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National Weather Service Billings MT
549 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

MTZ235-161000-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
549 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

Date           07/15/25      Wed 07/16/25            Thu 07/17/25            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      53          65          51          85          60
Temp             57 57 55 54 54 55 57 62 65 62 57 53 52 60 73 82 85 76 68 62 60
Dewpt            56 56 55 54 53 55 54 54 53 52 52 50 49 54 56 55 54 56 56 54 54
RH               96 96100100 96100 90 75 65 70 83 89 89 81 55 40 35 50 65 75 81
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  N  E  E  E  E NE  N NW  W
Wind spd         14 16 14 14 13 11 10 11 11 10  9  5  3  3  4  6  8  6  6  5  4
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                    100          50           5           5          30
QPF 12hr                   0.39        0.05           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              D  L  L  L  C  C  S  C                          C  C
Tstms             C  S  S
Obvis            PF PF PF PF PF  F                PF


Date           07/18/25  Sat 07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          83      60    91      62    91      61    89      60    83
Temp          77 82 68   60 84 90 71   62 85 90 71   61 82 88 70   60 78 83
Dewpt         57 54 55   53 58 53 54   51 51 46 52   49 51 49 51   49 54 51
PWind dir         N       E     S      SE     W       N    NW       N     N
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10     5      10    10      10    10      20    20
Rain                                                           S          S
Tstms                                                          S          S

$$
MTZ065-161000-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
549 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

Date           07/15/25      Wed 07/16/25            Thu 07/17/25            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      45          65          45          88          49
Temp             54 51 49 47 46 49 56 63 64 57 51 48 46 60 78 86 87 72 60 53 50
Dewpt            48 47 48 47 46 46 46 47 45 47 47 46 45 47 47 43 41 44 46 46 43
RH               80 86 96100100 89 69 56 50 69 86 93 96 62 33 22 20 37 60 77 77
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SW  W  W  W NW NE  E SW  W
Wind spd         19 17 13 11 10 10 12 16 16 12  6  5  4  6  9 12 12 10  5  3  3
Wind gust        29 28                      23
Clouds           OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          30           0          10          20
QPF 12hr                   0.15        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                       S
Rain              D  L  C  C        S  S                          S  S
Tstms             C  S
Obvis               PF PF  F  F                PF  F


Date           07/18/25  Sat 07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          87      51    91      52    89      51    87      51    83
Temp          82 84 63   52 88 89 64   53 85 88 64   51 82 86 63   51 79 83
Dewpt         47 48 52   47 48 44 49   42 42 40 46   43 43 40 45   43 46 46
PWind dir        NW      SE     W      SW     W       W     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC   SC FW SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      10    10      10    10      10    10      20    20
Rain                                                           S          S
Tstms                                                          S          S

$$
MTZ032-161000-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
549 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

Date           07/15/25      Wed 07/16/25            Thu 07/17/25            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      52          64          49          83          57
Temp             59 57 55 53 53 52 56 61 63 59 54 51 50 59 71 80 82 73 65 60 57
Dewpt            58 56 55 53 53 52 51 51 53 51 50 50 49 54 58 60 59 59 57 56 54
RH               96 96100100100100 83 70 70 75 86 96 96 83 63 51 46 62 75 87 90
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E NE  N
Wind spd         16 16 13 13 13 12 10  9  9  8  8  8 10 11 11 11 10  8  5  5  5
Wind gust                 25 25
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     90          70           5           5          40
QPF 12hr                   0.57        0.13           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              D  D  D  D  C  C  S                                      C
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  C
Tstms             C  S  S  S                                      C  C  S
Obvis            PF PF PF PF PF  F                PF


Date           07/18/25  Sat 07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          85      60    90      63    91      62    89      60    85
Temp          78 84 68   60 81 88 71   63 85 89 72   62 83 88 68   60 81 85
Dewpt         57 54 54   55 60 58 58   57 59 53 56   54 55 53 53   53 58 56
PWind dir         N      NE     E      SE    SW      NE    NW      NE     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    10      20    10      20    10      20    20
Rain                               S                  S             S  S
Tstms                              S                  S             S

$$
MTZ033-161000-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
549 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

Date           07/15/25      Wed 07/16/25            Thu 07/17/25            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      48          61          44          73          52
Temp             59 56 53 50 49 48 51 57 61 54 49 45 45 56 64 71 73 64 58 54 53
Dewpt            55 55 52 50 49 47 45 46 46 47 46 43 43 47 50 52 53 55 53 52 52
RH               87 96 96100100 96 80 67 58 77 89 93 93 72 60 51 49 73 83 93 96
Wind dir         NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E
Wind spd         18 17 13 13 14 16 12 10 10  8  8  9 11 17 19 19 17 13 11  6  4
Wind gust              25
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     90          80           5           5          40
QPF 12hr                   0.33        0.20           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              S  D  D  D  L  C  C
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  C  C
Tstms             S  S  S  S                                      C  C  C  C
Obvis               PF PF PF PF                PF  F


Date           07/18/25  Sat 07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          82      54    85      58    88      58    86      56    83
Temp          75 81 61   55 79 84 66   59 82 87 66   59 81 85 63   57 78 82
Dewpt         56 54 53   53 59 59 58   56 61 59 57   55 56 55 55   53 57 56
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE    SE       S    NW      NE     E
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    20      30    20      20    10      20    20
Rain                            S  C    C     S  S    S        S    S  S  S
Tstms                           S  C    S     S  S    S        S    S     S

$$
WYZ199-161000-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
549 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

Date           07/15/25      Wed 07/16/25            Thu 07/17/25            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      49          63          45          85          54
Temp             63 57 54 52 50 53 56 61 63 57 50 48 46 60 76 84 84 71 62 58 54
Dewpt            59 56 54 51 50 52 53 54 54 53 50 47 45 52 56 57 56 56 54 51 50
RH               87 96100 96100 96 90 78 72 86100 96 96 75 50 40 38 59 75 77 86
Wind dir         NE  N  N  N NW NW  N NE NE SE SE  S  S  E  E  E NE SW SW  W  W
Wind spd         10  9  6  8 11 12  9  9 10  9  6  3  2  2  4  6  6  5  4  4  4
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                    100          80           5           5          20
QPF 12hr                   0.71        0.16           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              D  D  D  D  L  L                                S  S
Rain shwrs                          C  C
Tstms             C  C  S  C  S     C  S
Obvis                F  F  F  F  F           F  F  F PF


Date           07/18/25  Sat 07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          85      54    89      55    91      56    88      54    87
Temp          78 84 63   55 83 87 66   56 86 89 66   56 82 86 64   55 84 87
Dewpt         57 59 55   51 57 55 52   46 48 48 49   46 50 50 49   45 50 50
PWind dir         N      SE    NE       S    NW      SW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC B1   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         10      20    10      10     5       5    10      10    10
Rain                 S

$$