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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Billings MT
213 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

MTZ235-171000-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
213 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Date           10/16/25      Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun
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                      40          64          37          55          41
Temp          47 47 47 44 42 40 43 55 62 59 51 46 41 39 38 48 54 51 45 43 42 44
Dewpt         44 41 40 37 35 33 34 37 38 39 38 37 34 31 30 30 29 30 29 28 28 29
RH            89 79 76 76 76 76 70 51 41 47 61 71 76 73 73 49 38 44 53 55 57 55
Wind dir       W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd       9  9 11 14 18 18 18 18 18 11 12 12 13 12 12 13 11  9  9 11 13 14
Clouds        OV OV OV B1 FW SC SC FW FW B1 OV B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     30           5          40           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C                       C  C  S  S
Obvis         PF


Date           10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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          65      40    53      33    58      37    58      38    64
Temp          59 54 47   42 48 50 39   34 50 53 43   38 51 52 42   40 57 57
Dewpt         36 39 34   29 33 30 28   25 32 33 29   27 34 34 30   28 34 35
PWind dir        SW       W    NW       W    SW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      50    40      10     0       5    10       5     0
Rain shwrs        C  C    C  C  C

$$
MTZ065-171000-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
213 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Date           10/16/25      Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun
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                      32          60          29          54          36
Temp          45 45 39 37 34 33 39 52 58 55 46 40 35 30 33 46 53 51 43 40 38 40
Dewpt         38 35 33 32 29 28 30 33 32 32 34 34 30 27 27 25 22 25 26 26 25 27
RH            76 68 79 82 82 82 70 48 37 41 63 79 82 88 78 43 29 36 51 57 59 59
Wind dir       W SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd      11 13 21 26 32 32 25 26 23 18 20 20 18 13 13 14 14 11 26 27 29 36
Wind gust              36 44 44 35 36    29 35 33 29          25    36 39 41 51
Clouds        OV B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10           5          50           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.05           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S                          C  C  C  C                          S
Snowshwrs                                          C
Wind chill             25 20 19 27                24                   29 26 27
Min chill              25    19    21          30    20    20          29    26


Date           10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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          61      29    49      26    57      29    58      32    63
Temp          56 48 37   33 43 45 33   27 49 52 40   30 50 52 38   34 55 57
Dewpt         36 35 30   28 28 25 23   20 28 28 27   23 29 28 25   23 29 31
PWind dir        SW       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        WY      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         60      70    50      10     0      10    10       5     5
Rain shwrs     S  L  L    L  C  S
Snowshwrs                    C

$$
MTZ032-171000-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
213 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Date           10/16/25      Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun
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                      40          60          35          54          34
Temp          48 46 44 46 44 41 44 55 59 54 48 44 40 36 39 49 53 48 40 37 35 36
Dewpt         48 45 44 45 41 38 37 40 41 41 39 39 35 32 34 33 31 29 28 26 25 26
RH           100 96100 96 89 89 76 57 51 61 71 82 82 85 82 54 43 47 62 64 66 67
Wind dir      NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      13 13 13 13 13 14 18 21 19 10 10 11 12 12 13 17 14 10  6  8  8  8
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     90           0          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.60           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  C                 C  C


Date           10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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          64      38    53      31    58      35    57      33    65
Temp          58 56 46   40 49 48 38   32 50 52 42   36 51 51 40   35 57 57
Dewpt         37 40 37   32 36 33 31   28 32 31 31   28 35 32 30   28 33 34
PWind dir        SW       W    NW       W    SW      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         30      40    20      10     0       5     5       5     0
Rain shwrs        C  C    S  S

$$
MTZ033-171000-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
213 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Date           10/16/25      Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun
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                      37          58          32          53          29
Temp          49 47 43 42 41 39 44 55 58 53 44 41 38 33 37 49 52 47 36 33 30 33
Dewpt         47 45 43 41 40 37 38 38 37 39 37 36 34 31 31 31 27 28 26 24 22 24
RH            93 93100 96 96 92 79 53 45 59 76 82 85 92 79 50 38 47 67 69 72 69
Wind dir      NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW  W  W SW  S  S
Wind spd      13 16 18 19 18 18 20 25 24 17 12 11 13 13 18 21 21 13 10  9 10 11
Wind gust                 29    32 36 35                   33 32
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     90           5          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.49           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D  L                    S  S


Date           10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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          64      35    51      27    55      32    55      31    63
Temp          59 57 44   38 49 47 34   28 51 50 39   33 52 49 37   33 58 56
Dewpt         35 37 37   32 33 31 29   26 32 30 29   27 34 32 30   27 33 34
PWind dir         S       W    NW      NW     W       S     W       W    SW
Wind char        GN      BZ    BZ      BZ    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B2   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         10      40    10       5     0       5     5       5     0
Rain shwrs           C    S

$$
WYZ199-171000-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
213 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Date           10/16/25      Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun
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                      32          62          31          52          28
Temp          43 42 39 38 36 33 39 57 61 55 44 40 35 32 35 46 51 46 35 32 29 32
Dewpt         39 40 39 38 36 31 33 36 36 38 36 39 34 31 31 28 26 27 26 25 23 24
RH            86 93100100100 92 79 45 39 53 73 96 96 96 85 49 37 47 69 75 78 72
Wind dir      NW NW NW NW SW SW  W NW NW  N SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      12  9  8  8  8  9 10 11 11  5  9 11 12 12 13 16 10  6  6  8  8  8
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B2 FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60           5          70          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.15           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  L  C  S                 C  C  L  L  S  S
Snowshwrs                                                S
Obvis            PF PF PF PF


Date           10/19/25  Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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          68      32    50      25    59      30    56      30    67
Temp          62 57 41   34 47 46 32   26 52 52 37   31 52 50 35   32 60 57
Dewpt         37 39 34   28 30 28 26   21 28 32 27   25 31 32 26   24 31 35
PWind dir         S      NW    NW       W     S      SW    NW      SW     S
Wind char        LT      GN    BZ      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         10      70    50      20     5       5    10       5     0
Rain shwrs           L    L  C  C  S

$$