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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

MTZ312-122200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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                      72          45          59          43          64
Temp             54 59 68 71 66 56 51 49 47 49 54 58 56 52 47 46 44 50 58 62 61
Dewpt            48 47 42 35 36 37 38 38 37 38 36 38 38 37 38 38 36 38 36 34 36
RH               80 64 39 27 33 49 61 66 68 66 50 47 51 56 71 73 73 63 44 35 39
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W NW NW  N NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
Wind spd         11 18 21 21 18 13 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 10  6  6  8 10 11 12 14
Wind gust              33 32
Clouds           B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          40          60          50          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.07        0.04        0.01        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S     C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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    57      39    62      42    62      42    57
Temp          49   44 51 57 47   40 58 61 50   43 58 58 47   43 53 56
Dewpt         38   36 36 35 35   34 36 35 38   36 35 34 36   36 38 36
PWind dir           W    NW       W    SW       W     W      NE     N
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr           60    70       5    20      30    50      50    70
Rain shwrs     C    L  L  C             S  C    S  S  C  C    C  C  L
Tstms                                                 S

$$
MTZ303-122200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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                      63          40          56          36          64
Temp             51 56 63 62 61 52 47 43 41 45 50 54 53 47 42 39 36 46 57 61 60
Dewpt            39 36 36 32 30 31 33 33 34 35 38 39 37 36 35 32 31 32 31 33 34
RH               63 47 36 32 31 44 58 67 76 68 63 57 54 65 76 76 82 58 37 35 37
Wind dir          W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W
Wind spd         10 18 26 26 23 18 14 12 12 18 19 17 13 10  6  8  9 11 13 16 18
Wind gust              36 36 34                29 27
Clouds           B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          20          60          20          30
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0        0.10        0.01        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S        S  L  L  S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  C
Tstms


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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    54      36    59      38    58      38    56
Temp          47   40 49 54 44   37 56 56 44   39 54 56 44   39 52 55
Dewpt         37   35 32 32 33   31 34 34 35   33 34 33 36   33 34 33
PWind dir          NW    NW       W     W       W     W       N    NW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           50    70       5    20      30    50      40    50
Rain shwrs     C    C  L                S  C    S  S  C  C    C  C  C
Tstms                                   S             S

$$
MTZ319-122200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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                      73          44          59          43          62
Temp             54 59 69 70 67 57 50 48 45 46 52 57 56 52 49 46 43 47 53 58 59
Dewpt            44 44 34 31 33 36 39 40 39 38 38 38 37 37 39 39 38 38 36 35 37
RH               69 57 27 23 28 45 66 74 79 73 59 49 49 56 68 76 82 71 52 42 44
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W NW  N  N NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  W
Wind spd          6 10 18 18 14 10  5  4  2  5  8 10 11  8  5  4  5  8 12 16 17
Wind gust           21 34 33 25                                        23 28 27
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          60          80          50          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.21        0.06        0.02        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S     C  C  C  L  C  D  D  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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    60      41    63      43    63      43    59
Temp          49   44 51 59 49   42 56 59 50   43 57 59 49   43 53 58
Dewpt         37   37 36 38 38   36 37 37 38   38 36 34 38   39 35 37
PWind dir           W    NW       W     W       W     W      NW    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           40    70      10    40      40    70      50    70
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  L             C  C    S  C  L  C    C  L  L
Tstms                                   S             S             S

$$
MTZ326-122200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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                      74          40          57          39          57
Temp             53 63 73 74 70 56 48 44 42 44 51 55 55 49 45 42 40 43 48 52 54
Dewpt            41 41 35 33 34 35 39 38 38 38 40 41 39 41 42 40 38 39 37 38 36
RH               64 44 25 22 26 45 71 79 86 79 66 59 55 74 89 93 92 86 65 59 50
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          9 11 13 16 13 11  6  4  2  3  4  6  8  5  5  5  5  6  8 10 10
Wind gust           23 32 34 26
Clouds           B1 SC FW B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12hr                     10          70          90          70          80
QPF 12hr                      0        0.14        0.06        0.12        0.13
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       C  L  C  C  C  D  D  L  L  L  L  L  L  D  D  C
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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            38    58      36    59      38    60      37    55
Temp          44   39 50 57 43   37 53 56 44   39 53 55 43   37 50 54
Dewpt         37   35 36 38 37   34 38 38 38   36 39 39 37   35 35 36
PWind dir           W     W      SW    SW      SW     W       E    NE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           50    60      10    40      60    70      70    80
Rain shwrs     C    S  S  L             C  L    C  C  L  L    C  L  D
Tstms                  S  S             S             S

$$
MTZ330-122200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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          33          53          31          48
Temp             42 51 64 67 65 54 44 38 35 39 48 52 49 41 36 33 31 35 42 45 44
Dewpt            38 36 30 29 29 32 33 32 30 31 30 29 30 33 34 32 31 31 31 31 33
RH               86 56 28 24 26 43 65 79 82 73 49 41 48 73 92 96100 85 65 58 65
Wind dir          S SW SW SW SW SW NW SW  S SW SW SW  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
Wind spd          5  8 10 12  9  4  3  2  2  2  4  6  5  3  2  2  3  4  6  8  6
Wind gust        16 20 26 28 21                                        17 19 17
Clouds           SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          50          90          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03        0.02        0.28        0.15
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  C  C  C  C  S  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L
Snowshwrs                              C  C  S                 D  D  D
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S
Winter Weath                     Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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    51      28    52      32    53      29    53
Temp          33   29 46 48 34   28 48 49 36   32 48 49 33   29 50 50
Dewpt         32   28 30 29 31   28 30 33 34   32 32 31 31   29 29 30
PWind dir           W     W      SW    SW      SW    SW       E     N
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           70    70      30    50      70    80      80    80
Rain shwrs     L    C  C  L  C          C  L    C  C  D  D    L  L  D
Snowshwrs           C  C                                      L  L
Tstms                  S  S             S             S             S

$$
MTZ328-122200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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                      68          38          54          37          55
Temp             52 58 67 68 63 50 42 41 39 41 48 53 51 47 43 40 38 41 48 53 53
Dewpt            44 39 28 26 30 33 35 37 34 37 36 35 34 38 38 37 34 36 35 33 33
RH               74 49 23 20 29 52 76 85 82 85 63 50 52 71 82 89 85 82 60 46 46
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  W  W  S  S  S  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         11 20 28 29 21 13  8  5  5  5  6  8 10 11 10 10  9 11 14 16 13
Wind gust           31 43 43 32
Clouds           B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          80          90          70          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.23        0.11        0.08        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  L  D  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  S
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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            35    58      37    57      38    58      38    54
Temp          42   36 51 57 44   38 53 55 45   39 54 55 42   38 51 54
Dewpt         34   31 31 32 34   31 37 35 37   34 35 33 36   35 35 36
PWind dir           W     W      NE    SW       W    SW       N    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           20    20      10    30      40    60      60    60
Rain shwrs     S          S             C  C    S  S  L  L    C  C  L
Tstms                     S             S             S             S

$$
MTZ305-122200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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                      77          45          62          41          67
Temp             50 58 70 75 73 61 54 49 47 49 56 60 58 51 46 44 42 50 59 64 64
Dewpt            47 48 43 34 33 39 39 39 38 38 40 40 38 39 40 40 38 40 38 35 35
RH               89 69 38 22 23 44 57 68 71 66 55 47 47 63 79 86 86 68 45 34 34
Wind dir         SE  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd          9 13 19 21 19 14 11 11 12 14 17 16 13 10  5  5  5  8 11 11 12
Wind gust                 32
Clouds           B1 SC FW FW B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          40          40          30          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S           S     C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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            42    60      34    65      40    63      38    61
Temp          48   43 53 59 44   35 59 64 49   41 59 61 47   39 55 57
Dewpt         38   38 36 35 31   29 33 32 34   33 38 37 39   34 40 37
PWind dir          NW    NW      NW    NW       E    SW       E     E
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           40    50       5    10      30    50      40    50
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  C                C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C
Tstms                                                 S

$$
MTZ314-122200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
318 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025

Date             Mon 05/12/25            Tue 05/13/25            Wed 05/14/25
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                      74          41          57          40          56
Temp             49 60 69 73 70 57 50 46 43 47 53 56 54 48 46 43 41 45 50 54 54
Dewpt            45 46 35 33 38 39 38 38 37 37 38 38 38 37 39 38 36 39 39 39 37
RH               86 60 28 23 31 51 63 73 79 68 57 51 54 65 76 82 82 79 66 57 52
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         11 13 18 16 13 12 10 10  8 10 11 11 11  9  6  6  9 11 14 14 13
Wind gust           24 28 27 24                                           25
Clouds           B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     20          60          40          60          70
QPF 12hr                      0        0.04        0.03        0.03        0.11
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                         S


Date               Thu 05/15/25  Fri 05/16/25  Sat 05/17/25  Sun 05/18/25
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    51      34    59      38    57      36    51
Temp          47   41 46 51 43   36 55 57 46   39 53 53 44   37 50 50
Dewpt         39   35 38 36 33   29 35 36 37   34 38 37 39   33 37 36
PWind dir          NW    NW       W     W       S     W       E    NE
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr           50    60      10    30      50    70      60    70
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  L             C  C    C  C  L  L    C  L  L
Tstms                                   S             S

$$
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