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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

MTZ312-172200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      81          53          82          55          89
Temp          53 50 60 72 79 80 69 61 56 54 59 70 79 82 73 64 59 56 68 83 88 86
Dewpt         47 45 48 50 48 48 50 51 50 50 50 52 49 47 50 50 48 47 48 46 42 40
RH            80 83 64 46 34 33 51 70 80 86 72 53 35 29 44 60 67 72 49 27 20 20
Wind dir       S  S SW NW NW  N  N  N NW  W  W  E NE NE  E SE  S SW SW  W  W  W
Wind spd       5  5  5  5 10 12 10  8  5  3  2  3  6 10 10  6  6  6  8 10 12 13
Wind gust                                                                 23 24
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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    85      54    80      54    77      52    78
Temp          66   57 78 84 64   55 74 77 61   55 68 75 59   53 67 77
Dewpt         42   40 40 39 44   44 47 46 50   49 50 49 50   47 50 50
PWind dir           W     W       W    NW       N    NW       N     N
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC B1   SC B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            5     5      10    20      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                              S  C    S  S  C  S          S
Tstms                                      S             S

$$
MTZ303-172200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      73          47          77          52          80
Temp          49 46 54 65 69 68 60 54 49 47 55 66 74 76 69 61 55 52 64 75 79 77
Dewpt         48 46 49 51 52 53 53 52 49 47 50 52 52 51 52 50 49 47 47 46 46 43
RH            96100 83 60 55 59 78 93100100 83 61 46 42 55 67 80 83 54 36 31 30
Wind dir       E NE NW  N NW  N  N NW NW NW SE SE SE  E  E SE  S SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd       3  2  4  8 10 11 10  6  5  4  4  6  8 10 10  9  5  5 10 16 17 18
Wind gust                                                              26 27 28
Clouds        FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     40          30           5           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  C  C
Tstms                      C  C
Obvis         PF  F


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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      49    72      49    68      46    69
Temp          60   51 72 76 57   49 67 70 55   50 62 63 51   46 61 68
Dewpt         44   42 43 44 48   47 49 49 52   49 50 50 48   46 48 49
PWind dir           W     W      NW    NW       N     N       N     N
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            5     5      10    20      40    40      30    20
Rain shwrs                              S  C    C  C  C  C    S     S
Tstms                                      S             S

$$
MTZ319-172200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      88          53          88          55          90
Temp          55 49 59 76 85 87 77 66 59 54 60 75 86 88 78 67 61 56 64 82 89 87
Dewpt         45 43 45 43 39 39 42 46 46 46 48 47 42 40 42 45 44 43 45 46 40 38
RH            69 80 60 31 20 18 29 48 62 74 64 37 21 19 28 45 53 62 50 28 18 18
Wind dir      SW  W NE  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  N NE  N  N SE SW  S  S  S  W  W  W
Wind spd       4  3  2  8 13 14 11  6  2  2  1  3  8 10  5  3  3  3  3  8 13 14
Wind gust                 24 26                                           24
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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    86      55    81      53    81      53    82
Temp          69   56 77 85 67   55 73 79 64   53 73 78 63   53 72 80
Dewpt         40   39 40 39 42   42 44 45 47   46 48 46 47   46 47 46
PWind dir           W     W       W     W      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            5     5      10    20      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                              S  C          C  S          S
Tstms                                      C             S

$$
MTZ326-172200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      89          49          90          52          92
Temp          50 46 59 77 87 87 75 64 54 49 61 79 88 85 74 64 56 52 65 81 89 90
Dewpt         46 44 44 45 41 37 40 44 44 44 44 47 45 42 48 48 48 47 44 43 38 37
RH            86 93 57 32 20 17 28 48 69 83 53 32 22 22 40 56 74 83 46 26 17 15
Wind dir       S  S  N NW  W NW  N  S  S  S  W  W NW  S SE SE SE SE SW  W  W  W
Wind spd       5  3  2  5 10 13  9  5  4  2  1  3  5  6  8  8  5  5  5  8 13 16
Wind gust                 20                                           18 24 26
Clouds        FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5          10          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis            PF        K


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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            53    90      52    85      50    85      50    86
Temp          66   53 81 85 64   52 77 81 62   50 75 80 61   50 77 82
Dewpt         43   42 42 38 46   44 45 42 48   46 46 45 49   46 48 43
PWind dir          SW     W       W    SW      NE     W       E     W
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            5    10      10    10      20    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                 S          S  S          S
Tstms                                      S             S

$$
MTZ330-172200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      81          41          81          43          81
Temp          43 39 54 73 79 80 68 55 45 41 56 76 80 76 64 54 46 43 56 76 80 77
Dewpt         39 37 35 35 32 36 37 39 38 37 39 38 37 42 44 45 43 41 43 41 37 37
RH            86 92 48 25 18 20 32 55 76 85 53 25 21 30 48 71 89 93 62 28 21 24
Wind dir      NE  E SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  N SW SW SW  W  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd       2  2  4 10 13 13  5  2  0  0  1  9 11 10  5  3  2  2  4 11 14 13
Wind gust                 25                                              25 24
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5          30          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  C  S  S              S  S
Tstms                                                 S
Obvis            PF


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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            42    80      42    79      42    78      41    79
Temp          56   42 74 76 56   42 74 76 54   42 72 75 53   41 74 76
Dewpt         38   37 37 34 38   38 38 34 40   38 40 37 41   39 39 35
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW       S    SW       S     S
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW SC B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            5    10      10    10      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                                 S          S
Tstms                                      S

$$
MTZ328-172200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      86          47          87          50          88
Temp          49 45 59 78 84 86 72 59 52 47 60 79 86 81 71 59 53 50 63 82 87 86
Dewpt         43 41 44 42 38 37 39 39 37 37 40 45 44 49 46 46 44 42 43 42 37 36
RH            80 86 57 28 19 18 30 47 56 68 47 30 23 33 41 62 71 74 48 24 17 17
Wind dir       S  S SW  W  W  W  N NE  S  S  W  W  W SW SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd       5  5  4  6 13 13 10  5  5  4  2  4 10 10  8  6  6  6  9 14 19 18
Wind gust                 24                                              29
Clouds        FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                   K


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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    85      50    82      47    82      47    83
Temp          62   51 79 82 61   51 76 78 57   48 75 80 58   47 75 82
Dewpt         40   37 41 40 41   39 44 44 45   43 46 44 46   43 47 44
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW       N    SW       N    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0    10      10    20      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                              S  S          S
Tstms                                      S

$$
MTZ305-172200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      81          52          79          55          88
Temp          52 49 60 73 78 77 67 59 55 53 60 72 77 79 72 64 59 56 67 82 87 84
Dewpt         48 47 50 53 53 54 54 55 54 52 54 55 54 53 54 54 52 51 54 55 53 51
RH            86 93 69 49 42 45 63 87 96 96 81 55 45 41 53 70 78 83 63 40 31 32
Wind dir       E  E  E  E NW NE NE  N  W  W  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SW  W  W
Wind spd      10 10  9  6  8 10  8  5  5  5  4  5  5  8  9 10  9  8  8  8  9 10
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     40          50           5           5          20
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.09           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S  C  S                                      S  S  S
Tstms                      S  C  S                                            S


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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            55    85      52    81      52    78      50    75
Temp          64   55 79 83 62   53 76 77 61   53 71 75 59   51 68 74
Dewpt         51   48 49 45 49   48 52 52 53   51 53 52 52   49 51 51
PWind dir           W     W      NW    NW      SW     N       N     N
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr           20     5      10    20      30    40      30    20
Rain shwrs     S                        S  S    C  C  C  C    C  S  S
Tstms          S                           S             C    S     S

$$
MTZ314-172200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
205 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

Date             Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat 07/19/25
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                      78          49          78          53          86
Temp          47 44 57 71 76 77 65 56 51 50 57 68 76 78 67 61 56 54 68 82 86 82
Dewpt         47 44 48 50 50 49 52 52 51 49 52 53 52 51 54 53 51 49 52 50 47 48
RH           100100 72 47 40 37 63 86100 96 83 59 43 39 63 75 83 83 57 33 26 31
Wind dir      SE SE  E NW NW  N  N SE SW  W  W  E  N  E SE SE SE  S  S  W  W NW
Wind spd       6  5  3  5  8  8  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  8  9  9  5  5  4  5  8  8
Clouds        FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10          10           5          10          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S  S
Tstms                                                                         S


Date               Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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    82      52    79      49    76      49    75
Temp          62   53 75 81 61   53 74 76 58   50 69 72 57   50 68 74
Dewpt         48   42 43 46 49   45 48 50 52   48 52 52 52   48 51 52
PWind dir           W     W       W     W      SW    NW       N    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20    10      20    20      40    30      40    30
Rain shwrs     S             S    S     S  C    S     C  C          C
Tstms          S             S             S             C

$$
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