25 25   19 28 27 22   19 28 27
PWind dir           W     W      SW     S      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 SC FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           70    20       0     5      10    10       5     5
Rain           L    L
Rain shwrs     L
Snow                L  S
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ328-172200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      59          26          54          35          57
Temp                   50 58 54 42 37 33 29 28 45 53 52 43 38 36 35 39 53 54 47
Dewpt                  27 34 43 31 32 28 24 23 25 20 24 27 26 25 25 28 36 38 35
RH                     41 40 66 65 82 82 81 81 45 27 33 53 62 64 66 64 52 54 63
Wind dir               SW  W  W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W
Wind spd               12 18 17 13 13 11 10  9  8 10  9 12 17 17 14 17 14 17 13
Wind gust                 28    25 26                                     28 25
Clouds                 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          10           0           0          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              S  S  C  C  C


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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            28    50      25    55      26    55      29    59
Temp          34   30 42 46 30   27 46 50 36   27 47 50 35   30 50 53
Dewpt         29   25 26 25 22   21 27 30 26   22 29 29 24   22 29 33
PWind dir           W    SW      SW     S       S    SW       S     S
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC FW FW   FW SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           30     5       0     0       5     5       5     5
Rain           C    S
Snow                S

$$
MTZ305-172200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      58          28          56          37          62
Temp                   58 58 51 40 38 33 31 33 48 55 52 43 41 39 44 48 57 60 55
Dewpt                  34 34 40 30 34 30 26 25 29 24 24 24 23 24 29 33 38 35 32
RH                     40 40 66 67 85 89 81 72 47 30 33 47 48 54 55 56 49 39 41
Wind dir                W  W NW NW  W SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd               17 17 16 11 11 11 11 12 14 14 10 10 13 16 17 18 21 24 21
Wind gust                 28 26                               26 28 29 32 39 33
Clouds                 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     30          50           0          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs              S  C  C  S


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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    53      28    59      31    60      34    64
Temp          42   38 47 49 36   31 52 54 42   33 52 54 42   38 57 59
Dewpt         32   30 32 30 28   25 30 29 30   25 33 30 30   26 31 31
PWind dir           W     W       W    SW      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    10       0     0       5     5       0     0

$$
MTZ314-172200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
944 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      58          28          51          35          59
Temp                   55 57 52 40 31 32 30 33 45 50 47 39 40 39 44 49 56 54 49
Dewpt                  31 33 44 32 31 31 26 24 23 20 22 21 21 20 26 30 36 39 33
RH                     40 40 74 73100 96 85 69 41 30 37 48 46 46 49 48 47 57 54
Wind dir                W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd               17 21 21 19 12 11  9  9 12 11  5 10 11 13 13 13 14 18 18
Wind gust                 32 33 32 25 23                                  28 31
Clouds                 FW B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          60           5          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.09           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        S  S  S  S  C  C  C
Rain shwrs                    C  L     S
Snowshwrs                           C  S


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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    48      28    57      31    55      35    64
Temp          39   36 44 45 34   31 52 51 41   33 50 50 40   39 57 57
Dewpt         28   28 30 26 26   21 27 30 28   23 29 29 25   22 29 31
PWind dir           W     W      SW    SW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           40    20       5     5      10     5       5     5
Rain           C    C  S
Snow                   S

$$
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