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State Forecast For Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1000 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

MTZ001>007-043-122200-
West of the Continental Divide-
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1000 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY for Kootenai/Cabinet Region...Flathead/Mission
Valleys...Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys...Potomac/Seeley Lake
Region...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT
THURSDAY for West Glacier Region...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO NOON MDT
SATURDAY for West Glacier Region...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MDT SATURDAY for Lower Clark Fork Region...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MDT SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET for Bitterroot/Sapphire
Mountains...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
MDT SATURDAY for Butte/Blackfoot Region...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MDT
SATURDAY for Potomac/Seeley Lake Region...

.TODAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs in the 40s. Windy with west
winds around 30 mph with gusts to around 70 mph.
.TONIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Snow likely. Rain likely in the afternoon and evening.
Highs in the 40s.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow likely. Lows in the mid 20s to lower
30s. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows 11 to 18.
Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Lows in the 20s.
Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.

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MTZ301>314-316>318-122200-
Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1000 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR East Glacier Park Region...Southern Rocky Mountain
Front...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR Northern High Plains...Eastern Glacier, Western
Toole, and Central Pondera...Southern High Plains...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Eastern Toole and Liberty...Hill County...Northern
Blaine County...Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton...Western and
Central Chouteau County...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern
Blaine...Cascade County below 5000ft...Judith Basin County and
Judith Gap...Fergus County below 4500ft...Gates of the
Mountains...Little Belt and Highwood Mountains...Snowy and Judith
Mountains...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust
through the day. Chance of rain in the morning. Chance of snow
through the day. Highs 40 to 50...30 to 40 in the mountains. West
winds 40 to 55 mph with gusts to 75 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Snow. Lows 20 to 25.
Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy, snow. Highs 25 to 35...20 to 30 in the
mountains.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Lows 15 to 20. Highs 25 to 30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 5. Highs
25 to 30.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Lows 10 to 20.
Highs 40 to 45.
$$

MTZ315-319>330-122200-
Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1000 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY
FOR Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass...Northwest Beaverhead
County...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Helena Valley...Big Belt, Bridger and Castle
Mountains...Meagher County Valleys...Elkhorn and Boulder
Mountains...Canyon Ferry Area...Missouri Headwaters...Madison
River Valley...Gallatin Valley...Beaverhead and Western Madison
below 6000ft...Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead
Mountains...Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial
Mountains...

.TODAY...Blowing snow through the day. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Snow in the morning. Chance of rain through the day.
Chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 55...30 to 40 in the
mountains. West winds 30 to 40 mph increasing to 35 to 50 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 70 mph increasing to 75 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of snow.
Lows 30 to 35...25 to 30 in the mountains. West winds 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 60 mph decreasing to 50 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow with rain likely. Highs 40 to 50...
35 to 45 in the mountains. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
45 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Lows 25 to 35. Highs 35 to 45.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 10 to 15. Highs
25 to 35.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Lows 20 to 25. Highs
40 to 50.
$$

MTZ016>027-059>062-122200-
Northeast Montana-
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
1000 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
MDT SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain in the morning.
Highs in the mid to upper 40s.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of light snow. Lows 18 to 23.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a chance of light snow. Highs in the lower
to mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Light snow likely. Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
Lows 10 to 20.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow. Highs
in the lower to mid 20s. Lows zero to 10 above.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow. Highs
in the 30s. Lows 5 to 15.

$$

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-122200-
South Central and Southeast Montana-
National Weather Service Billings MT
1000 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...High Wind Warning in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening for all of
   South Central Montana... and all of Southeast Montana...
...Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 PM this evening to 6 AM MDT
   Sunday for most of South Central Montana... and portions of
   Southeast Montana...
...Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday afternoon through late
   Saturday night for portions of South Central Montana...
...Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 AM MDT Sunday for portions
   of South Central Montana...
...Winter Storm Watch in effect from 6 PM MDT this evening through
   late Saturday night for portions of South Central Montana... and
   portions of Southeast Montana...

.REST OF TODAY...Dangerous crosswinds near Livingston. Mostly
cloudy. Blowing snow. Chance of rain showers and snow showers.
Highs around 50 to the lower 60s.
.TONIGHT...Dangerous crosswinds near Livingston. Cloudy. Patchy
blowing snow west...and snow west...and chance of snow east. Lows
in the mid 20s to upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Patchy blowing snow. Snow. Highs in the mid 30s to the
mid 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing snow. Snow. Lows in the lower 20s
to upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Patchy blowing snow. Snow. Highs in the mid 30s to
the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing snow. Snow. Lows of 5 above to
20 above zero.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers. Highs in
the lower 20s to mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers west. Lows
from the mid 20s west to the single digits above zero east.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and rain showers.
Highs from the lower 50s west to the mid 30s east.

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