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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

MTZ312-182200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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                      89          59          96          60          91
Temp          57 56 63 78 86 89 77 68 63 59 69 85 94 95 80 71 65 61 70 85 90 89
Dewpt         49 49 49 49 48 45 47 49 48 47 47 47 44 40 44 47 48 47 48 48 45 44
RH            75 77 60 36 27 22 35 51 58 64 45 27 18 15 28 42 54 60 45 28 21 21
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S SW  W  S SW  S SW SW SW  S SW NE  N SW SW SW  W NW NW
Wind spd       5  4  3  3  5  9  5  5  4  5  4  3  5  8  6  6  5  5  5  5  6 10
Clouds        FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5          20           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       S                                            S
Tstms                            S                                            S


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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            57    82      54    80      52    84      54    89
Temp          68   58 74 81 64   54 71 80 62   53 73 84 64   55 79 87
Dewpt         49   48 49 44 44   45 45 45 44   44 45 43 45   45 46 43
PWind dir          NW    NW      NE    NE      NE    SE       E     W
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           20     5       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     S    S
Tstms          S    S

$$
MTZ303-182200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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                      84          54          91          59          87
Temp          51 50 59 76 82 83 71 62 56 54 65 81 89 89 75 67 63 59 68 81 86 84
Dewpt         41 43 42 41 41 42 46 45 44 44 45 48 46 44 46 48 48 47 48 45 41 40
RH            68 77 53 28 23 24 41 54 64 69 48 32 23 21 36 50 58 64 49 28 21 21
Wind dir       W  W SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW SE SW SW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd       6  5  4  9 10 11  5  4  5  5  3  5  9 10  8  6  8  9 10 12 14 18
Wind gust                 20 21                   19                      27 28
Clouds        FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20           0          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S
Tstms                         S


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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            51    77      48    75      48    80      50    84
Temp          61   51 68 76 58   49 67 75 57   49 69 79 60   51 74 82
Dewpt         44   46 47 40 44   42 43 43 43   41 45 44 46   43 44 42
PWind dir          NW     N      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     5       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ319-182200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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                      89          58          96          59          92
Temp          57 55 59 75 86 88 77 69 63 58 64 82 94 94 83 73 65 60 65 80 89 90
Dewpt         50 51 51 53 50 45 49 47 46 47 49 49 42 36 40 41 41 43 45 47 44 43
RH            77 86 75 46 29 22 37 45 54 67 58 32 17 13 22 31 41 53 48 31 21 20
Wind dir       W SW  N  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SE  E  E  E  W  W  W SW  W NW  W  W
Wind spd       3  2  1  4  6  6  5  3  2  2  2  5  8  8  6  5  3  2  2  5 10 12
Wind gust                 17                      18                      20
Clouds        FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          50           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C
Tstms                      S  C


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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            57    86      54    84      53    88      56    91
Temp          71   58 75 84 67   54 72 84 66   53 76 88 69   57 79 89
Dewpt         46   46 47 36 43   45 48 42 45   45 48 40 42   44 47 40
PWind dir           W    NW      NW     N      NW     E       W     S
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 FW FW FW   CL CL FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr           10     5       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
MTZ326-182200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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                      89          53          96          55          93
Temp          53 51 59 77 87 87 74 65 60 55 64 84 94 94 80 69 61 56 66 84 92 89
Dewpt         48 47 49 49 45 43 46 46 45 43 42 39 33 32 35 36 35 36 38 40 39 39
RH            83 86 69 37 23 21 37 50 58 64 45 20 12 11 20 30 38 47 36 21 16 17
Wind dir       S  S NW NW NW NW  S  S SE  S  S  W NW  E SE SE SE  S  W  W NW NW
Wind spd       4  4  2  3  5  6  6  8  6  5  2  2  4  5  9 10  6  5  2  3  6 10
Wind gust                 16                                              17
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          20           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S
Tstms                      S  S
Obvis          H


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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            53    86      50    86      50    88      51    88
Temp          67   54 76 84 63   51 74 85 63   50 76 87 65   52 78 86
Dewpt         47   46 46 40 46   45 48 43 47   45 45 40 44   43 44 41
PWind dir          NW     W       E     E       E    NE       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10     5       5     0       0     0       5    10

$$
MTZ330-182200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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                      82          40          86          43          85
Temp          44 40 52 75 80 80 67 56 45 40 55 80 85 84 70 58 48 43 57 81 85 83
Dewpt         44 40 44 41 33 32 33 33 31 32 33 30 25 24 28 28 28 30 34 35 34 35
RH           100100 74 29 18 17 28 42 58 73 43 16 11 11 21 32 46 60 42 19 16 18
Wind dir       E  S NE SW SW SW  S SE SE SE  N SW SW SW  S SE SE SE  S SW SW SW
Wind spd       2  1  2 12 14 13  4  3  2  1  0  6 10 10  3  4  2  1  2 11 14 13
Wind gust                 25                                              26 24
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          10           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S
Tstms                   S  S


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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    81      38    83      40    84      42    81
Temp          60   43 76 79 55   38 77 81 55   40 78 80 57   42 75 76
Dewpt         37   38 39 29 38   37 39 32 41   40 40 34 40   39 40 41
PWind dir          SW     W       N     N      NE    NW      NE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr            5     5       5     5       0    10      10    30
Rain shwrs                                                          C

$$
MTZ328-182200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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          49          93          52          89
Temp          49 48 57 78 86 83 69 61 53 50 61 82 90 91 75 65 57 53 64 82 88 85
Dewpt         46 46 48 51 46 45 46 43 41 38 40 39 35 32 30 32 33 34 38 41 39 42
RH            89 93 72 39 25 26 44 51 64 63 46 22 14 12 19 29 40 48 38 23 18 22
Wind dir      SW  S SW  W SW  W  E SW  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W SW  W
Wind spd       5  5  4  5 10 10  6  6  5  5  4  5 10 13 10 10  6  5  3  3  9 10
Wind gust                                                                 19
Clouds        FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     20          20           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S
Tstms                      S  S


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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            50    85      47    85      47    87      50    86
Temp          61   50 75 83 59   47 73 84 60   48 75 85 62   51 77 81
Dewpt         44   43 46 37 40   39 45 37 42   41 46 41 42   39 45 48
PWind dir          NW    NW      NE     N      NE     N       E    SW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW FW FW   CL CL CL FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                          S

$$
MTZ305-182200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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                      90          60          96          61          93
Temp          59 57 65 80 87 89 76 68 63 60 70 87 94 94 82 73 66 62 70 86 92 89
Dewpt         52 53 52 51 47 47 50 52 51 52 53 55 53 51 54 54 53 54 53 55 51 49
RH            78 86 63 36 25 23 40 57 65 75 55 34 25 23 38 51 63 75 55 35 25 25
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW SE  S  S SE  W  W NW  E  E NE NE  W  W NW NW  W
Wind spd       4  4  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  8  9 10
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             80
Max heat               80    86    84          85    93    89          85    89


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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            57    81      52    79      51    82      54    86
Temp          68   58 73 79 61   52 72 78 60   52 74 81 63   55 77 84
Dewpt         54   52 53 48 49   46 46 45 46   44 47 48 48   46 49 50
PWind dir           W    NW      NE    NE       E     E       E    SE
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           20    10       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs          S

$$
MTZ314-182200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
210 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Date             Mon 08/18/25            Tue 08/19/25            Wed 08/20/25
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                      85          58          93          59          88
Temp          56 54 64 77 83 83 71 64 61 59 70 87 92 91 76 68 64 60 69 83 87 85
Dewpt         51 48 51 52 51 52 55 52 49 47 50 50 43 42 47 45 43 44 46 50 49 49
RH            83 80 63 42 33 34 57 65 65 64 49 28 18 18 36 43 46 55 44 32 27 29
Wind dir       S  S  E  E  E  E SE  S SE  S  S  W SW  S SE SE  S SW  W NW NW  N
Wind spd       3  3  2  3  5  4  5  5  5  4  3  4  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  8  9  8
Clouds        B1 FW CL CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
PoP 12hr                     10          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       S                                            S
Tstms                            S                                            S


Date               Thu 08/21/25  Fri 08/22/25  Sat 08/23/25  Sun 08/24/25
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            56    78      51    75      50    78      51    83
Temp          65   57 69 75 58   52 68 74 57   50 72 76 60   52 77 80
Dewpt         52   51 52 49 49   47 49 48 44   42 48 47 47   44 49 48
PWind dir           W    NW       E     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           40    20      10     5       5     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     S    C  S  S
Tstms          S    S  S  S

$$
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