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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

MTZ312-152200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      68          39          53          29          39
Temp             46 52 63 66 65 55 49 44 40 45 50 52 48 40 36 32 30 31 34 38 39
Dewpt            40 40 38 35 33 31 30 27 25 22 17 15 18 23 25 22 19 19 17 15 13
RH               79 63 39 32 30 40 48 51 55 40 27 23 30 50 64 66 63 61 49 38 34
Wind dir         SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd          6  9  9 10 13 13 14 14 16 20 26 25 20 14 13 16 16 18 18 17 14
Wind gust                                      39 37
Clouds           B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10          10          80          60
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0        0.13        0.06
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       S
Snow                                                  C  C  D  D  L  L  C  C  S
Obvis                                                               BS BS


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    40      21    40      22    48      28    60
Temp          30   24 35 39 28   22 34 39 29   23 39 48 34   29 50 58
Dewpt         16   14 10 10 13   11 10 10 14   13 16 20 23   21 27 26
PWind dir           N    NW       N     N      NE     E      SE    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC FW SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20    20      10    10       5     5      10    20
Rain                                                                S
Snow           S    S  S  S

$$
MTZ303-152200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      65          35          47          24          37
Temp             40 50 62 63 61 50 44 41 37 38 45 43 40 34 30 27 25 27 33 36 36
Dewpt            32 35 33 30 29 29 28 25 23 20 20 24 22 23 22 19 17 16 14 12 12
RH               73 56 33 29 29 44 53 52 56 48 36 47 48 64 72 71 71 63 45 36 36
Wind dir          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd         10 18 21 25 27 21 23 23 20 26 33 31 24 19 21 24 25 26 27 26 21
Wind gust                       33 35 35 31 36 54 50          34
Clouds           SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0          50          60          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03        0.03           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snow                                      S  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    36      19    37      22    46      25    57
Temp          25   23 34 36 23   20 32 36 25   22 38 45 30   26 48 55
Dewpt         14   13 11  9 10   10  7  9 14   14 14 17 19   19 23 23
PWind dir          NW     N       N     N      NE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    10       5     5       0     5       5    10

$$
MTZ319-152200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      68          38          55          30          39
Temp             47 53 62 66 64 54 49 43 39 43 51 53 50 42 38 34 30 31 35 38 39
Dewpt            38 38 39 34 31 30 29 26 25 25 23 20 18 19 23 23 21 20 18 16 15
RH               71 57 43 30 29 40 46 51 57 49 33 27 28 39 54 64 69 63 49 40 37
Wind dir          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd         10 11 14 18 21 18 18 16 12 14 20 25 21 16 12 13 14 17 16 17 16
Wind gust                          28          31 37
Clouds           SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     20           5          10          70          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.09        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 S     S
Snow                                                  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  S


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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            24    41      24    41      24    52      32    60
Temp          30   24 35 40 30   24 35 40 30   24 40 52 38   32 50 58
Dewpt         16   16 12 13 14   14 11 13 15   16 18 22 24   25 29 29
PWind dir           N     N       N     N       N    NE      SW     W
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20    20      10    10       5     5      10    20
Rain                                                                S
Snow           S       S  S

$$
MTZ326-152200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      64          32          57          27          38
Temp             44 48 55 58 62 51 45 40 34 39 51 55 51 40 36 33 29 28 33 36 37
Dewpt            35 38 40 41 39 34 32 30 28 27 28 27 25 26 25 26 24 22 19 17 16
RH               70 68 57 53 43 52 60 67 78 62 41 34 36 57 64 75 81 78 56 45 42
Wind dir          S  W NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd          4  5  8 10 13 12  8  6  5  5 16 18 18 12  9 10  8 13 16 14 18
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     70          20          30          80          70
QPF 12hr                   0.05           0        0.01        0.26        0.15
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              C  C                          C  C  D
Rain shwrs              L  C  S
Snow                                                     D  D  D  L  L  C  C  S
Tstms                   S  S  S


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    41      19    41      20    49      27    58
Temp          26   19 35 41 27   20 34 40 28   21 39 49 35   28 48 55
Dewpt         17   14 16 15 17   13 15 15 17   15 19 24 26   22 29 32
PWind dir          NW    NW      NE    NE       E     E       E    SW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20    20      10    10      10    10      10    20
Rain                                                             S  S
Snow           S       S  S                                      S

$$
MTZ330-152200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      55          25          48          23          38
Temp             33 39 52 55 51 41 35 30 26 32 45 48 45 36 32 27 24 26 35 38 34
Dewpt            29 31 35 35 35 35 31 26 23 25 28 29 29 27 26 21 18 18 19 18 17
RH               85 73 52 47 54 79 85 85 88 75 51 47 53 69 78 78 77 71 52 44 49
Wind dir          S  N  N  N  N NW  W  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd          3  5 10 10 11  5  4  3  3  8 13 16 17 13 11  6  5 10 10 10 13
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          30          20          80          70
QPF 12hr                   0.11        0.05        0.02        0.21        0.21
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              S                             S  S
Rain shwrs              C  L  C
Snow                                                  D  D  D  D  L  L  L  L  C
Tstms                   C  C  C
Winter Storm                                          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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            11    38      13    41      15    49      22    53
Temp          21   12 35 36 21   14 37 40 23   16 44 47 30   23 48 49
Dewpt         13    7 11 13 13    8 15 16 16   11 19 20 23   17 28 29
PWind dir           N     N       N     N      NE    NE       S     S
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           30    20      10    20      10    10      10    30
Rain                                                                C
Snow           C          S             S                        S

$$
MTZ328-152200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      60          32          56          28          37
Temp             40 45 55 58 59 48 41 37 34 38 51 55 50 41 35 30 28 29 34 36 36
Dewpt            32 35 37 36 34 31 31 30 28 26 26 23 24 25 24 22 20 20 18 16 15
RH               73 68 51 44 39 51 67 75 78 62 37 29 36 52 64 72 71 69 51 43 42
Wind dir         SW  W  N NW NW NW  S  S SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          8  6 10 13 14 11  8  9  8  9 13 18 17 12  9  8  9 13 13 14 14
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          10          10          60          50
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0        0.12        0.10
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                  C
Rain shwrs              S  C
Snow                                                     C  L  L  C  C  S  S
Tstms                   S  S


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    41      21    41      23    51      31    59
Temp          26   21 35 40 28   22 35 41 29   24 42 51 38   32 50 57
Dewpt         17   14 14 13 17   14 14 14 18   17 20 21 27   24 29 28
PWind dir           N     N      NE    NE      NE     N       E     W
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           10     5       5     5       0     5      10    20
Rain                                                             S  S
Snow                                                             S

$$
MTZ305-152200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      72          40          55          28          41
Temp             45 50 65 70 70 59 53 48 42 45 52 54 49 39 35 32 29 31 37 41 40
Dewpt            37 38 41 38 36 36 34 32 29 26 23 23 27 27 27 23 22 21 19 18 17
RH               73 63 41 31 29 42 48 54 60 47 32 30 42 62 72 69 75 66 48 39 39
Wind dir          E SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          2  5  8  9 11 10 17 14 14 21 27 28 25 18 17 18 18 24 25 24 23
Wind gust                                      40 42                   37 34
Clouds           B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10          20          30          20
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       S                    S  S  S  S
Snow                                                     S  C  C  S  S  S  S


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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            26    40      21    41      24    49      27    60
Temp          29   26 36 38 26   21 35 40 28   24 42 48 33   28 50 58
Dewpt         18   17 13 11 14   12 11 13 17   16 16 19 21   19 26 26
PWind dir          NW    NW      NW    NW      NE    SE      SE     S
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            5    10       5     5       0     0       5    10

$$
MTZ314-152200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
302 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date             Mon 04/15/24            Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24
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                      62          36          52          25          34
Temp             46 50 57 59 59 51 47 42 38 42 49 51 48 37 33 29 26 27 30 32 34
Dewpt            40 42 43 42 41 39 33 30 26 24 21 19 17 22 24 24 22 21 19 17 16
RH               79 74 59 53 51 63 58 62 62 48 33 28 29 54 69 81 85 78 63 53 47
Wind dir          S  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  8 10 11 10 10 14 18 17 18 25 27 23 19 14 18 18 20 21 24 23
Wind gust                                      37 40    29          31 33 36 34
Clouds           OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     70          20           5          60          50
QPF 12hr                   0.09           0           0        0.10        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  L  C  S
Snow                                                  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms                S  C  S  S
Obvis                                                            BS BS BS BS


Date               Thu 04/18/24  Fri 04/19/24  Sat 04/20/24  Sun 04/21/24
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    36      18    35      18    44      25    57
Temp          25   21 33 34 23   19 31 35 25   19 38 43 29   28 50 54
Dewpt         15   13 13 11 12   10 11 12 13   11 17 21 20   20 27 31
PWind dir          NW    NW      NW    NW      NE    SE      SE     S
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           20    30      10    20       5    10      10    20
Rain                                                                S
Snow           S       S  C             S

$$
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