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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

MTZ312-172200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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                      66          47          54          41          61
Temp          42 40 49 58 63 65 56 51 50 49 49 51 53 52 47 44 43 41 45 52 58 59
Dewpt         35 34 36 36 35 38 41 42 43 45 46 46 44 42 38 35 35 33 34 36 37 37
RH            76 79 61 44 35 37 57 71 77 86 89 83 71 69 71 70 73 73 65 54 45 44
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW  S  E  E  E  E NE  E NW  W NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W
Wind spd       9  8  6  5  4  9 10 10 10 10 12 16 16 14 13 13 11 10 12 11 11 11
Clouds        SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          90         100          60          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.19        0.33        0.15        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                   D  D  D  D  D  L  L
Rain shwrs                          C                       C  C  C  C  S  S


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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            40    64      39    66      42    63      41    66
Temp          47   41 60 61 46   40 59 65 49   43 59 60 46   42 59 65
Dewpt         35   32 35 32 33   30 31 31 36   35 36 35 36   33 36 37
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC FW SC SC   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW SC
PoP 12hr           10    20      10    10      30    40      20    20
Rain shwrs                S                S    C  C  C  S          S
Tstms                     S                                         S

$$
MTZ303-172200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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                      64          42          51          38          58
Temp          40 37 46 56 61 63 54 49 47 44 44 48 49 49 44 42 40 39 44 53 56 56
Dewpt         34 33 32 32 31 32 31 33 38 40 42 42 42 41 38 35 34 32 34 34 35 35
RH            79 85 58 40 32 31 41 54 71 86 93 80 77 74 79 76 79 76 68 48 45 45
Wind dir       W  W  W  S  S  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd       9  8  5  5  5  5  5  8  8  9 13 13 14 16 13 12 10 10 13 14 18 18
Clouds        B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          70          90          60          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.17        0.71        0.11        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      D  D  D  D  L  L
Rain shwrs                             C                    C  C  S  S


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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    60      37    62      37    60      37    63
Temp          43   38 57 58 43   37 57 61 44   38 56 59 45   38 57 62
Dewpt         32   30 32 30 29   28 27 28 31   31 31 32 33   32 32 32
PWind dir           W     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char          BZ    BZ      BZ    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            5    10       5    10      20    30      10    20
Rain shwrs                                 S    S  C  C  S          S

$$
MTZ319-172200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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                      67          46          53          39          61
Temp          44 41 47 58 64 66 58 53 51 48 48 50 52 51 48 45 42 39 44 52 58 59
Dewpt         35 37 37 40 38 39 40 42 44 43 41 40 38 35 32 31 31 31 32 33 34 33
RH            70 85 68 51 38 37 51 66 77 83 77 68 59 54 54 58 65 73 62 48 40 37
Wind dir      SW  W  E  E  E  E NE NE  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd       3  3  1  4  4  5  5  3  2  4 10 13 17 17 13 10  8  6  8 10 13 13
Wind gust                                      27 31 27 24                24 24
Clouds        SC SC SC SC B1 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     20          80          90          50          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.20        0.23        0.06        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                L  L  D  D  D  D
Rain shwrs                 S  S  C                    C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms                         S


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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            40    64      39    68      43    66      41    69
Temp          47   40 56 62 47   39 58 67 50   43 57 64 50   41 60 68
Dewpt         32   32 34 34 33   32 33 32 34   35 35 36 35   35 37 38
PWind dir           W     W       W     W       W     W       W    NW
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC B1 SC   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW SC
PoP 12hr            5    40      20    10      30    40      20    20
Rain shwrs                C  S             C    C  C  C  S          S
Tstms                     S                                         S

$$
MTZ326-172200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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                      65          43          51          34          58
Temp          41 40 46 57 63 63 54 51 47 45 46 48 50 49 44 41 37 35 40 48 55 56
Dewpt         39 38 40 40 39 40 42 44 44 42 43 42 41 39 35 34 32 30 31 32 33 34
RH            92 92 79 53 41 43 64 77 89 89 89 80 71 68 70 76 82 82 70 54 43 43
Wind dir       S  S  E  N NE  E SE SE SE SE  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd       3  3  1  1  2  6  8  6  4  2  5  6 10 11  9  6  5  4  5  6  6  8
Clouds        OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          60         100          60          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.06        0.44        0.15        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                L     D  D  D  D  L  L
Rain shwrs     S           C  S  L     C                    C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms                      S  S                 S  S


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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    62      36    66      40    64      38    67
Temp          44   37 56 59 44   36 55 65 47   40 55 62 45   38 58 66
Dewpt         34   32 35 36 37   33 34 36 37   36 38 40 37   34 38 39
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW       S     W      SW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    40      40    10      30    40      30    20
Rain shwrs                C  C             C    C  C  C  C          S
Tstms                     C  S                        S             S

$$
MTZ330-172200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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          36          46          27          51
Temp          35 33 39 53 58 55 45 40 38 37 38 44 45 44 37 33 29 27 33 44 49 49
Dewpt         34 33 33 32 32 33 38 37 37 37 37 36 35 33 31 30 27 25 26 27 28 28
RH            96100 79 44 37 43 76 89 96100 96 73 68 65 79 89 92 92 75 51 44 44
Wind dir       S  S  S SW  S  S  E  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
Wind spd       3  2  2  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  5  6  5  4  3  2  2  3  5  6  6
Wind gust                                            16                   17 17
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          80         100          80          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.31        0.24        0.06        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                L  L  D  D  D  D  D  D
Rain shwrs     S           C  C  L                                      C  C  S
Snow                                                     D
Snowshwrs                                                   C  C  C  C
Tstms                      S  S                 S  S
Obvis         PF  F


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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            27    54      27    58      31    60      30    63
Temp          35   27 49 51 35   27 53 56 38   31 54 56 38   30 58 61
Dewpt         31   27 28 29 31   26 29 28 31   29 32 30 32   29 30 29
PWind dir           W    SW      SW    SW       S    SW       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr           20    50      50    10      30    40      20    20
Rain shwrs     S          C  C             C    C  C  C  S          S
Snowshwrs                                       C
Tstms                     S  S                        S             S

$$
MTZ328-172200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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                      62          40          49          30          57
Temp          39 36 43 53 60 60 51 47 45 42 42 46 48 47 42 37 33 31 36 47 54 55
Dewpt         36 34 37 39 36 37 41 42 41 38 38 37 37 35 30 27 25 25 27 29 31 31
RH            89 92 79 59 41 42 68 83 86 86 86 71 65 63 62 67 72 78 69 49 41 40
Wind dir       S  S  W  S SE  S SE SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N NW  W SW  W NW NW NW
Wind spd       4  4  4  5  8  9  6  5  5  6 10 12 13 13 13 10  8  6  8  9 11 11
Wind gust                                         24 24
Clouds        SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          80          90          40          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.18        0.30        0.04           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                D  D  D  D  L  L
Rain shwrs                 C  L  D                    C  C  S  S
Snowshwrs                                                   S  S
Tstms                         S


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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            34    61      35    66      40    64      37    67
Temp          42   35 55 58 42   35 56 64 47   40 55 62 45   37 59 66
Dewpt         32   28 34 32 34   29 31 33 34   33 35 36 34   31 35 35
PWind dir           W    SW      SW    SW       S    SW       W    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW SC B1 SC   FW SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            5    30      20     5      30    30      10    10
Rain shwrs                C  S             C    C  S  C
Tstms                     S  S                        S

$$
MTZ305-172200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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                      69          44          56          40          58
Temp          43 41 50 61 66 66 57 52 49 46 47 53 55 53 48 46 43 41 45 50 55 56
Dewpt         39 39 41 41 40 39 43 44 43 42 43 46 47 46 46 44 42 40 44 45 44 43
RH            86 92 71 48 38 37 59 74 80 86 86 77 74 77 93 93 96 96 96 83 66 62
Wind dir       E  E  S  S SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW  S
Wind spd       5  5  5  5  8 10 12 14 16 17 19 21 20 17 13 11 10  9  8  8  9 10
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          40          90          80          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.19        0.28        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  L  L
Rain shwrs     C  S     S  S  S     S  C                                C  C  C
Tstms                                  S


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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            39    66      39    67      40    66      40    67
Temp          46   40 61 64 47   40 60 66 49   41 60 62 48   41 61 65
Dewpt         43   38 40 36 37   34 37 35 39   37 42 40 42   38 42 39
PWind dir           S    SW      SW    SW       S     W       W     W
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 SC B1 SC   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr           30    30      20    20      30    50      30    30
Rain shwrs     C    S     C  S          S  S    C  C  C  C    S  S  C
Tstms                                                 S

$$
MTZ314-172200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
241 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

Date             Sat 05/17/25            Sun 05/18/25            Mon 05/19/25
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                      62          42          56          37          51
Temp          39 38 48 56 60 60 52 49 47 44 47 53 54 50 44 42 39 38 40 44 48 49
Dewpt         35 34 37 39 40 42 42 41 41 40 42 46 47 45 41 39 36 34 36 37 38 38
RH            85 85 65 53 47 51 69 74 79 86 83 77 77 83 89 89 89 85 85 76 68 66
Wind dir       S  S  W SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd       6  5  3  3  5  8  9 10 10  9 10 10 11 13 13 10 10  9 10 10  8  6
Wind gust                                            24
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     40          60         100          90          70
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.04        0.37        0.62        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      L  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  L  L
Rain shwrs              S  C  C  C  S  C                                L  L  C
Tstms                   S  C  S                 S  S


Date               Tue 05/20/25  Wed 05/21/25  Thu 05/22/25  Fri 05/23/25
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    59      37    61      39    60      38    61
Temp          42   38 55 56 44   38 57 59 45   40 57 56 44   39 57 59
Dewpt         38   33 36 37 36   31 34 34 37   34 39 40 37   33 37 39
PWind dir          SW     W      SW     W       S     W       W     W
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 SC B1 B1   SC FW SC B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr           40    40      40    30      40    60      40    40
Rain shwrs     C    S  S  C  C          C  C    C  C  L  C    S  S  C
Tstms                     S  S          S             S             S

$$
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