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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

MTZ312-171000-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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                      47          80          52          80          55
Temp          69 72 64 55 50 47 57 70 77 79 68 60 55 53 58 69 77 80 72 63 59 56
Dewpt         51 52 50 51 47 45 47 49 49 50 51 52 51 50 51 51 49 49 49 49 48 46
RH            53 49 60 86 89 93 69 47 37 36 54 75 86 89 77 53 37 34 44 60 67 69
Wind dir       E  E  E  E  S  S SW NW  N  N NE  N NW  W  W NW NE NE  E  E  S SW
Wind spd       6 10 10  5  5  4  4  5 10 12 10  9  5  3  3  3  6 11 10  6  6  6
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5          10          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          89      56    85      55    80      54    73      50    76
Temp          83 86 66   57 79 83 64   56 75 76 62   55 67 72 57   51 69 73
Dewpt         46 39 42   40 41 39 44   43 47 47 51   49 50 49 47   45 49 46
PWind dir        SW       W     W       W    NW      NW     N      NW    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B2 B2   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5     5       5    10      30    40      30    20
Rain shwrs                                       C    S  S  C  C          S
Tstms                                            S          S  S

$$
MTZ303-171000-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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                      45          71          48          75          52
Temp          65 67 61 53 48 45 53 64 68 67 60 53 50 48 55 66 73 74 68 60 55 52
Dewpt         50 51 50 49 47 45 48 51 52 53 53 52 50 48 51 52 51 50 51 49 49 47
RH            58 56 67 86 96100 83 63 57 61 78 96100100 86 61 46 43 54 67 80 83
Wind dir      SE SE SE SE  E  E NE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NE SE SE  E  E SE  S SW
Wind spd      16 16 12  9  4  3  5  9 11 12 10  8  5  4  4  6  8  9  9  8  5  5
Wind gust     26
Clouds        SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          40          30           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                               S  C  C
Obvis                  PF  F  F


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          80      51    77      50    72      49    65      44    68
Temp          75 77 60   52 73 75 58   50 68 69 55   49 59 63 51   45 61 66
Dewpt         46 43 44   43 45 45 48   47 50 51 52   49 50 51 48   44 46 47
PWind dir        SW       W     W       W    NW       N     N      NW    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5       5    10      10    30      40    50      30    20
Rain shwrs                                    C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S
Tstms                                         S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ319-171000-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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                      47          87          51          86          55
Temp          74 77 70 60 53 47 57 74 83 86 76 64 57 52 58 73 84 86 77 66 60 56
Dewpt         46 43 45 47 45 43 46 43 41 41 44 48 48 47 50 47 44 42 41 44 44 43
RH            37 30 41 62 74 86 67 33 23 21 32 56 72 83 75 40 25 21 28 45 55 62
Wind dir       E  E NE  W SW  W NE NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  E  S  S  S
Wind spd       8 10  5  5  4  3  2  8 12 13 11  6  5  3  1  4  9 10  5  3  3  3
Wind gust                             23
Clouds        FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          90      56    87      57    82      54    79      52    81
Temp          82 87 69   57 78 85 68   58 75 78 64   55 71 77 62   53 71 79
Dewpt         46 37 39   38 40 40 41   41 46 44 48   46 48 47 47   44 46 44
PWind dir        SW       W     W       W     W      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5     5       5    20      30    30      30    20
Rain shwrs                                    S  C          C  C          S
Tstms                                         S  C          C  S          S

$$
MTZ326-171000-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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                      44          88          47          88          52
Temp          72 75 64 55 49 44 57 76 85 86 74 62 52 47 59 77 86 84 73 63 56 52
Dewpt         46 45 46 48 46 43 43 45 42 39 39 44 43 43 43 47 46 43 47 48 47 46
RH            39 34 52 77 89 96 59 33 22 19 28 52 71 86 55 35 25 24 40 58 72 80
Wind dir       E  E SE SE NE  S  N NW  W NW  N  S  S  S  W  W NW  W SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       5  8 12 10  5  3  2  5 10 12  9  5  4  3  1  3  5  6  8  8  5  5
Wind gust                                23
Clouds        FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                        PF


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          92      52    89      52    86      51    84      50    84
Temp          81 90 65   52 81 85 64   52 78 80 62   51 76 78 60   50 75 80
Dewpt         43 37 42   41 41 38 43   43 44 42 49   47 48 44 48   46 48 42
PWind dir        SW      SW     W       W     W      NE     W      SW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5     5       5    10      20    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                       S          S  S          S
Tstms                                            S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ330-171000-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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          80          39          80          43
Temp          75 75 64 51 42 37 53 71 78 79 67 53 43 39 54 75 79 75 63 54 46 43
Dewpt         41 39 44 44 39 37 34 34 31 35 37 38 37 36 38 37 37 41 44 44 43 41
RH            29 27 48 77 89100 48 26 18 20 33 57 79 89 54 25 22 29 50 69 89 93
Wind dir       W  W  S  E  E  E SW SW SW  W  W  N SE  N SW SW  W  W SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       8  8  5  3  2  2  4 11 14 13  5  2  1  0  1  8 11  9  4  3  2  2
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S
Obvis                         F  K     K


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          81      42    80      42    79      44    78      41    79
Temp          76 77 55   42 75 78 55   42 73 77 54   44 72 75 53   41 73 76
Dewpt         41 37 38   36 38 32 36   37 37 33 40   39 39 37 40   39 38 34
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW       S     S       S    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    10       5    10      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S             S
Tstms                                                       S             S

$$
MTZ328-171000-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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                      43          86          46          87          50
Temp          74 77 66 55 48 43 57 77 84 86 72 58 51 46 60 78 86 81 71 59 53 50
Dewpt         48 45 47 45 43 41 44 41 36 35 39 39 37 37 40 44 43 49 46 46 44 41
RH            40 32 50 69 83 93 62 28 18 16 30 49 59 71 47 30 22 33 41 62 71 71
Wind dir       N NE NE NE SW  S SW SW  W  W  N SW  S  S SW  W  W SW SE  S  S  S
Wind spd       4  5  8  5  5  5  4  8 13 13 10  5  5  5  3  5  9 11  8  5  5  6
Clouds        CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S
Obvis                               K  K


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          88      49    86      50    82      48    82      47    82
Temp          82 86 61   50 80 83 61   50 76 79 57   48 74 77 57   47 73 81
Dewpt         42 36 37   34 40 39 41   39 43 44 46   44 47 45 47   42 46 43
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW       N    SW      NW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC FW SC
PoP 12hr          5       0     5       5    10      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S             S
Tstms                                                       S             S

$$
MTZ305-171000-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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                      49          78          51          80          55
Temp          71 70 64 57 52 49 59 71 75 74 65 57 54 52 60 72 78 80 73 64 59 56
Dewpt         50 50 50 49 48 47 48 51 51 51 52 53 52 51 53 56 56 56 55 54 52 51
RH            47 49 60 75 86 93 67 49 43 44 63 86 93 96 78 57 47 44 53 70 78 83
Wind dir      SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E NW NE NE NE  W NW  N NW  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      10 12 12 11 10  9  9  8  9 10 10  5  5  5  4  4  5  6  9 10  9  8
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5          30          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S  S  S     S
Tstms                                  S  S  S
Heat index                                                       80
Max heat                                                         80


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          88      54    85      54    80      53    75      50    77
Temp          82 84 65   55 80 82 63   55 76 77 62   54 70 72 57   51 71 75
Dewpt         55 51 51   48 51 47 50   50 53 51 52   51 54 52 51   48 50 51
PWind dir         S       W     W       W    NW       N     N      NE     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20      20    10       5    20      30    40      30    20
Rain shwrs        S  S                        S  S    C  C  C  C    C  S  S
Tstms                S                        S  S          S  S          S

$$
MTZ314-171000-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
241 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Date           07/16/25      Thu 07/17/25            Fri 07/18/25            Sat
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                      42          77          49          77          53
Temp          64 65 56 50 45 42 55 69 75 76 64 56 51 50 57 68 75 77 66 61 56 54
Dewpt         51 51 49 49 45 42 46 51 52 52 51 52 51 49 52 53 54 53 53 53 51 49
RH            63 60 77 96100100 72 53 45 43 63 86100 96 83 59 48 43 63 75 83 83
Wind dir       E SE SE SE SE SE  E NW NW  N NE SE SW  W NW  N NE  E  E SE SE  S
Wind spd       9 12 11 10  6  5  4  5  8  8  5  5  3  4  3  4  6  6  8  8  5  5
Clouds        B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5          10          10          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                     PF PF


Date           07/19/25  Sun 07/20/25  Mon 07/21/25  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25
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          86      53    82      52    78      49    74      48    74
Temp          82 82 63   54 78 79 61   53 73 77 59   50 68 70 55   49 68 71
Dewpt         50 48 48   42 45 46 48   44 46 49 53   48 52 52 52   47 50 50
PWind dir        SW       W     W       W     W       W     N      NW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC FW SC B1   B1 SC SC B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20      20    10      20    20      40    40      40    30
Rain shwrs        S  S             S          S  C    C     C  C    S     C
Tstms             S  S             S          S  C          C  S          S

$$
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