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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

MTZ312-282200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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                      74          56          74          53          81
Temp                67 72 73 72 64 61 59 58 59 67 72 69 62 59 55 53 59 72 79 79
Dewpt               54 55 56 56 56 56 57 56 57 57 57 55 55 55 53 52 52 52 49 44
RH                  63 55 55 57 75 84 93 93 93 70 59 61 78 87 93 96 78 49 35 29
Wind dir            SE  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NE NW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
Wind spd             4  5  6  8  5  5  5  4  5  5  8  8  5  4  4  4  3  4  5  6
Clouds              B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          60          50          20          10
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.02        0.15        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms                         S                 C  S  S


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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    88      54    89      55    81      51    77
Temp          60   53 81 86 64   54 79 88 65   56 74 80 60   52 70 75
Dewpt         47   44 45 39 43   42 44 41 46   46 49 48 47   46 48 44
PWind dir           S    SW       E    SW      SE    NW      NE    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5       5    10       5     5

$$
MTZ303-282200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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                      74          55          70          49          80
Temp                66 70 72 71 62 59 57 56 58 65 70 68 60 55 51 50 58 71 78 78
Dewpt               53 52 52 52 52 53 53 52 53 54 52 51 52 51 48 47 49 48 46 46
RH                  63 53 49 51 70 80 86 86 83 68 53 54 75 86 89 89 72 44 32 32
Wind dir            SE SE SE  E SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  S SW  W SW  S  S  S SW
Wind spd             5  8  9  8  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  8  5  5  4  3  3  6  9  9
Clouds              B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30          30          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.07        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  S  C  C  S  C  S  C  C  C  C
Tstms                         S                 S


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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            49    85      52    87      53    76      47    76
Temp          59   50 78 84 61   52 78 86 62   53 70 74 56   48 67 74
Dewpt         46   42 43 39 43   42 44 40 44   43 49 47 45   43 46 43
PWind dir          SW     W      NW     S       N     N       N    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            5     0       5     5      10    10       5     5

$$
MTZ319-282200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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                      72          55          76          53          81
Temp                60 62 67 68 65 63 60 57 58 67 71 74 65 62 57 53 57 69 77 79
Dewpt               56 57 60 59 56 54 54 53 53 54 53 53 51 51 50 49 49 49 47 42
RH                  87 84 78 73 73 72 81 86 83 63 53 48 60 67 77 86 75 49 35 27
Wind dir             E  E SE SW  S SW  S SW  W NW  N  N  N SW SW  S  S  W  W NW
Wind spd             1  2  5  6  5  5  5  4  3  5  9 10  5  2  2  2  1  4  6  6
Clouds              B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          60          60          30          10
QPF 12hr                   0.16        0.06        0.08           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           L  L  D  L  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C
Tstms                   C  C  C  S              C     S


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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    86      55    88      55    83      53    81
Temp          64   53 74 86 68   55 76 87 69   56 72 82 65   53 70 79
Dewpt         43   42 45 39 41   41 46 40 44   44 47 45 47   46 49 43
PWind dir          SW    SE       S    SE       W    NW      NW     N
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5      10    10      10     5

$$
MTZ326-282200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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                      71          50          76          48          80
Temp                58 63 66 65 62 59 55 52 56 68 74 72 64 59 53 49 55 68 76 77
Dewpt               56 56 58 57 55 55 52 50 51 52 50 49 48 50 48 46 48 48 45 42
RH                  93 78 75 75 78 87 90 93 83 57 43 44 56 72 83 89 77 49 33 29
Wind dir             E NW SW  W SW  S SE  S SW  W NW NW  N SE SE SE  S  W NW NW
Wind spd             2  2  3  4  3  3  4  3  4  5  8  9  5  3  2  2  2  4  5  6
Clouds              OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     90          60          40          30          10
QPF 12hr                   0.20        0.06        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           L  D  L  L  C  S     C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                S  C  C  C  S              S     S  S
Obvis               PF


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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    85      49    87      50    84      48    81
Temp          59   48 74 84 61   49 75 86 63   51 76 80 60   49 70 79
Dewpt         44   40 42 39 41   39 41 39 43   40 46 42 46   44 45 42
PWind dir          SE    SW       E    SW       E    NW       E    NE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            5     0       0     5       5    10      10     5

$$
MTZ330-282200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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                      62          38          70          36          72
Temp                57 60 61 59 54 49 44 40 47 64 69 68 57 49 41 36 46 64 70 69
Dewpt               57 57 55 53 51 48 44 40 44 45 38 40 43 42 39 36 39 39 34 34
RH                 100 90 81 80 90 96100100 89 50 32 36 59 77 92100 76 40 26 27
Wind dir             S SW SW SW  S  S  S  N  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE  W  W NW
Wind spd             2  8  9  5  2  2  1  0  1  5 10  8  2  1  0  0  1  5  9  8
Clouds              OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     90          70          40          20          10
QPF 12hr                   0.14        0.05        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           L  L  D  L  S  S     S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms                S  C  C  C  S                 S  S
Obvis               PF


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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            35    76      37    79      39    77      38    75
Temp          48   35 70 74 51   37 73 77 53   39 72 74 51   38 68 73
Dewpt         38   35 38 34 37   35 38 33 39   36 39 36 41   38 39 35
PWind dir           N    SW       N    SW      NE     W      NE    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            5     5       0     5       5    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                                            S

$$
MTZ328-282200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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                      69          46          75          46          76
Temp                57 63 67 67 59 55 50 47 53 68 74 73 62 55 48 46 53 67 74 75
Dewpt               57 59 58 59 54 51 48 45 48 51 48 48 47 46 43 41 45 47 43 43
RH                 100 87 73 75 83 86 93 93 83 54 40 41 58 72 83 83 74 49 33 32
Wind dir            SW SW  W  N  E  S  S  S SW  W NW NW  N SW SW  S SW  W NW NW
Wind spd             4  4  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  8  8  5  5  4  5  3  3  5  5
Clouds              OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          40          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.09        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  L  C                 S  S
Tstms                S  C  C  S
Obvis               PF


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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            45    82      47    83      49    80      47    78
Temp          56   46 70 80 59   48 73 80 60   49 72 77 58   48 69 76
Dewpt         41   37 45 42 41   36 46 42 42   39 47 46 47   43 49 46
PWind dir          SE    SW      SE     W      SE    NW      NE     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5       5    10      10     5

$$
MTZ305-282200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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          59          75          54          80
Temp                65 76 80 78 68 65 63 61 62 68 72 73 65 61 58 55 60 72 78 78
Dewpt               53 53 53 54 55 55 56 56 56 56 56 58 57 56 55 53 55 56 53 53
RH                  65 45 39 43 63 70 78 84 81 65 57 59 75 84 90 93 84 57 42 42
Wind dir             E  E  E  E SE SW SW  S  W  N  E NE  S  S SW SW SW  S SE SE
Wind spd             3  6  8 10  6  5  4  3  3  5  5  6  5  5  3  3  3  4  5  5
Clouds              B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          40          30          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.08           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms                         S                 S     S
Heat index                80
Max heat                     80


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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    86      53    88      54    79      48    75
Temp          61   53 76 85 63   54 80 86 65   55 73 75 57   49 68 73
Dewpt         53   50 52 50 51   48 52 49 51   49 53 50 50   45 48 45
PWind dir          SE    SW       E     E       E    NE      NE    NE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            5     0       0     0      10    10       5     0

$$
MTZ314-282200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
824 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Date             Thu 08/28/25            Fri 08/29/25            Sat 08/30/25
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                      76          54          68          50          75
Temp                65 74 74 71 62 59 57 56 58 64 67 65 58 56 53 51 57 67 73 72
Dewpt               54 63 63 60 57 58 57 56 57 58 58 57 55 54 52 50 54 54 52 52
RH                  68 69 69 68 84 96100100 96 81 73 75 90 93 96 96 90 63 48 49
Wind dir             E  E  E SE  N SW  W SW  W NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W NW NW  N
Wind spd             3  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  5  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  5  4
Clouds              B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
PoP 12hr                     70          70          70          40          30
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.26        0.32        0.04        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S        C  C
Tstms                         C  C              C  S  S  S              S  S


Date               Sun 08/31/25  Mon 09/01/25  Tue 09/02/25  Wed 09/03/25
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    82      52    84      53    77      48    72
Temp          56   52 77 80 59   53 79 80 61   54 73 73 55   49 65 69
Dewpt         51   46 46 46 46   41 47 48 48   45 50 51 49   45 48 48
PWind dir           S    SW      SE    SE      SE     N       E     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr           10     0       0     5      10    20      20     5
Rain shwrs                                            S  S
Tstms                                                    S

$$
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