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National Weather Service Billings MT
403 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

MTZ235-101100-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
403 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Date           03/09/25      Mon 03/10/25            Tue 03/11/25            Wed
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                      39          58          32          59          36
Temp             58 49 43 41 39 44 57 56 50 42 38 35 33 37 49 57 58 48 42 38 36
Dewpt            26 24 22 21 19 20 22 22 21 24 25 26 26 27 26 24 26 27 26 25 25
RH               29 37 43 44 44 38 25 26 31 48 59 69 75 67 40 28 29 44 53 59 64
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
Wind spd         17 18 18 18 18 21 28 23 16 10  8  5  4  6 10 10  8  6  8  8  6
Wind gust                    33 35 44 40 27
Clouds           B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          20          20           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  S


Date           03/12/25  Thu 03/13/25  Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25
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          62      38    61      31    41      22    45      25    50
Temp          54 60 45   40 55 57 41   33 37 40 28   23 37 44 31   26 41 49
Dewpt         28 28 27   28 29 30 31   24 18 15 18   15 17 19 21   17 21 24
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      NW    NW      NW     W       W    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   OV B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5      10    30      60    60      10    20      20    30
Rain                            C  C    L                                 C
Snow                                    L  L  C             S  S       S  C

$$
MTZ065-101100-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
403 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Date           03/09/25      Mon 03/10/25            Tue 03/11/25            Wed
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                      37          48          32          51          35
Temp             49 40 38 37 38 43 48 47 42 37 35 34 34 38 47 51 49 42 40 38 36
Dewpt            22 17 17 17 16 19 23 25 25 26 27 26 26 27 24 23 23 23 24 23 23
RH               34 39 42 44 40 38 37 42 50 64 72 72 72 64 40 33 36 46 52 54 59
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd         29 31 37 37 34 33 33 28 13  8  6  9 12 14 18 18 16 14 14 13 13
Wind gust        55 57 60 59 57 57 52 47 28                29 29
Clouds           B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          20          30           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S  C  S
Snowshwrs                                 C  S
Wind chill          28 25 23 25 31
Min chill              25    23    24          29    25    26                27
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           03/12/25  Thu 03/13/25  Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25
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          53      36    50      25    35      19    39      24    42
Temp          49 49 41   38 47 44 34   28 31 33 26   21 34 38 30   26 37 39
Dewpt         26 25 26   27 28 28 26   20 15 13 15   11 15 19 20   15 20 21
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W     W       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2   B1 B2 B2 OV   OV B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         20      30    60      80    60      20    40      40    50
Rain              S  S    C  C  L  L    D
Snow                               L    D  L  C  S    S     C  C    C  C  C

$$
MTZ032-101100-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
403 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Date           03/09/25      Mon 03/10/25            Tue 03/11/25            Wed
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                      38          55          27          56          32
Temp             59 49 42 39 38 44 55 53 44 36 30 28 28 35 46 55 55 45 39 34 33
Dewpt            25 27 25 23 22 24 28 24 18 18 17 18 18 23 24 26 26 26 27 26 26
RH               27 42 50 52 52 45 35 32 35 47 58 66 66 61 42 32 32 47 62 72 75
Wind dir          W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N NE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  E SE SE  S
Wind spd         11 10 10 10 11 14 31 29 14  8  5  5  5  6  9  9  6  4  4  3  3
Wind gust                       26 46 43 26
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           03/12/25  Thu 03/13/25  Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25
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          61      36    62      28    35      15    36      16    43
Temp          51 60 45   38 55 59 42   32 31 33 23   16 28 35 22   17 35 41
Dewpt         29 28 28   28 31 30 30   26 21 17 15   11 15 14 14   11 18 21
PWind dir         S      SE     S       N    NW      NW    NW      NE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 OV B2 B1   B1 SC FW SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0       5     5      30    50      20     5       5     5
Rain                               S    C  C
Snow                                       C  C  S

$$
MTZ033-101100-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
403 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Date           03/09/25      Mon 03/10/25            Tue 03/11/25            Wed
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                      34          56          19          52          27
Temp             57 41 38 35 34 43 56 54 41 26 21 21 21 30 43 50 51 38 34 30 28
Dewpt            24 22 23 21 18 22 23 22 17 14 12 13 13 18 23 24 26 25 25 23 22
RH               28 46 54 56 51 43 27 28 37 60 68 71 71 60 45 36 37 59 69 75 78
Wind dir          W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  N SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  S  S  S  S
Wind spd         13 11 13 13 13 18 33 32 19 10  3  5  8 11 14 13 10  5  5  3  3
Wind gust                    26 33 52 44 33
Clouds           FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           03/12/25  Thu 03/13/25  Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25
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          59      31    61      25    35      12    32      10    38
Temp          52 55 41   33 55 58 40   29 31 31 19   13 25 31 16   11 31 36
Dewpt         30 29 27   24 29 31 30   26 24 21 14    9 13 15 11    5 16 18
PWind dir        SW       S     S      NE    NW      NW    NW      NW     S
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       5     5      20    60      40    10       5     5
Rain                                    S  C
Snow                                       C  L  C    S

$$
WYZ199-101100-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
403 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Date           03/09/25      Mon 03/10/25            Tue 03/11/25            Wed
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                      31          58          24          55          28
Temp             53 39 34 33 32 40 55 58 46 34 28 27 27 32 47 54 51 38 34 31 29
Dewpt            31 22 19 17 13 16 23 23 28 27 24 23 22 24 26 24 28 25 24 20 18
RH               43 50 54 51 45 37 29 26 49 75 85 85 81 72 43 31 41 59 66 63 63
Wind dir         NW  S SW SW SW SW NW NW  N  N SE SE  S  S  E NE  E  S SW SW SW
Wind spd          4  8 10  8  8  8 20 25 12  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
Wind gust                          37 39 24
Clouds           SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S


Date           03/12/25  Thu 03/13/25  Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25
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          59      30    60      25    36      15    39      18    48
Temp          52 54 37   32 53 54 37   28 31 33 23   16 34 37 25   20 41 43
Dewpt         25 29 24   23 29 33 30   24 22 19 17   11 16 17 18   13 19 23
PWind dir         S      SW     S      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 OV B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       5    20      50    80      20    20      10    20
Rain                            S  C    C  D                              S
Snow                                    C  D  L  S          S             S

$$