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Central and Southwest Montana Area Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1238 PM MDT Wed Jul 22 2026

MTZ301>314-316>318-230000-
Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1238 PM MDT Wed Jul 22 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR Hill County...Northern Blaine County...Bears
Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine...Fergus County below 4500ft...

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs 85 to 90...70 to
80 in the mountains.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke. Lows 60 to 65.
.THURSDAY...Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.  and patchy smoke
through the day. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon and evening. Highs 90 to 100...75 to 85 in the
mountains.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke. Lows 60 to 65. Highs 90 to
100.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. Highs 95 to 105.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. Highs 90 to 100.

$$

MTZ315-319>330-230000-
Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1238 PM MDT Wed Jul 22 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR Northwest
Beaverhead County...Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead
Mountains...Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial
Mountains...

.REST OF TODAY...Patchy smoke. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall.
Highs 80 to 90...70 to 80 in the mountains.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall. Lows 50 to 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny then becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon
then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Patchy smoke in
the evening. Highs 80 to 90...70 to 80 in the mountains.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 85 to 95.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 85 to 95.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 85 to 95.

$$