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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

MTZ312-232200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      56          39          63          39          66
Temp          43 41 43 49 54 55 48 44 41 40 47 56 61 62 53 46 42 40 51 62 65 63
Dewpt         41 38 39 34 34 34 36 36 35 33 35 36 37 38 38 38 36 33 36 39 39 39
RH            93 89 86 56 46 45 63 73 79 76 63 47 41 41 57 73 79 76 56 43 38 41
Wind dir      NE  N  N  N NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  E  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd      23 21 18 13  8  5  5  9 10 10 13 13 12 10  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  9
Clouds        OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          30          30          20          50
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.02        0.03        0.01        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain           L  C  S
Rain shwrs                    S  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  S  S              C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S              S  S  S


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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            44    66      43    74      47    80      52    78
Temp          50   44 59 65 49   44 66 73 55   48 73 79 59   53 72 72
Dewpt         39   34 35 35 34   32 36 37 40   37 41 42 44   42 43 38
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW       S    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr           40    20       5     0       0     5      20    30
Rain                S  S  S                              S    S     C
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ303-232200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      56          37          61          37          65
Temp          37 34 42 49 54 53 46 42 40 38 45 54 58 59 51 45 39 38 49 60 64 63
Dewpt         34 33 35 34 34 37 39 38 37 36 37 36 38 38 38 37 34 34 35 36 36 36
RH            89 96 76 56 46 54 76 86 89 92 73 50 47 45 61 73 82 85 58 41 35 36
Wind dir       N  N  N NW NW  N  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd      12 10 11 10  6  8  5  5  6  6 10 13 13 12  8  5  5  6  8 10 12 14
Clouds        B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          60          40          20          40
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.16        0.06        0.01        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          S
Rain shwrs                 S  L  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  S  S              C  C
Tstms                      S  S     S           S  S  S  S              S  S


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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    64      41    71      44    77      49    70
Temp          47   42 60 62 47   41 65 69 52   45 71 75 56   49 67 67
Dewpt         35   33 35 33 33   32 35 36 37   37 40 39 40   39 37 35
PWind dir           W     W       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char          GN    BZ      BZ    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr           20    10       0     0       0     5      20    20
Rain           S                                              S     S

$$
MTZ319-232200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      56          38          66          42          66
Temp          44 41 42 47 54 55 51 46 40 38 45 57 64 65 58 50 45 42 50 62 65 63
Dewpt         38 35 35 35 33 32 34 33 31 31 32 34 35 34 35 35 34 33 36 39 39 36
RH            79 79 76 63 45 41 52 60 70 76 60 42 34 31 42 56 65 70 58 43 38 36
Wind dir      NW NW NW  N  N  W  W  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W
Wind spd      13 14 14 13 10  8  6  6  5  5  4  5  9  9  4  3  2  2  2  4  8 10
Wind gust     24 26 28 25
Clouds        OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     90          20          20          20          50
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.01           0           0        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain           D  D  L                                            S  S
Rain shwrs                                      S  S  S  S              C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  S                    C  C  S


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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    67      43    76      48    83      52    78
Temp          52   43 58 66 52   43 66 75 57   48 75 79 62   52 71 73
Dewpt         36   34 34 32 34   33 37 36 38   36 44 40 43   41 43 38
PWind dir           W     W      SW    SW      SW     S       S     W
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr           40    20       0     0       0    10      20    30
Rain                S  S                                 S
Rain shwrs     C                                                    C
Tstms          S                                                    S

$$
MTZ326-232200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      49          28          62          36          63
Temp          40 36 34 40 45 49 42 36 31 29 40 52 59 62 51 45 39 37 47 57 62 60
Dewpt         38 34 33 38 39 34 34 30 27 25 30 36 36 35 36 36 33 32 36 39 40 41
RH            92 92 96 92 79 56 73 79 85 85 67 54 42 36 56 70 79 82 65 51 44 49
Wind dir       W  W NW NW NW NW  S SE SE SE  S  W  W  W  S SE SE SE SW NW  W  W
Wind spd       5  5  8  9  6  5  5  5  5  5  3  4  6  6  3  3  3  2  2  3  4  5
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100           5          20          20          60
QPF 12hr                   0.54           0           0        0.01        0.07
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Rain           D  D                                               S  S
Rain shwrs              C  S                    S  S  S  S              L  L  L
Snow              D  D
Tstms                   S  S                    S  S                    S  S  S
Winter Weath   Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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    64      38    72      43    78      47    77
Temp          47   39 55 63 46   38 63 72 52   44 70 76 56   47 70 72
Dewpt         40   36 37 37 35   32 38 38 38   36 44 41 42   39 44 42
PWind dir          SW     W      SW    SW      SE    SW      SE     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   CL FW FW SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr           60    30       5     0       0    10      10    30
Rain                   C  C
Rain shwrs     L    C                                               C
Tstms          S    S                                               S

$$
MTZ330-232200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      44          23          55          29          54
Temp          31 28 32 34 42 42 36 29 25 24 34 47 53 54 43 35 31 29 40 51 54 51
Dewpt         30 27 27 27 30 28 29 27 24 24 27 30 28 27 29 29 27 27 29 31 32 31
RH            96 96 81 75 62 57 75 92 96100 75 51 38 35 57 78 85 92 64 46 43 46
Wind dir      SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  S  S SE SW SW SW SW  S SE  E  E SW SW SW SW
Wind spd       5  5  5  5  6  5  2  1  1  1  2  6  6  5  2  2  1  1  2  5  6  5
Wind gust     16                                  17 17                      17
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          10          20          20          70
QPF 12hr                   0.10           0           0           0        0.09
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              S  S
Rain shwrs                 C                    S  S  S  S              L  L  L
Snow           D  L  D
Snowshwrs               D  C
Tstms                   S  S                    S  S                    C  C  C
Obvis                              PF PF PF
Winter Storm   W  W  W  W  W


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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            31    54      29    63      33    69      38    69
Temp          38   31 48 53 37   29 58 61 42   33 65 67 46   38 65 66
Dewpt         33   30 30 28 30   27 31 29 34   29 34 31 36   34 37 32
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           60    30       5     0       0    10       5    20
Rain                   C  C
Rain shwrs     L    C                                               S
Tstms          C    S                                               S

$$
MTZ328-232200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      49          28          61          36          61
Temp          33 33 34 39 47 48 41 35 30 29 39 53 59 60 50 44 39 37 44 56 60 58
Dewpt         31 31 33 35 34 33 34 30 27 25 30 34 30 29 34 35 33 32 34 37 35 35
RH            92 92 96 85 60 56 76 82 88 85 70 48 33 31 54 70 79 82 68 49 39 42
Wind dir      SW SW  W  N  N SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SE SW  S  S SW  W  W NW
Wind spd      11 10 11 12 10  5  4  5  5  6  5  6  9  9  5  5  4  4  4  6  8  9
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     90           5          20          20          60
QPF 12hr                   0.21           0           0        0.01        0.08
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                           S  C  C
Rain shwrs              C                       S  S  S  S  S           L  L  C
Snow           D  D  D
Tstms                   S                       S  S  S  S              C  C  S
Winter Weath   Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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            36    62      37    71      43    77      47    75
Temp          43   37 53 61 44   37 62 71 51   43 69 74 55   47 70 73
Dewpt         36   32 33 31 32   31 35 33 37   35 41 38 39   38 40 34
PWind dir           W    SW      SW    SW       S    SW       S    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           50    10       0     0       0     5      10    20
Rain shwrs     C    S                                               S
Tstms          S    S                                               S

$$
MTZ305-232200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      58          40          63          40          69
Temp          44 39 44 53 56 56 51 46 43 41 47 56 60 62 54 46 42 40 52 65 68 67
Dewpt         39 37 37 36 36 36 39 40 39 38 39 42 41 42 43 41 39 38 41 44 42 42
RH            82 92 76 52 47 47 63 79 86 89 74 59 49 48 66 83 89 92 66 46 39 40
Wind dir      NE NE NE  N  N NW  W  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  S SE  S  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd      12 10 11 11  9  6  4  5  4  5  8 10 10  9  4  4  3  3  4  6  8  9
Clouds        B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          50          60          20          40
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.05        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S  S  S  C  S  S  L  L  S  S              C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  S                    S  S  S


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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            45    70      45    75      48    82      54    78
Temp          52   45 63 69 53   45 68 74 55   48 76 80 61   54 73 73
Dewpt         44   39 41 42 40   37 41 41 41   40 45 45 46   43 46 42
PWind dir          SW     W       W     W      SW    SW       S    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC B1 SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr           30    30      10     5       0     5      20    30
Rain                      C                              S    S     C
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S

$$
MTZ314-232200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
242 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

Date             Thu 05/23/24            Fri 05/24/24            Sat 05/25/24
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                      50          34          59          36          62
Temp          41 37 38 43 48 49 43 37 36 35 45 54 57 58 48 42 39 37 49 59 61 60
Dewpt         39 36 37 38 35 33 34 31 31 30 33 36 38 40 38 36 34 32 36 39 42 41
RH            92 96 96 82 60 54 70 79 82 82 62 50 49 51 68 79 82 82 61 47 49 49
Wind dir      NE  N  N  N NW NW  W  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  S  S  S  S NW  N NE  W
Wind spd      10 12 13 13 12 10  5  5  5  6  6  9  9  8  4  5  4  4  3  5  6  6
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     90          20          40          20          60
QPF 12hr                   0.18        0.02        0.04        0.01        0.13
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain           D  D  L  S
Rain shwrs                       S  S           C  C  S  S              L  L  C
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S              C  C  C


Date               Sun 05/26/24  Mon 05/27/24  Tue 05/28/24  Wed 05/29/24
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    62      40    69      44    76      50    75
Temp          46   41 56 61 46   41 63 68 50   45 73 74 56   51 72 70
Dewpt         41   35 37 38 36   31 36 39 39   36 43 44 44   41 45 43
PWind dir           W     W       W     W      SW    SW       S     W
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr           50    40      10     5       0     5      20    30
Rain                   C
Rain shwrs     C    C     C                              S          C
Tstms          C    S     S                              S          S

$$
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