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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

MTZ312-172200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      83          56          89          59          96
Temp                61 73 80 78 70 65 59 56 65 79 87 89 77 68 63 59 69 85 93 96
Dewpt               50 43 42 48 51 53 51 50 50 49 46 44 47 47 47 47 48 49 45 39
RH                  67 34 26 35 51 65 75 80 58 35 24 21 35 47 56 64 47 29 19 14
Wind dir            SW SW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NE SE SW SW SW  W NE  W
Wind spd             3  4  6  9  6  8  5  4  4  4  6  9  5  5  4  5  3  3  5  8
Clouds              SC SC SC B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S                    S  S
Tstms                      S
Obvis                                     H  H


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            60    92      58    82      53    79      51    83
Temp          71   61 84 91 68   59 75 81 62   54 69 79 62   52 71 83
Dewpt         47   46 46 42 48   48 47 41 44   43 44 43 43   42 44 43
PWind dir           N     W       W    NW      NE     N       E    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     0       5     5       5     0       0     0

$$
MTZ303-172200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      80          50          85          53          91
Temp                59 71 77 78 67 59 53 50 61 77 83 84 71 62 56 54 66 81 88 90
Dewpt               44 40 36 37 41 43 43 42 42 42 42 45 46 46 46 45 45 45 42 41
RH                  57 32 23 23 39 55 69 74 49 29 24 26 41 56 69 71 47 28 20 18
Wind dir             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SW SW
Wind spd             9 10 11 11  8  5  5  4  4  9 10 12  6  5  5  5  4  6 10 11
Wind gust                 21                      21                      20
Clouds              FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          20           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            58    87      52    76      48    75      47    79
Temp          66   59 82 85 62   52 69 74 56   48 64 74 56   48 69 78
Dewpt         47   47 45 39 42   45 47 40 43   40 42 42 44   41 43 42
PWind dir           W     W       W     N      NE    NE       E    SE
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   B1 SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     5       5     5       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ319-172200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      83          55          89          58          94
Temp                62 73 78 75 69 64 60 56 60 76 85 88 78 70 63 58 64 82 91 94
Dewpt               59 47 43 49 52 52 52 51 52 53 47 43 46 47 47 47 48 47 39 34
RH                  90 40 29 40 55 65 75 83 75 45 27 21 32 44 56 67 56 29 16 12
Wind dir            SW NE SW SW SW SW  W SW SE  E SW SW  N SW SW  S SE SE SE NE
Wind spd             2  4  8  9  5  2  3  2  2  5  8  8  5  3  2  2  2  5  8  8
Wind gust                                         18                      18
Clouds              B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr                     60          30          40           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.21        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  S  L  C  S              C  C
Tstms                   S  C  C                 S


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            59    92      57    85      53    84      53    88
Temp          74   60 83 90 71   58 76 84 65   54 71 84 66   54 75 87
Dewpt         41   43 45 37 44   45 44 33 41   43 45 39 43   43 46 38
PWind dir          NW     W       W    NW      NW     N      NW    NE
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW FW SC   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     0       5     0       0     0       0     5

$$
MTZ326-172200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      86          50          89          53          97
Temp                60 75 81 74 65 59 54 50 59 76 86 88 74 65 59 53 65 84 94 95
Dewpt               47 46 44 53 51 52 49 48 48 48 44 41 43 45 42 41 41 38 29 29
RH                  62 36 27 48 60 78 83 93 67 37 23 19 33 48 53 64 41 19 10 10
Wind dir            SW NW  S NW SE  S  S  S  S  W SW  W  E SE SE SE  S  W  W NE
Wind spd             2  2  5  9  5  4  4  3  2  4  6  8  6  6  5  5  2  2  5  5
Wind gust                                         17
Clouds              B1 SC B1 OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          40          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S     C  C                 S  S
Tstms                      C  C                 S
Obvis                         H                    H     H  H


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            55    94      53    87      50    85      48    88
Temp          69   55 86 90 67   54 77 85 63   51 73 84 61   49 75 87
Dewpt         38   38 39 37 45   45 41 36 45   43 43 40 44   41 42 40
PWind dir          SE     W       W     W      NE    NE       E    NE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     5       5     5       5     5

$$
MTZ330-172200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      78          40          82          40          86
Temp                51 70 75 72 60 52 44 40 52 77 82 81 67 56 45 40 55 81 86 84
Dewpt               44 37 32 41 44 46 43 40 42 39 30 30 32 34 33 32 35 29 23 21
RH                  77 30 21 33 55 80 96100 69 25 15 16 27 43 62 73 47 15 10 10
Wind dir             S SW SW  W  E  N  N  S  S SW SW SW  S SE  E  E SE SW SW SW
Wind spd             2 11 13 12  5  3  2  3  2 12 14 13  4  2  1  1  1  6 10 10
Wind gust                                         25
Clouds              B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          50           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  S  C  C  C
Tstms                   S  C  C


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            43    85      42    82      40    83      40    83
Temp          58   43 80 81 57   42 76 79 55   40 76 80 54   40 76 79
Dewpt         29   30 34 33 38   37 35 30 37   36 39 31 38   37 37 31
PWind dir           S     S       S     W      NE     W      NE     N
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW SC SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr            0     5       5     5       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                          S
Tstms                                                               S

$$
MTZ328-172200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      81          48          88          50          93
Temp                62 76 77 72 61 56 51 49 58 78 87 84 70 62 54 50 62 81 91 92
Dewpt               49 41 41 54 52 50 48 46 49 50 42 43 45 42 41 38 39 39 33 30
RH                  62 28 28 53 72 80 89 89 72 37 21 24 41 48 61 63 43 22 13 11
Wind dir             W  W SW  W SE  N  S  S  S SW SW  W  E  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
Wind spd             3  4 10  8  5  3  3  4  5  5 10 10  6  6  5  5  4  5 10 12
Clouds              SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          30          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.13           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  S  D  S  S              S  S
Tstms                   S  C  S                 S


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            52    90      50    86      47    86      47    88
Temp          65   52 82 87 62   50 77 85 60   48 74 85 59   48 76 86
Dewpt         32   33 39 40 44   42 43 33 38   38 45 38 40   38 44 41
PWind dir           S    SW       W     W       N     N      NE     W
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
MTZ305-172200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      86          57          89          60          97
Temp                66 77 84 83 74 66 61 58 67 82 88 88 77 69 64 61 71 87 94 96
Dewpt               56 46 42 43 52 55 54 53 53 53 49 48 53 52 53 53 54 55 52 51
RH                  70 33 23 24 46 68 78 83 61 37 26 25 43 55 67 75 55 34 24 22
Wind dir             W  W  W  W  S  W  S SE SW SW SW SW  E SE SE  E  W  E  E  E
Wind spd             6  9  9  6  5  4  3  3  3  5  6  6  5  5  3  2  2  4  5  6
Clouds              SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            61    92      57    80      50    78      51    81
Temp          72   62 86 90 68   58 74 77 58   51 69 77 59   52 74 79
Dewpt         54   54 54 47 53   51 49 44 47   43 45 46 47   45 49 47
PWind dir           E     N      NW    NW      NE    NE       E     E
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           10     5      10     5       5     0       5     0

$$
MTZ314-172200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
826 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

Date             Sun 08/17/25            Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25
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                      81          53          85          58          91
Temp                62 74 78 73 64 59 56 54 64 79 84 83 70 63 60 59 70 86 91 89
Dewpt               53 46 46 56 57 55 51 49 52 52 50 49 55 52 49 47 50 48 43 42
RH                  72 37 32 55 78 87 83 83 65 39 31 31 59 67 67 64 49 27 19 19
Wind dir             W NW  N SW SE SE  S  S SE SE  W NW SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  E
Wind spd             2  3  4  5  5  4  4  3  2  3  5  5  5  5  5  4  2  4  5  5
Clouds              FW FW SC B2 OV B2 SC FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          60          40           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.31           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S     S  L  C              C  C
Tstms                      S  C
Obvis                                     H  H


Date               Wed 08/20/25  Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25
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            59    89      55    77      50    75      49    78
Temp          67   60 84 86 66   56 71 76 59   51 67 74 58   50 71 77
Dewpt         44   43 48 47 50   47 46 44 46   43 47 47 45   42 46 47
PWind dir          SE     W       W    NW       E     E       E    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     5      10    10      20    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                                 S

$$
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