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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

MTZ312-032200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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          56          69          42          73
Temp          57 53 60 76 86 87 73 65 59 57 63 65 67 67 57 51 46 42 49 64 70 72
Dewpt         50 50 51 51 47 45 47 45 43 45 50 50 42 36 35 33 34 34 34 34 32 31
RH            77 89 72 42 26 23 40 48 55 64 62 58 40 32 43 50 63 73 56 32 24 22
Wind dir       N  W SW NW  N  N  E SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  S  S  S NE NE NE
Wind spd       4  2  2  2  5 10  5  4  5  9 13 14 13 13  9  5  3  2  2  5  9 11
Wind gust                                         24
Clouds        CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis          K  K  K  K  K     K  K  K  K  K


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            44    80      50    83      53    78      52    77
Temp          52   44 69 79 58   51 76 78 61   54 71 77 60   52 71 74
Dewpt         31   33 35 36 37   37 46 45 49   48 47 47 48   46 50 48
PWind dir           E    SE      SE    SW      SW     W      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL FW FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5      20    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                 S          S  S          S
Tstms                                      S

$$
MTZ303-032200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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                      87          54          67          38          71
Temp          52 50 56 73 85 87 70 61 58 56 59 63 65 65 54 47 42 38 47 62 68 70
Dewpt         49 49 50 50 44 42 43 45 43 45 49 46 40 37 33 32 31 31 32 34 33 32
RH            89 96 80 44 24 21 38 56 57 66 69 54 40 35 45 56 65 76 56 35 27 24
Wind dir      SE SE  S  S NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S SE SE SE  E
Wind spd       3  3  5  6  8 10  5  5 11 16 19 18 14 13  9  3  2  2  4 10 10 10
Wind gust                                27    28 25
Clouds        FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis          K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            41    77      45    81      50    75      48    73
Temp          49   41 66 75 55   46 74 76 58   51 68 73 56   49 68 70
Dewpt         29   29 33 34 34   34 44 47 48   46 47 48 46   43 48 47
PWind dir          SE    SE      SE    SW       W     W       S     S
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0    10      20    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                                 S          S             S
Tstms                                      S

$$
MTZ319-032200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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                      92          59          74          46          77
Temp          64 58 62 78 89 92 80 72 65 60 63 69 71 70 63 58 52 47 51 64 74 77
Dewpt         46 46 47 48 43 41 40 38 39 40 45 49 47 43 39 37 35 36 36 38 37 35
RH            52 64 58 35 20 17 24 29 38 47 52 49 42 38 41 45 52 65 56 38 26 22
Wind dir       W  W NE NE NW NW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NE NE NE  N
Wind spd       2  2  1  4 10 13  9  5  5  5 12 17 19 17 10  4  2  1  1  4  6  9
Wind gust                                   23 27 29 27
Clouds        CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                      K  K     K  K  K  K  K


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            48    83      54    81      54    78      52    76
Temp          58   48 70 82 65   55 70 79 64   54 68 76 62   52 67 71
Dewpt         33   34 40 38 41   43 49 47 49   48 50 48 48   47 51 48
PWind dir           N    SE      SW    SW      SW     W       W     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     5      10    20      20    30      30    40
Rain shwrs                              S  S          C  C    S  S  C
Tstms                                      S             S

$$
MTZ326-032200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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                      90          52          79          42          77
Temp          58 53 60 77 88 88 74 64 58 54 61 73 77 74 63 56 48 42 49 64 74 76
Dewpt         39 38 40 40 39 36 39 40 38 39 42 45 45 43 41 41 36 36 37 37 35 33
RH            49 57 47 26 18 16 28 41 47 57 49 37 32 33 44 57 63 79 63 37 24 21
Wind dir       S  S  S NW NW NW  W  S  S  S NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  N  N  N
Wind spd       4  3  2  4  6  9  5  5  5  5  6 10 14 17 11  6  5  4  2  2  4  6
Wind gust                                            27
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                      K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            44    82      50    80      48    77      47    76
Temp          55   44 70 80 60   50 72 75 58   49 69 73 57   48 67 71
Dewpt         37   34 38 36 41   41 49 46 49   45 49 44 47   44 48 44
PWind dir           E    NE      SE    SW       S     W       E     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr            0     5      10    30      20    30      30    30
Rain shwrs                              C  S          C  C       S  C
Tstms                                      S             S

$$
MTZ330-032200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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                      82          41          77          36          75
Temp          44 39 50 75 80 80 65 55 46 41 55 74 76 73 59 50 41 37 47 66 74 72
Dewpt         33 32 34 36 30 31 34 36 33 33 37 37 32 36 40 41 39 36 39 39 32 32
RH            65 76 54 24 16 17 31 49 60 73 51 26 20 26 49 71 92 96 74 37 21 23
Wind dir      SE  N  N NW NW NW NW SW  N SE  N NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  N NW  N
Wind spd       1  0  0  4  9  9  2  1  0  1  0  6 12 13 11  8  3  1  1  2  9 10
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                      K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            34    75      40    70      38    69      37    68
Temp          47   34 68 71 52   41 64 66 49   39 64 67 48   37 63 66
Dewpt         34   31 39 39 46   41 48 42 45   39 44 38 42   37 42 35
PWind dir          NE    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr            5    20      40    60      30    40      30    40
Rain shwrs                S  C    C  C  L  C          C  C    S  S  C
Tstms                        S             S             S

$$
MTZ328-032200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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          51          79          42          77
Temp          57 52 59 78 87 87 72 63 56 53 61 74 78 75 63 53 46 42 49 64 75 76
Dewpt         36 34 37 41 40 39 40 38 37 36 41 45 44 47 46 43 40 39 42 43 42 38
RH            45 50 44 27 19 18 31 39 49 52 48 35 30 37 54 69 79 89 77 46 31 25
Wind dir       S  S SW  W  N  N  E  S  S  S SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE
Wind spd       5  5  3  2  4  5  5  5  5  6  8 12 14 16 14 10  6  5  3  3  5  8
Wind gust                                         25
Clouds        CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                         K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K  K


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            44    80      49    76      45    74      44    72
Temp          53   44 68 76 56   49 70 72 53   46 66 73 53   45 64 69
Dewpt         38   37 44 47 49   47 51 48 47   43 48 46 47   43 49 45
PWind dir          NE     W      SW    SW       S    SW      SE    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW SC B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr            5    10      30    30      20    30      30    40
Rain shwrs                   C    C  S  C  S          C  C    S  C  C
Tstms                        S             S             S

$$
MTZ305-032200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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                      80          56          68          39          69
Temp          56 52 56 70 78 80 68 64 61 59 61 64 67 65 54 48 43 39 48 62 67 68
Dewpt         52 49 49 52 52 54 56 54 52 52 52 44 37 35 39 38 37 37 37 39 35 36
RH            86 89 77 53 40 41 65 70 72 78 72 48 33 33 57 68 79 92 65 43 30 31
Wind dir       E  E  E  E  W  W  S SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  S NE  N  N NE
Wind spd       9  6  5  3  2  3  5  8 10 12 19 19 19 18 10  3  2  1  1  3  4  6
Wind gust                                24       32
Clouds        FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                      K     K  K  K  K           K
Heat index                   80
Max heat                     80


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            40    76      46    81      52    78      51    77
Temp          49   41 67 74 56   47 71 80 60   53 70 77 60   52 71 74
Dewpt         37   35 38 36 38   36 42 45 48   48 51 51 49   47 51 49
PWind dir           E     E       E    SW       S     W       E    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                          S

$$
MTZ314-032200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
205 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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                      82          54          67          37          68
Temp          55 52 59 73 80 80 66 61 57 56 60 63 65 62 53 47 41 38 48 61 67 66
Dewpt         50 49 49 50 51 51 52 49 44 44 49 50 43 35 35 35 32 32 35 36 32 31
RH            83 89 69 44 36 36 61 65 62 64 67 62 45 36 50 63 70 79 60 39 27 27
Wind dir       E SE  E NE NW  N SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S SW  N  N NE
Wind spd       4  3  2  2  5  5  3  5  5  6 13 19 19 17  8  2  2  2  2  3  5  5
Wind gust                                            27
Clouds        FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis          K  K  K           K  K  K  K  K
Heat index                80 80
Max heat                     80


Date               Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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            41    76      47    80      52    76      49    74
Temp          47   42 68 74 54   48 75 75 59   53 70 72 57   50 68 69
Dewpt         33   31 34 37 34   32 41 46 47   46 49 48 48   45 49 50
PWind dir          SE    SE      SE     W      SW     W      SE    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC B1   B1 SC B1 SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S    S     C  S    S  S  C
Tstms                                      S

$$
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