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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

MTZ312-161000-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      57          90          59          86          57
Temp          84 87 75 65 59 57 67 82 88 88 76 67 62 59 67 78 84 82 72 65 60 57
Dewpt         40 41 44 45 43 43 44 42 40 43 49 52 51 50 51 47 48 49 51 52 51 50
RH            21 20 33 48 55 59 43 24 19 21 39 59 67 72 56 33 29 32 48 63 72 77
Wind dir       W  W  N NW  W SW SW  S  W  W NW NE SW SW  S  W  W SW  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      10 12  6  3  5  5  4  5 11 13 11  5  4  4  4  5  8  9  8  5  5  4
Wind gust     20                      21 25
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                             S  S


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          88      58    95      61    91      57    82      56    81
Temp          79 87 67   59 84 94 70   61 83 90 68   58 75 82 65   56 72 79
Dewpt         50 46 50   47 47 39 46   46 46 42 45   45 48 46 49   49 51 48
PWind dir        SW      SE    SW      NE     W       N    NW      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
MTZ303-161000-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      54          82          54          80          51
Temp          74 78 67 60 56 54 66 76 79 77 67 61 57 55 62 72 78 78 67 59 53 51
Dewpt         40 43 45 45 44 43 46 48 48 50 50 50 49 47 48 47 45 42 44 44 44 43
RH            29 29 45 58 64 66 48 37 34 39 54 67 75 74 60 41 31 28 43 57 71 74
Wind dir       W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd      14 16 10  6  8  9 10 16 19 20 16 10  9  8 10 11 13 13  8  5  5  5
Wind gust     27 27                31 34 34 26                24
Clouds        B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          10           5          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          83      54    88      57    86      52    76      51    75
Temp          75 81 61   54 81 86 64   57 80 84 61   52 68 75 58   51 66 73
Dewpt         46 44 47   45 48 42 47   46 45 42 45   46 49 46 47   45 48 46
PWind dir        SW       W    SW       W    NW      NW     N      NE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       5     5       5     0       5     5

$$
MTZ319-161000-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      57          90          57          86          56
Temp          86 89 77 70 63 57 64 79 88 85 75 68 62 58 63 77 83 80 71 65 60 57
Dewpt         39 38 39 40 39 40 43 43 39 42 48 48 48 47 49 50 48 50 50 49 49 49
RH            19 17 25 33 41 53 46 28 18 22 38 49 60 67 60 39 30 35 47 56 67 75
Wind dir       W NW NW  W  W  W  E  E  N  W  W  W SW SW  W  N  W  W SW  S SW  S
Wind spd      11 11  6  4  3  2  1  6 11 12 10  5  3  2  2  4  8  9  5  5  3  2
Wind gust     23 21                18 26 24
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          20          20          30          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.03        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S              C  C  S  S
Tstms                                     S                 S     S  S


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          88      57    93      59    93      59    87      56    85
Temp          77 86 68   58 82 91 71   60 82 92 71   60 77 86 68   57 73 82
Dewpt         51 44 45   44 48 37 41   42 45 38 42   43 46 43 46   46 50 44
PWind dir         S       W    SE       W     W       W    NW      NW     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   FW CL FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         10       5     0       0     0       0     5       5     5

$$
MTZ326-161000-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      52          91          52          87          50
Temp          89 89 77 66 58 53 64 81 88 85 72 64 58 53 62 77 84 81 69 60 55 51
Dewpt         34 34 37 41 39 39 41 39 38 42 46 48 46 44 46 46 43 46 49 49 47 44
RH            14 14 24 40 49 59 43 22 17 22 39 56 64 71 56 33 24 29 49 67 74 77
Wind dir      NW  S  E  S  S  S SW NW SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  W  W NW NE SE SE SE
Wind spd      11 11  9  6  5  4  2  4 10 12 10  5  4  4  2  3  5  9  5  5  5  4
Wind gust     21                      20 23
Clouds        FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          50          10          30          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C                    C  C  C  C
Tstms                                  S                    S     C  S


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          89      53    95      54    94      54    90      52    88
Temp          78 87 64   53 83 92 67   55 85 92 66   54 82 88 64   53 76 84
Dewpt         46 39 42   40 40 33 38   36 39 34 42   42 45 39 46   45 47 43
PWind dir        SW       E    SW       E    SW       E     W       E    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   FW CL FW FW   CL FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       5     0       0     0       5     5       5    10

$$
MTZ330-161000-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      43          81          41          79          40
Temp          81 80 69 58 47 43 56 75 80 76 63 54 45 41 54 74 77 75 64 53 44 40
Dewpt         29 27 33 36 35 36 38 39 36 37 41 43 40 37 39 39 34 37 39 39 38 36
RH            15 14 26 44 63 76 51 27 20 24 44 66 82 85 57 28 21 25 40 59 79 85
Wind dir      SW SW  S  S  E SE  N SW SW  W SE  E  E  E  S SW SW SW SW  E  E  E
Wind spd      17 14 12  5  2  1  2 14 16 16  8  2  2  1  2 13 13 12  5  2  2  1
Wind gust     27                      27                      24
Clouds        FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          40          30          30          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  C              C  C  S  S
Tstms                                     S                 S     S


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          82      40    86      42    87      42    85      42    84
Temp          76 80 55   40 79 84 56   42 83 85 57   42 80 83 56   42 77 80
Dewpt         36 28 32   30 31 24 28   28 30 26 32   31 34 29 36   37 37 33
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     W       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0     5       5     5       5    10

$$
MTZ328-161000-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      50          87          49          83          48
Temp          87 86 72 62 55 51 60 79 84 81 67 60 53 50 59 76 80 75 63 57 51 48
Dewpt         30 32 36 36 37 35 37 37 40 46 48 47 45 42 46 46 46 50 50 49 45 43
RH            13 14 27 38 51 54 42 22 21 29 50 62 74 74 62 34 30 41 62 75 80 83
Wind dir       W SW  S SW  S  S SW SW SE  S  E  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  E SE  S  S
Wind spd      13 12  9  8  6  5  5  9 14 14 10  5  5  5  4  4 10 10  5  5  5  5
Wind gust     25                      27 25
Clouds        FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10          40          10          40          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C                    C  C  S  S
Tstms                                  S                    S     S  S


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          86      50    90      51    91      51    89      49    86
Temp          77 84 60   50 81 89 63   51 83 89 62   51 80 86 60   49 76 84
Dewpt         46 39 40   38 40 32 32   32 38 33 39   38 42 36 41   41 46 41
PWind dir        SW       S    SW       S    SW       W     W       N    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   FW CL FW SC   FW CL FW SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
MTZ305-161000-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      57          89          59          86          58
Temp          83 83 73 65 59 57 66 82 87 87 76 68 63 59 67 79 84 84 73 65 61 58
Dewpt         52 52 56 56 53 53 53 54 50 52 56 57 55 53 53 52 51 52 54 54 54 54
RH            34 34 55 73 80 86 63 38 28 30 50 68 75 80 61 39 32 33 51 68 78 86
Wind dir      SW SW  E  E  E  W  W  W  W NE  N  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  6  6  5  3  2  2  5  8  9  8  5  4  4  5  6  6  8  5  5  4  3
Clouds        SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           5          10           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S
Tstms                                                             S  S


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          89      58    93      61    91      57    83      54    80
Temp          81 86 67   59 84 91 70   62 84 88 66   58 77 80 62   55 71 77
Dewpt         56 53 55   54 56 52 55   54 56 51 53   53 57 53 53   51 51 49
PWind dir        SW      SE     S       E    NW      NE     N      NE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5     0       5     5      10     5      20    10
Rain shwrs                                                          S

$$
MTZ314-161000-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
217 PM MDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            Mon
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                      55          87          55          83          55
Temp          81 81 69 63 59 56 66 79 85 81 68 63 58 56 65 76 81 76 66 61 57 56
Dewpt         50 50 55 54 50 48 50 50 48 52 54 54 51 49 52 53 53 55 56 55 52 50
RH            34 34 61 72 72 74 56 36 28 37 61 72 77 77 63 45 38 48 70 81 83 80
Wind dir       E  E  E SE SE SW  W NW  N  E  S  S SW SW  W  N  N SE SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       6  6  6  5  4  3  2  5  8  8  6  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  3
Wind gust     18 17                   18
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5          40          20          20          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.01           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S              S  S  C  C
Tstms                                     S                 S     C  S
Heat index                               81                   81
Max heat         81                      84                      81


Date           08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25  Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25
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          85      57    90      60    88      57    80      53    76
Temp          79 82 63   58 84 89 68   61 83 85 65   58 76 77 60   54 69 72
Dewpt         53 52 52   48 49 45 49   44 50 47 51   48 52 52 51   49 53 52
PWind dir         S      SE     S      SE     W       E     N       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      10     0       5     0      10    10      20    20
Rain shwrs        S                                            S    S     S
Tstms                                                          S          S

$$
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