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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

MTZ312-042200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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          36          47          26          59
Temp          47 44 46 55 56 53 46 43 42 39 38 40 44 46 36 31 27 29 35 49 57 58
Dewpt         42 39 38 37 38 39 40 38 38 34 33 32 28 28 26 25 23 25 28 29 25 27
RH            83 82 73 51 51 59 79 82 86 82 82 73 53 49 67 78 85 85 75 46 29 30
Wind dir      SW  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd       8  6  9 11 11 11 11 12 17 19 17 10  6  4  4  5  6  8  9 10  8  4
Wind gust                             27 31 27
Clouds        B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          80          70           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.14        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                             C  L  L  L  L  S  S
Snow                                         L


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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    68      39    72      37    66      37    72
Temp          39   34 60 65 45   40 64 68 47   38 58 62 44   38 63 67
Dewpt         26   24 30 29 27   24 31 32 32   30 36 35 33   30 35 34
PWind dir          SW    SW       S    SW      SW     W      SE    SW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL CL CL CL   CL FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5      10     5

$$
MTZ303-042200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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                      53          30          45          22          58
Temp          43 41 43 50 51 49 42 39 34 32 32 38 43 43 33 27 24 24 33 51 57 55
Dewpt         32 31 34 39 38 38 38 34 31 30 28 26 25 24 24 21 19 21 25 29 28 30
RH            65 67 70 66 61 66 86 82 89 92 85 62 49 47 69 78 81 88 72 42 33 38
Wind dir       W NW  N  N  N NE NW  N  N  N  N  N NW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd      12 10 12 11  9  8 12 19 21 19 16 10  6  5  5  6  8  9  9 10  9  6
Wind gust                          29 34 31
Clouds        B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     60          90          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.11        0.20           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Rain                          C  D  L  L
Rain shwrs           C  C  C
Snow                                   L  C  C


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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            29    66      34    67      35    63      33    68
Temp          36   30 57 62 42   35 61 64 42   35 55 59 41   34 60 65
Dewpt         27   23 32 32 28   25 32 33 31   30 38 35 31   28 35 36
PWind dir           W    SW      SW     W       W    NW       S    SW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5    10       5     5

$$
MTZ319-042200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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          36          46          27          58
Temp          49 46 43 52 55 52 49 46 44 39 36 39 43 45 39 35 31 28 30 44 55 57
Dewpt         43 40 37 38 37 36 39 38 38 35 32 31 30 28 27 27 26 25 26 29 29 28
RH            80 79 79 59 51 54 68 73 79 85 85 73 60 51 62 72 81 88 85 55 37 33
Wind dir       W  W  W  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S  S  S  W  W
Wind spd       6  5  6  9 11 14 11  9 11 11 12 11 10  5  4  4  4  4  3  2  3  3
Wind gust                          19 23 25 26 24
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr                     40          90          80           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.13        0.06           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          C  C  C  D  D  D  C  C
Rain shwrs        S        S
Snow                                         D  C


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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    65      36    69      38    67      38    69
Temp          40   31 50 63 46   36 55 67 50   38 54 66 48   38 55 68
Dewpt         26   25 30 31 26   26 32 34 31   31 36 35 33   32 36 37
PWind dir          SW    SE       S     S      SW    NW       W     S
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   CL FW CL CL   CL CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5      10     5

$$
MTZ326-042200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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                      53          35          45          24          54
Temp          47 44 45 49 51 50 47 43 41 38 37 40 43 45 38 33 30 25 29 42 52 53
Dewpt         46 44 44 42 40 38 41 41 40 38 37 35 33 32 33 33 29 25 28 30 28 28
RH            96100 96 77 66 63 79 93 96100100 82 67 60 82100 96100 96 62 39 38
Wind dir       W  W NW NW NW  N  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  E  E SE SE  S  W  W SW
Wind spd       3  4  5  8  8 11  6  6  6  8  9  6  6  6  5  3  3  2  2  2  2  1
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     70          80          80          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.07        0.07           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          C  C  C  L  D  D  C  C  S  S
Rain shwrs     S  S  C  L  L
Obvis         PF


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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            25    63      31    67      34    68      34    69
Temp          34   26 52 60 41   32 57 64 44   35 58 64 45   35 59 65
Dewpt         27   23 31 30 31   26 34 33 34   30 37 34 35   31 37 36
PWind dir          SE     S      SE    SW       S    SW       E     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL CL CL CL   CL CL CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     5       5     5

$$
MTZ330-042200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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                      48          26          43          17          50
Temp          38 38 41 45 45 43 39 35 30 28 31 40 43 41 33 27 22 18 24 42 50 48
Dewpt         38 38 40 42 38 36 35 33 30 28 30 32 29 29 29 27 22 18 23 29 22 24
RH           100100 96 89 76 76 85 92100100 96 73 57 62 85100100100 96 60 33 39
Wind dir       N NW  N  N  N  N NW NW SW SE  N NE  N  N NE NE NE  N NE  N  W  W
Wind spd       1  2  4  9 11 10 10  6  2  1  3  4  6  6  5  3  1  0  1  1  2  2
Wind gust           14    21
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     90          70          80          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.41        0.02        0.05        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                             S  C  S        D  D  C
Rain shwrs     L  C  D  D  D  L
Snow                                C  S  D  D     D  C  C
Tstms          S  S     S     S
Obvis          F PF
Winter Weath                  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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            15    56      23    58      25    62      26    63
Temp          26   16 48 54 33   24 51 55 35   25 55 59 37   26 56 60
Dewpt         23   16 28 26 27   24 33 30 30   25 33 30 29   26 34 32
PWind dir          NE     S       S     S       S     S      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW CL CL   CL FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5       0     5       5    10

$$
MTZ328-042200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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                      53          32          46          25          53
Temp          44 43 41 48 52 49 42 39 37 34 34 40 45 43 35 30 27 25 28 44 52 51
Dewpt         44 42 41 40 38 37 37 38 37 34 34 37 35 34 33 30 27 25 28 32 29 28
RH           100 96100 74 59 63 82 96100100100 89 68 70 92100100100100 62 41 41
Wind dir       E  N  N  N  N NE NE NW  S NE  N  N  N NE NE NE  S  S  S SW  W SE
Wind spd       6  9 11 13 13 13 10  9  8  9 11 10 10 10  6  5  5  4  4  2  2  3
Clouds        OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     40          60          50           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.05        0.09           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                             C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Rain shwrs     S  C  C  S  S
Snow                                         C


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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            26    61      30    65      33    66      34    68
Temp          32   26 51 58 36   31 56 61 40   33 58 62 41   35 59 64
Dewpt         25   21 29 31 26   24 33 33 31   28 36 36 32   28 36 37
PWind dir           S     S       S     S       S     S      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL CL CL CL   CL CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       5     5

$$
MTZ305-042200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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          34          52          26          61
Temp          47 43 44 57 60 55 47 43 40 38 38 46 51 48 36 32 29 27 33 52 60 58
Dewpt         42 39 36 40 39 39 38 36 33 32 32 30 26 23 23 22 23 23 25 29 27 27
RH            83 86 73 53 46 55 71 76 76 79 79 53 37 37 59 66 78 85 72 41 28 30
Wind dir      SW SW  W  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd       9 10  8 10 13 11 11  9 11 13 14 13 11  9  5  6  9 10 12 13 11  6
Wind gust                                24
Clouds        SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     20          30          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          C           S  S


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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            32    69      36    72      37    67      34    71
Temp          40   33 59 65 46   37 63 67 46   38 59 62 43   35 61 67
Dewpt         26   24 31 31 31   29 35 35 35   33 40 37 36   31 39 38
PWind dir          SW    SW      SE    SW       W     W       E     S
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL CL   CL FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
MTZ314-042200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
229 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Date             Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25            Mon 10/06/25
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          34          45          24          55
Temp          46 43 46 52 53 51 45 42 40 36 36 40 42 43 34 30 27 25 34 49 54 52
Dewpt         45 41 40 38 36 38 42 41 39 36 35 34 31 30 27 27 24 23 26 28 25 26
RH            96 93 79 59 52 61 89 96 96100 96 79 65 60 75 88 88 92 72 44 32 36
Wind dir      SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NW  N NW NW NW SW  S  S  S SW  W  W NW
Wind spd       4  4  6  9 10  9 10  9  8  9 10 10  9  5  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  3
Wind gust                             18
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     50          80          70          10           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.15        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C
Rain shwrs              S  C
Snow                                         L


Date               Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25  Fri 10/10/25
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    66      39    71      38    64      37    70
Temp          36   32 60 61 44   40 66 65 45   39 60 60 43   38 64 65
Dewpt         25   23 29 33 30   26 31 34 31   28 37 37 35   30 37 36
PWind dir          SW     S       S    SW      SW     W       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL CL   CL FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
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