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Central and Southwest Montana Area Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
337 AM MDT Tue May 12 2026

MTZ301>314-316>318-130000-
Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
337 AM MDT Tue May 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR East Glacier Park Region...Northern High
Plains...Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central
Pondera...Hill County...Northern Blaine County...Southern Rocky
Mountain Front...Southern High Plains...Western and Central
Chouteau County...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern
Blaine...Fergus County below 4500ft...Snowy and Judith
Mountains...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Eastern Toole and Liberty...Cascade County
below 5000ft...Judith Basin County and Judith Gap...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 80...60 to 70 in the mountains.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Highs 80 to 90...
65 to 75 in the mountains. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon and evening.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Chance of rain showers. Lows
40 to 50. Highs 60 to 70.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 60 to 70.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 35 to 45.
Highs 50 to 60.

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MTZ315-319>330-130000-
Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
337 AM MDT Tue May 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Helena Valley...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 85...65 to 75 in the mountains.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Increasing clouds. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Highs 75 to
85...65 to 75 in the mountains. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with
gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon and evening.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows 30 to 40. Highs 55 to 65.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 60 to 70.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 35 to 40.
Highs 50 to 60.

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