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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

MTZ312-021000-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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          78          47          69          42
Temp                   50 47 45 52 70 76 74 61 56 52 48 49 62 68 67 55 50 45 42
Dewpt                  42 41 39 41 43 41 40 42 41 41 40 39 40 39 39 40 40 38 38
RH                     74 79 79 66 38 28 29 49 57 66 74 68 44 34 36 57 68 76 86
Wind dir                S SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N NE  E  E  E SE SW SW
Wind spd                3  4  6 10 19 18 12  5  5  4  3  2  3  5  9  8  3  3  3
Wind gust                             29 23
Clouds                 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          77      50    84      54    78      50    77      49    78
Temp          66 73 55   55 78 79 61   55 73 74 57   52 70 73 55   50 71 74
Dewpt         42 39 37   35 36 35 35   35 35 32 33   33 33 32 34   34 35 33
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    BZ      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL   CL SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ303-021000-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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                      39          71          41          64          38
Temp                   47 42 40 46 66 70 67 56 52 47 42 44 58 64 62 52 47 41 38
Dewpt                  38 37 34 36 40 38 40 39 40 38 36 37 37 38 39 38 38 37 36
RH                     71 82 79 68 38 31 37 53 63 71 79 76 45 38 43 59 71 85 92
Wind dir                S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE NE
Wind spd                6  4  4  8 19 21 16 10  9  9  4  3  5  9 11 10  5  2  1
Wind gust                          31 34 27
Clouds                 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          72      45    78      49    72      45    72      43    73
Temp          60 68 50   49 73 73 57   50 67 69 53   46 65 68 51   45 66 69
Dewpt         39 40 38   35 36 37 37   36 35 35 36   34 34 35 35   34 33 35
PWind dir        SE      SW     W       W     W       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ319-021000-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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          76          43          71          42
Temp                   51 46 44 48 64 74 73 59 54 50 45 47 61 69 70 55 49 45 42
Dewpt                  43 41 42 43 46 44 44 42 41 40 40 39 42 40 42 40 39 38 38
RH                     74 83 93 83 52 34 35 53 61 68 82 74 49 35 36 57 68 76 86
Wind dir                N SW  N  N SE  W  W  W SW  W  W  N  E  E  E SW  N  N  N
Wind spd                0  2  0  0  4  8  8  8  8  8  1  0  1  3  1  5  0  0  0
Wind gust                          14 18
Clouds                 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          77      47    82      49    78      47    77      46    78
Temp          64 74 53   47 70 77 59   49 68 73 54   47 67 73 54   46 67 73
Dewpt         43 42 37   34 39 41 37   37 38 35 34   33 36 36 34   34 37 39
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      SW     W       W    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL CL   FW SC SC SC   FW SC FW FW   SC SC FW SC   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ326-021000-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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                      40          76          42          71          38
Temp                   47 43 41 47 65 74 74 58 52 47 43 47 63 70 69 53 46 40 39
Dewpt                  44 42 40 42 43 39 40 39 41 40 38 39 41 37 39 39 40 38 37
RH                     89 96 96 83 45 28 29 49 66 76 82 74 44 30 33 59 79 92 92
Wind dir               SE SE  S SE NW  W NW SW SW SW  N  N NW NW  N  E  E  E SE
Wind spd                4  4  3  4  3  5  6  4  2  3  0  0  3  3  0  9  8  6  3
Clouds                 SC SC FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          76      45    81      47    77      44    76      43    76
Temp          66 73 53   47 71 77 57   48 69 74 53   45 67 73 52   45 67 73
Dewpt         41 40 35   32 36 39 39   37 38 36 35   33 35 36 35   33 35 37
PWind dir        SE      SE     S       S    SW      SE    SW      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL CL   FW SC SC SC   FW FW CL FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ330-021000-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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                      33          68          33          70          32
Temp                   40 35 33 40 58 67 64 48 41 36 34 39 61 69 65 47 38 34 32
Dewpt                  37 33 32 34 37 33 35 35 34 32 31 33 39 29 32 30 29 27 26
RH                     89 92 96 79 45 28 34 60 76 85 89 79 44 22 29 51 70 75 78
Wind dir                N  N  N  N SW SW SW  E  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  N  N  N
Wind spd                0  0  0  0  8 12  8  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
Wind gust                             23
Clouds                 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          73      33    73      34    70      31    69      29    70
Temp          63 66 41   35 63 66 44   34 61 64 40   32 59 63 39   31 59 64
Dewpt         34 29 28   27 36 36 35   34 38 32 32   30 35 31 30   28 34 31
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL   FW SC B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ328-021000-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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          78          42          74          41
Temp                   49 44 43 47 66 77 75 57 50 46 43 47 64 73 70 54 48 44 41
Dewpt                  41 39 39 40 40 34 36 34 36 37 36 38 40 37 36 36 36 34 32
RH                     74 82 86 76 38 21 24 42 58 71 76 71 41 27 29 50 63 68 70
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW  W  W  S  S  S  S NW  N  N  N  E  S  S  S
Wind spd                3  5  6  6  5 13  9  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  4  3  3  3  4
Wind gust                             25
Clouds                 B1 SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          79      40    80      42    77      39    75      38    76
Temp          68 74 48   43 69 73 52   43 66 72 48   41 65 72 47   41 66 73
Dewpt         37 35 32   29 34 38 36   34 37 33 31   30 33 34 32   31 34 35
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL CL   FW SC SC SC   SC FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW CL
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ305-021000-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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                      39          76          42          68          38
Temp                   48 43 40 46 66 74 73 58 52 47 44 46 62 67 65 52 48 42 39
Dewpt                  39 38 36 40 44 41 43 41 42 41 39 40 41 37 39 38 40 37 35
RH                     71 82 85 79 45 30 34 53 69 79 82 79 46 33 38 59 74 82 85
Wind dir                E  E  N  N SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd                8  5  0  0 11 16 12  5  4  5  3  3  3  3  4  9  9  9  8
Wind gust                             26
Clouds                 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          75      43    83      49    77      44    75      43    76
Temp          66 72 51   46 75 78 59   51 69 73 53   47 67 71 52   45 68 72
Dewpt         42 43 42   39 41 39 40   38 41 39 40   37 39 38 39   36 38 39
PWind dir         E      SE    SW      SW     W      SW    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ314-021000-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
1041 PM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun
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                      41          77          46          67          41
Temp                   47 45 43 53 72 76 71 58 53 50 47 50 62 66 64 52 48 44 42
Dewpt                  39 38 35 39 43 41 40 39 39 38 37 38 40 38 39 38 38 36 34
RH                     74 76 73 59 35 28 32 49 59 63 68 63 44 36 40 59 68 73 73
Wind dir               SE SE  S  S  W  W NW SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd                6  4  5  4 11 17 10  6  3  4  3  3  3  3  5 11  8  6  4
Wind gust                                20
Clouds                 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs


Date           10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
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          77      51    85      52    77      47    76      46    77
Temp          69 71 56   56 80 79 59   53 72 71 54   50 71 70 53   49 71 71
Dewpt         39 40 37   31 31 35 32   31 31 33 31   29 31 33 31   30 32 35
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      SW     W      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL   CL FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
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