| NWS Forecast for: Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains Issued by: National Weather Service Great Falls, MT Last Update: 552 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026 | |
Today: Very windy. Blowing snow through the day. Rain early in the morning. Snow in the morning. Snow likely in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow accumulation up to 9 inches. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. West winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 80 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Tonight: Windy. Snow likely in the evening, then snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the evening. Snow accumulation up to 7 inches. Lows 26 to 32. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 70 mph decreasing to 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 55 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Friday: Breezy, snow. Snow accumulation up to 6 inches. Highs 33 to 43. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Friday Night: Snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Lows 26 to 32. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph decreasing to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Saturday: Windy, snow. Heavy snow accumulations. Highs 32 to 40. West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Saturday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance of snow after midnight. Moderate snow accumulations. Lows 9 to 15. Chance of snow 70 percent. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs 25 to 33. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. Light snow accumulations. Lows 21 to 27. Chance of snow 70 percent. Monday: Not as cool. Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs 41 to 49. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Monday Night: Not as cool. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the evening, then slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows 35 to 41. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Tuesday: Not as cool. Partly sunny. Highs 51 to 61. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 41. Wednesday: Warmer. Partly sunny. Highs 58 to 68. | |
| Zone Forecast: Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains | |
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