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National Weather Service Billings MT
1258 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

MTZ235-152200-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
1258 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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          44          68          48          75
Temp                      66 64 58 53 48 44 50 60 68 64 59 53 52 48 52 62 74 74
Dewpt                     38 36 38 40 40 40 43 44 44 43 44 44 47 46 49 49 50 51
RH                        36 35 47 61 74 86 77 55 42 46 57 71 83 93 89 62 43 44
Wind dir                   E  E NE NE NW  W  W  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  E  E  E  E
Wind spd                  13 16 12 11  6  8  8  8 12 13 10  9  6  5  3  5  9  8
Clouds                    FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                         K                               PF PF


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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            56    79      54    71      51    74      49    77
Temp          62   56 71 67 57   54 64 69 56   51 67 72 56   49 70 75
Dewpt         53   52 54 54 55   52 54 50 49   47 49 45 45   44 46 42
PWind dir           S    NW      NW     W       W     W       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC FW CL   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr            5    60      90    50      30    10       0     0
Rain shwrs                L  D    L  C  C  C    S
Tstms                     S  C          S

$$
MTZ065-152200-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
1258 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      69          40          71          43          77
Temp                      68 64 53 48 44 40 49 61 70 66 56 49 46 43 51 66 77 71
Dewpt                     39 34 35 36 36 34 37 40 39 38 39 39 40 39 42 47 47 47
RH                        34 32 50 63 73 79 63 46 32 36 53 68 79 86 71 50 35 42
Wind dir                   E  E  E SE NW  W  W NW NE  E  E  E  E  S NW  E  E SE
Wind spd                  16 18 13  8  3  5  8  6 12 20 24 14  6  3  4  3  8 10
Wind gust                       24                   31 36 27 17
Clouds                    FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC OV B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S  S
Tstms                                                                      S  S


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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            50    76      46    71      45    75      45    78
Temp          56   50 69 65 52   47 64 67 53   46 67 71 54   46 70 74
Dewpt         48   46 49 46 49   47 46 40 41   40 41 33 35   35 37 32
PWind dir           S     W      SW     W      SW     W       S     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW CL   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           20    70      80    50      20     5       0     0
Rain shwrs     S       S  L  D    C  C  C  S
Tstms          S          S  C          C  S

$$
MTZ032-152200-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
1258 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      67          49          71          47          76
Temp                      63 63 56 54 52 49 58 69 70 67 58 52 48 47 54 69 75 74
Dewpt                     40 40 41 40 41 43 48 50 49 49 49 49 48 47 51 53 54 56
RH                        43 43 57 59 66 80 69 51 47 52 72 89100100 90 57 48 53
Wind dir                   E  E  E  E  E NE  E NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE
Wind spd                   6 11 13 13 13  9  5 14 16 13  9  9  9  8 10 12 14 16
Clouds                    CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                                                      PF PF PF


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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            57    81      56    70      51    71      48    75
Temp          62   57 74 72 60   57 67 67 55   51 68 68 53   48 70 73
Dewpt         58   57 61 59 60   57 58 55 54   51 53 50 50   48 50 48
PWind dir          SE    SE       N    NW      NW    NW       E    SE
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 OV   OV B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr           10    40      90    70      50    40       5     5
Rain shwrs             S  C  D    D  L  L  C    C  C  C
Tstms                        C    S     S  S

$$
MTZ033-152200-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
1258 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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          46          77          42          72
Temp                      68 64 50 47 46 46 58 73 77 67 53 44 42 42 51 66 72 65
Dewpt                     41 40 36 38 40 42 46 48 49 47 46 44 42 42 47 51 54 54
RH                        37 41 58 71 79 86 64 41 37 49 77100100100 86 58 53 68
Wind dir                   N  E  E  E SE SE SE  W NW  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd                   0 10 14 17 19 18 17  9 14 16 12  9  9  9 13 18 20 21
Wind gust                          27 33 29 27                            31 32
Clouds                    FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C
Obvis                                                      PF PF PF


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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            52    78      51    69      48    71      45    74
Temp          55   53 72 71 58   55 66 63 53   51 68 65 50   48 71 69
Dewpt         53   53 60 58 57   55 56 54 53   51 51 49 49   47 48 46
PWind dir          SE    SE      SE     S      SW    NW       E    SE
Wind char          BZ    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   B2 B2 B1 B2   OV B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr           20    30      80    80      60    50      20    10
Rain shwrs          S  S  C  D    D  D  D  L    C  C  C  S
Tstms                        C          S  S             S

$$
WYZ199-152200-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
1258 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      71          44          72          43          77
Temp                      70 69 58 51 46 45 57 69 71 68 53 47 44 43 56 72 76 75
Dewpt                     37 35 38 38 37 38 40 41 41 42 42 41 42 43 48 51 52 54
RH                        30 28 47 61 71 76 53 36 34 39 66 79 93100 74 48 43 48
Wind dir                  SE SE SE  S  W  W NW NW NW  N  W  S  S  S  E SE SE SE
Wind spd                  14 16 12  6  5  4  9 13 11  9  4  3  3  3  5  6 11  4
Wind gust                       23
Clouds                    FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                                      S
Obvis                                                         PF PF


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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            51    78      48    71      43    73      41    78
Temp          57   51 75 69 53   50 69 67 49   44 70 69 48   42 74 74
Dewpt         53   49 54 54 53   49 52 49 46   42 45 43 41   36 40 40
PWind dir           S    NE      NW    NW       W    NW       W     E
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC SC B2 OV   B2 B1 B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr            5    80      90    80      40    20       5     5
Rain shwrs             S  D  D    C  C  D  C    S  S  S
Tstms                     S  C          C  S

$$