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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

MTZ312-172200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      39          23          42          21          38
Temp          34 31 31 34 37 38 32 28 26 24 29 37 40 41 32 27 24 22 27 32 36 37
Dewpt         28 25 22 20 19 18 16 17 15 14 11  8  8  7  9  9 11 12 13 12 12 12
RH            78 78 69 56 48 44 51 63 62 65 46 29 26 24 37 46 57 65 55 43 36 35
Wind dir      NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE  N NW  N  N NE NE
Wind spd      10 17 18 21 21 20 10  6  6  6 10 11 12 13 10 10  4  5  8  8 10 12
Clouds        B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          20           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                             S
Snow           C  L  S  C  S  S  S
Obvis            BS BS BS
Winter Weath   Y  Y  Y


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            22    51      33    57      35    59      35    65
Temp          28   23 40 51 37   36 54 54 42   36 52 58 43   36 57 64
Dewpt         16   15 17 21 24   25 28 24 27   26 27 26 29   26 30 30
PWind dir          NE    SE      SE    SW       W    NW       E    SW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr           10     5      10    20      10     5       5    10
Rain                                 S  S

$$
MTZ303-172200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      37          21          38          18          35
Temp          30 26 28 31 35 36 28 25 23 21 27 35 38 36 28 23 20 19 24 31 34 34
Dewpt         27 23 22 20 19 15 12 13 13 12 11  8  8  5  9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13
RH            88 88 78 63 52 42 50 60 65 68 50 32 28 27 44 59 71 77 62 47 41 41
Wind dir       N NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N NE NE
Wind spd      23 26 28 31 29 26 13 10 10 11 16 21 23 21 12 10 10  9 10 10 10 11
Wind gust        37
Clouds        OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     50           5           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Snow           C     C  C
Obvis         BS BS BS BS BS BS


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            20    48      29    55      32    57      32    62
Temp          25   21 37 47 33   31 50 52 37   33 51 55 39   33 55 60
Dewpt         17   16 15 18 21   23 25 23 27   26 25 24 27   26 27 27
PWind dir           E    SE       S     W       W    NW       W     S
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       5    20       5     0       5     5
Rain                                 S  S
Snow                                 S

$$
MTZ319-172200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      42          25          45          24          43
Temp          37 32 32 36 40 40 35 31 28 25 30 38 43 44 36 31 28 24 27 35 41 41
Dewpt         24 23 22 18 18 17 17 17 16 14 12 12 11 11 12 11 10 10 11 13 13 14
RH            59 69 66 47 41 39 47 56 60 62 46 34 27 26 36 43 46 54 50 40 31 33
Wind dir      NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      10 12 18 18 19 18 10  6  5  3  4  6 10 14 11 10 10  8  9 10 12 14
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                    100          10           5          10           0
QPF 12hr                   0.06           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Rain           C
Snow           C  L  C
Obvis               BS BS


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            25    56      35    59      34    61      36    67
Temp          31   25 43 56 41   36 51 58 42   34 51 60 43   36 56 66
Dewpt         16   17 20 23 26   28 30 25 25   25 28 25 27   27 31 31
PWind dir           N     E       S     W       W    NW       W     E
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr           10     5      20    20       5     5       5    20
Rain                              S  S  S                           S

$$
MTZ326-172200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      41          19          43          20          43
Temp          32 29 31 35 39 39 32 27 22 19 25 35 41 43 33 29 24 21 26 35 41 42
Dewpt         27 25 24 21 18 16 17 17 16 14 14 14 13 10 14 16 14 12 13 14 15 15
RH            81 85 75 56 42 39 53 65 77 80 62 41 31 25 45 58 65 68 57 41 34 33
Wind dir      SW SW NW  N NW  N  N  N  W SW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N NE  E
Wind spd       9  6 11 16 14 14 10  6  4  3  3  5  5  8  8  6  6  4  5  5  6 11
Clouds        OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     50          10           5          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Snow           L  C  C  S
Winter Weath   Y  Y  Y


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            20    53      30    60      30    58      32    66
Temp          29   21 41 53 37   33 53 56 39   31 49 57 40   33 55 65
Dewpt         18   14 21 25 27   26 33 27 25   23 26 26 29   26 32 34
PWind dir           E    SE      SE    SW       W     W       E     S
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW SC   SC B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20    10      10    30      10     5       5    20
Rain                                 C  S                           S
Snow                S

$$
MTZ330-172200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      36           9          40          11          43
Temp          31 26 26 34 36 34 24 18 13 10 18 35 40 38 27 21 16 12 20 37 43 41
Dewpt         30 24 21 16 17 14 13 12  8  6  7  9 10 11 14 13 11  7 10 14 14 15
RH            96 92 81 47 45 43 62 77 80 83 61 33 28 32 57 71 80 80 64 38 30 34
Wind dir       N  N  N NW NW  N  N NE  E  E NE  E  W NW  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd       6  8  9  6  9 10  6  5  4  2  3  3  5  8  5  5  3  3  5  4  5  9
Clouds        OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          10           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.05           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Snow           C  L  C  C  C
Winter Storm   W  W  W  W  W


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            16    53      25    53      23    54      25    58
Temp          23   16 46 50 32   27 50 50 32   24 47 51 32   26 54 55
Dewpt         17   12 21 23 24   22 28 27 24   18 22 24 26   20 26 29
PWind dir          NE    SE       S    SW      NW     W       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20    10       5    30      10     5       5    30
Rain                                 S  C                        S  C
Snow                S                S                           S

$$
MTZ328-172200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      39          20          42          22          43
Temp          30 28 30 34 37 36 30 26 24 22 24 34 40 41 33 29 25 22 26 35 41 42
Dewpt         28 27 23 18 18 20 21 19 18 17 16 15 13 15 18 18 15 14 14 14 15 15
RH            92 96 75 51 46 52 69 74 77 81 71 45 33 34 53 63 65 71 60 41 34 33
Wind dir      NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  E NE  N  N NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd      11  8  8 10 10 11 10  8  5  6  5  4  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12
Clouds        OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          40           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T           T       00-00
Snow           C  C  S  C        S
Snowshwrs                  L  C
Tstms                      S  S


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            23    55      35    59      31    58      35    66
Temp          30   23 42 54 40   36 54 55 37   31 49 57 40   35 58 62
Dewpt         19   17 20 23 28   27 30 24 24   22 22 22 26   25 31 28
PWind dir          NE    NW       S    SW      NW     W       E    SW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            5     0      10    10       0     0       5    10

$$
MTZ305-172200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      40          23          41          22          40
Temp          33 31 33 37 38 38 33 29 27 25 29 37 40 39 31 26 24 22 27 35 38 38
Dewpt         28 25 25 23 22 21 19 18 18 16 11  9 10  9 14 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
RH            82 78 72 56 52 50 56 63 68 68 46 31 28 28 49 68 74 81 63 45 40 40
Wind dir       W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd      16 19 27 26 27 26 17 13 11 12 20 21 21 21 12 10 10 10 11 10  9 10
Wind gust        29
Clouds        B1 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          20           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snow              C  C  S  S  S


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            21    51      29    59      33    60      33    64
Temp          27   21 41 50 34   31 53 55 40   33 53 59 40   34 57 63
Dewpt         19   17 17 19 20   21 28 28 30   27 29 26 29   27 30 29
PWind dir          NE    SE      SE    SW       W    NW       E    SE
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      BZ    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5    20       5     0       0     5
Rain                                    S

$$
MTZ314-172200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
247 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Date             Wed 04/17/24            Thu 04/18/24            Fri 04/19/24
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                      35          21          37          16          35
Temp          31 28 28 32 35 33 28 26 24 23 27 33 35 36 26 21 18 17 22 29 33 34
Dewpt         23 23 20 20 22 20 19 18 16 14 11  9  8  8  8  8  8 10 11 12 12 12
RH            72 81 71 61 59 58 68 71 71 68 50 36 32 30 46 56 64 73 62 48 41 39
Wind dir      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd      14 16 18 23 25 21 17 16 16 14 17 18 19 18 12 10 11 10 11 11 10 10
Wind gust                    32
Clouds        B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          20          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     1           T       00-00
Snow           S  C     C  C  S  S
Obvis            BS BS BS BS BS BS


Date               Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24  Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24
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            18    46      28    56      31    54      31    62
Temp          23   19 38 45 31   33 53 52 37   32 48 53 36   32 56 60
Dewpt         14   12 15 19 21   23 31 27 26   24 27 26 26   24 31 32
PWind dir           E    SE       S     W       W    NW      SE     S
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      BZ    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr           10    10       5    30      20     5       5    10
Rain                                 S  C  S
Snow                                 S

$$
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