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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

MTZ312-122215-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      38          26          36          25          41
Temp             36 35 36 38 37 34 30 28 28 28 31 33 34 32 29 28 28 29 35 39 40
Dewpt            30 31 29 27 25 28 28 26 25 26 27 26 27 27 25 24 25 26 28 29 31
RH               79 85 75 64 61 78 92 92 88 92 85 75 75 81 85 85 88 88 75 67 70
Wind dir         NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd         19 13 10  9 10 13 18 19 19 19 16 16 13 12 11 10  6  3  3  4  5
Clouds           OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          90          80          40          20
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.15        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           2           T
Rain                                                                       S  S
Snow              D  D  C  S  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Winter Weath                  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            30    43      33    50      35    53      30    51
Temp          34   34 38 41 37   37 43 45 38   39 48 47 38   34 44 47
Dewpt         32   32 34 36 35   34 36 34 30   30 32 33 30   30 31 28
PWind dir          NW     W      SW     W      SW    SW       W    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr           30    60      60    60      30    30      30    30
Rain           S    C  L  L  C    L  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S
Snow                                                             C

$$
MTZ303-122215-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      35          20          32          22          39
Temp             30 31 33 34 32 27 25 24 23 24 28 30 30 26 26 26 25 26 32 37 38
Dewpt            25 26 25 23 23 23 21 19 20 22 23 22 23 23 22 22 22 24 27 28 29
RH               81 81 72 64 69 85 84 81 88 92 81 72 75 88 85 85 88 92 81 70 70
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         21 19 17 14 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 10  9  8  5  5  4  6  5  4
Wind gust        32 29 27 25
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          80          80          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.04        0.04        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                     T           1           1
Snow              C  D  C  C  C  L  L  L  D  D  C  C  C  C        S  S


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            26    45      31    50      33    52      28    49
Temp          30   29 37 42 35   34 45 46 37   36 46 44 33   30 43 45
Dewpt         28   27 32 36 33   30 32 32 29   29 32 31 28   26 29 28
PWind dir          NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 OV B2 B1   B2 B1 SC SC   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr           20    30      40    40      20    20      30    30
Rain                S  C  C  C    C  C  S       S  S  S  C    S  C  S
Snow                S  C                                      S  C

$$
MTZ319-122215-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      44          26          38          26          43
Temp             40 38 37 41 39 36 35 32 28 27 30 35 35 34 33 31 29 29 34 41 41
Dewpt            32 34 32 32 30 29 30 27 25 25 25 27 25 25 25 25 27 27 29 32 31
RH               73 85 82 70 70 75 82 81 88 92 81 72 66 69 72 78 92 92 82 70 67
Wind dir          W  W NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N
Wind spd          5  6  6  8 10 10 11 10  9 10 10 11 11  9  5  3  2  2  3  5  5
Wind gust                          21 20
Clouds           OV OV B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          90          70          30          40
QPF 12hr                   0.12        0.22        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           1           T
Rain              L  D  C  L  D                                         S  S  C
Snow                 D  C     D  D  D  L  L  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            30    45      33    49      33    53      32    52
Temp          36   32 35 42 41   35 40 45 41   36 43 48 42   34 42 48
Dewpt         30   30 34 35 34   33 33 32 29   30 32 31 30   29 29 27
PWind dir          NW    NW       W     W      SW    SW       W     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr           40    70      60    70      30    30      40    40
Rain           C    C  L  L  C    L  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S
Snow                   L                                         C

$$
MTZ326-122215-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      50          27          43          24          50
Temp             36 39 44 48 47 42 38 36 31 31 36 40 38 34 32 31 28 30 39 47 46
Dewpt            34 35 34 32 33 35 35 33 30 28 28 27 25 27 29 29 27 29 31 34 34
RH               92 85 68 54 58 76 89 89 96 88 72 59 59 75 88 92 96 96 73 60 63
Wind dir         SW SW  W  W NW SW  E  N  W  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E
Wind spd         10 10  9  9  5  8  9 10  9 10  9 11 13 13 11  9  5  3  2  3  5
Wind gust                                         21 24
Clouds           OV OV B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B2
PoP 12hr                     50          50          20          20          30
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.05           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              C  C     S  C  C  C  C  S                       C  C  S  S  C
Snow                                      S  S              S  S  C


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            29    47      31    48      30    53      27    50
Temp          37   34 40 43 38   34 40 45 38   33 44 48 37   30 40 46
Dewpt         36   34 37 36 37   34 36 33 32   30 31 31 32   28 29 28
PWind dir           E     W      SW     W      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 OV B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr           50    80      60    70      40    30      40    40
Rain           C    C  D  L  C    L  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S
Snow                                                             C  S

$$
MTZ330-122215-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      39          17          50          25          52
Temp             27 30 34 37 36 32 29 24 21 25 42 50 47 36 31 29 29 34 46 50 47
Dewpt            27 30 29 29 29 28 27 24 21 24 28 27 31 29 29 29 29 33 39 35 37
RH              100100 82 72 75 85 92100100 96 57 41 53 75 92100100 96 76 56 68
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW  S  S SE  E NE  E  E  S SE  E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S
Wind spd          9 13 13 17 16 14 10  4  2  2  5  9  5 10 13  8  3  3  6 10  5
Wind gust                 27 26 28
Clouds           OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          30          10          40          50
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0        0.01        0.12
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        C  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs                                                                 C  C
Snow              C  C     C  C                             C  C  C
Tstms                                                                      S  S
Winter Weath      Y  Y


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            28    44      25    40      22    42      18    42
Temp          36   32 40 41 32   29 36 39 31   26 35 39 28   21 36 38
Dewpt         35   32 37 33 32   29 31 30 29   26 29 29 26   21 27 24
PWind dir           E     S      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 OV B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           70    90      80    80      60    40      50    40
Rain           C    L  D     L    D  D  L  L          C  C
Rain shwrs     C          D
Snow                L        L    D  D  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  S
Tstms          S          S

$$
MTZ328-122215-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      51          29          46          26          52
Temp             32 36 45 50 45 40 37 34 32 32 40 45 41 34 30 28 28 29 40 49 47
Dewpt            27 31 30 29 32 33 32 32 31 31 32 31 32 31 28 26 27 29 32 35 38
RH               81 82 55 44 60 76 82 92 96 96 73 58 70 89 92 92 96100 73 58 71
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW  S  S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
Wind spd         13 14 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 13 12 13 13 13 12 10  8  6  4  5  6
Wind gust                 24
Clouds           B2 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          40           5          30          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              S  S     S  C  C  C  S                    C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Snow              S  S              C  S                    C  C  C


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            32    47      30    49      28    51      25    50
Temp          36   35 40 43 35   33 41 45 32   30 44 47 32   27 41 46
Dewpt         36   35 39 39 35   32 34 34 29   27 31 32 29   24 27 28
PWind dir          NE     S      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr           50    80      60    60      30    20      30    20
Rain           C    C  D  L  C    L  L  C  C    S  S  S  C    C     S
Snow                                            S  S          C  S  S

$$
MTZ305-122215-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      42          24          41          23          49
Temp             33 36 39 41 38 32 30 29 28 29 35 40 39 32 29 28 27 29 40 47 46
Dewpt            28 31 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 24 26 30 32 35
RH               82 82 67 57 62 75 78 78 78 81 64 52 54 75 85 88 88 88 67 56 65
Wind dir         NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         21 21 20 18 13 12 10  9  9 10 11 12 12 11 11 12 11 11 11 10  9
Wind gust        35 32 31 28
Clouds           OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     50          30          30           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00           T
Rain              C     C                                                     S
Snow                 C  C           S  C  C  C


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            31    48      32    52      32    56      28    54
Temp          37   35 42 45 39   37 45 47 38   36 49 48 37   32 46 49
Dewpt         36   35 39 40 39   37 38 35 35   33 34 33 33   29 32 29
PWind dir           E    NE       W     W      SW     W       W     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr           30    60      60    60      40    30      20    20
Rain           S    C  C  L  C    L  L  C  C    C  C  C  S    S  S
Snow                                                             S

$$
MTZ314-122215-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
421 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date             Sun 10/12/25            Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25
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                      38          23          37          23          47
Temp             33 33 35 38 36 31 30 27 26 27 31 35 34 29 29 27 26 30 40 45 44
Dewpt            30 33 30 28 27 27 29 26 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 24 25 28 32 34 36
RH               89100 82 67 69 85 96 96 92 92 78 69 72 88 88 88 96 92 73 65 73
Wind dir          W NW NW NW  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         16 18 18 13 10  6  5  9 10 11 11 12 13 11 10  8  5  4  4  6  5
Wind gust        27
Clouds           OV OV OV SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          80          40          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.05           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Rain              S  L                                               S  S  S  S
Snow                 L        C  C  D  C  C  C        S  S  S  S  S  S


Date               Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25
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            30    45      31    46      31    53      28    48
Temp          36   35 40 41 37   36 41 42 37   36 47 45 37   33 42 43
Dewpt         35   35 39 38 37   35 36 33 31   28 32 32 33   30 30 27
PWind dir          SE    NW       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           40    70      70    70      50    30      40    40
Rain           S    C  L  L  L    L  L  L  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C
Snow                                                          C  C

$$
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