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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

MTZ312-202200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      91          54          80          53          75
Temp          65 61 69 83 89 88 74 66 60 56 60 70 78 79 68 61 56 53 58 68 73 74
Dewpt         48 48 49 48 45 48 49 47 47 47 47 46 43 41 41 40 38 38 38 38 39 40
RH            54 62 49 30 22 25 41 50 62 72 62 42 29 26 37 46 51 57 47 33 29 29
Wind dir      SW SW  W  N SW NW  N NW  W  W  N  N NE NE  E NE NE  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd       8  5  6  5  5 12  9  6  5  5  6  5  6 10 11 10  9  8 10 11 13 13
Clouds        FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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    80      49    82      52    83      53    85
Temp          58   49 70 79 60   50 72 82 62   53 74 81 61   53 76 84
Dewpt         40   41 42 41 41   40 43 41 42   42 43 39 41   42 41 41
PWind dir          NE     N      NE    SE       E    NW       E    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
MTZ303-202200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      85          48          76          47          72
Temp          63 59 67 79 83 82 69 58 53 49 54 66 74 75 63 55 50 47 54 64 70 71
Dewpt         48 47 46 43 41 40 42 45 45 45 45 43 39 37 39 37 37 36 39 40 39 39
RH            58 64 47 28 23 22 37 62 74 86 71 43 28 25 41 51 61 65 57 41 32 31
Wind dir       W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  E  N  N NE NE  N NW  N NE  E  E
Wind spd       8  8  9 12 18 21 14 10 10 10  6  5  6 10 10  9  6  5  5  8 10 10
Wind gust                 29 32
Clouds        B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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    75      46    79      48    80      50    82
Temp          53   45 68 75 56   46 69 78 58   48 72 78 58   50 74 80
Dewpt         40   38 41 39 40   39 42 39 41   40 42 38 40   41 42 40
PWind dir           E     E       E    SE      SE     E      SE     S
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
MTZ319-202200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      90          56          85          52          79
Temp          68 61 65 80 88 88 77 70 64 58 62 74 81 83 73 65 58 53 57 68 77 79
Dewpt         45 45 47 48 45 44 44 45 45 44 44 45 41 36 39 40 39 40 41 43 42 39
RH            43 56 52 33 22 22 31 41 50 59 52 35 24 19 29 40 49 61 55 40 29 24
Wind dir       W  W  W NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd       5  3  3  4  9 13 10  8  5  3  4  5  6  9  6  5  4  5  5  9 11 13
Wind gust                 19                                              21
Clouds        FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S
Tstms                         S
Obvis                               H


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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    83      51    84      54    85      54    86
Temp          62   50 71 82 64   52 72 84 66   55 74 81 65   54 75 84
Dewpt         40   41 45 39 42   42 46 38 43   43 45 40 42   43 45 39
PWind dir          NW     N       N    NE      NW     N      NW    NE
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5      10     5

$$
MTZ326-202200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      93          51          85          48          82
Temp          60 54 64 81 91 89 76 66 60 53 61 75 83 83 71 63 54 49 57 72 79 80
Dewpt         35 38 40 43 41 40 46 47 47 46 46 46 41 39 42 45 43 42 43 44 42 43
RH            39 54 41 26 18 18 34 50 62 77 58 36 23 21 35 52 66 77 59 37 27 27
Wind dir       S  S SW NW NW  W  W  W  S  S NW NW NW  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       6  6  2  4  6 10  9  6  4  3  2  4  6  9  8  8  6  5  5  5 10 12
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S
Tstms                         S
Obvis                      H           H  H        H


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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            46    83      47    83      49    85      49    85
Temp          58   47 72 82 60   48 72 81 62   50 74 81 61   50 76 81
Dewpt         41   39 42 38 43   41 42 39 44   42 42 40 43   42 44 40
PWind dir           E    NE       E     E       E    NE       E    NE
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW CL FW FW   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5      20     5
Rain shwrs                                               S

$$
MTZ330-202200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      84          41          82          39          81
Temp          47 43 56 79 82 81 69 58 47 41 54 76 81 79 65 55 45 39 52 76 81 78
Dewpt         26 27 31 35 35 36 37 40 38 38 42 40 31 32 37 41 39 38 41 41 32 34
RH            43 53 38 20 18 20 31 51 71 89 64 27 16 18 35 59 79 96 66 28 17 20
Wind dir      SE  E  E SW SW SW  S  N  N NE  N  W  W  W NE NE NE NE NE  N NW  N
Wind spd       3  1  2 13 18 16  6  2  2  2  2  5 10  9  5  3  2  1  1  2  9 10
Clouds        FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S  S
Tstms                      S  S


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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            38    82      39    80      42    78      39    77
Temp          52   38 75 79 53   39 74 76 54   42 72 73 52   39 71 72
Dewpt         41   38 38 29 37   37 38 37 41   40 41 39 41   39 41 38
PWind dir          NE    NW      NE    NW      NE     W      NE    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     5      30    20      40    20
Rain shwrs                                 C    S     S  C    S     S
Tstms                                      S             S

$$
MTZ328-202200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      89          48          84          47          83
Temp          59 55 62 79 88 87 71 61 53 48 57 72 81 82 68 58 51 47 55 72 81 82
Dewpt         35 37 39 42 36 41 44 45 44 42 44 46 40 38 40 40 38 40 41 46 43 41
RH            40 51 43 27 16 20 38 56 71 80 62 39 23 21 36 51 61 76 59 39 26 23
Wind dir       S  S SW  W  W  W  N  N  W  S NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd       6  6  4  4 10 10 10  8  6  5  3  3  4  6  9  8  6  5  5  5  9 12
Wind gust                 21
Clouds        FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S
Tstms                      S  S
Obvis                            H     H  H     H


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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    85      47    84      49    83      48    82
Temp          57   45 72 84 59   48 72 81 61   50 74 79 58   48 74 79
Dewpt         43   40 44 37 40   38 44 42 44   41 46 45 44   42 46 43
PWind dir          NE     N      NE    NE       E     W      NE    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      20    10      30    10
Rain shwrs                                 S             C

$$
MTZ305-202200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      92          53          78          49          76
Temp          66 62 69 83 89 87 74 65 59 55 59 71 76 76 66 58 53 49 57 68 74 75
Dewpt         56 56 55 53 50 50 54 54 51 51 49 48 43 41 42 43 42 41 42 43 41 42
RH            70 81 61 36 26 28 50 68 75 86 69 44 31 28 42 57 66 74 57 40 30 31
Wind dir       N SE  W  W NW NW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  N NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd       8  5  6  9  9 10  9  9  8  6  8  8  8  9  5  5  4  3  5  8  9 10
Clouds        B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       S
Tstms                            S


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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            47    78      49    80      50    83      51    85
Temp          56   48 72 77 58   49 73 78 60   51 74 81 61   52 78 82
Dewpt         44   43 44 42 44   42 44 42 43   41 45 43 46   43 48 43
PWind dir          NE     E       E     E       E     E      SE     S
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW CL CL FW   CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ314-202200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
216 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

Date             Wed 08/20/25            Thu 08/21/25            Fri 08/22/25
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                      86          53          76          51          72
Temp          61 57 67 80 85 84 70 63 59 55 59 69 75 74 63 57 53 51 57 65 71 69
Dewpt         43 45 50 52 50 52 55 55 52 50 49 50 48 46 47 45 43 43 42 42 43 41
RH            51 64 54 38 30 33 59 75 78 83 69 51 38 37 56 64 69 74 57 43 36 36
Wind dir      SW SW  W NW  N  N NW SW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  N  N  N NE
Wind spd       6  6  5  8  8  6  5  5  6  5  5  6  8  8  5  5  4  3  4  5  8 10
Clouds        FW FW FW SC FW SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          30           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.07           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  C  S
Tstms                         S  S
Heat index             80
Max heat               80    83    81


Date               Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25
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            46    75      46    75      47    78      49    80
Temp          54   47 69 72 55   47 70 73 56   48 72 75 57   50 75 77
Dewpt         42   39 44 43 42   39 44 43 41   38 44 44 44   41 46 44
PWind dir           E     E       E    SE      SE     E      SE    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     5       5     0

$$
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