Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4
542
FOUS55 KTFX 030217
PFMTFX

Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

MTZ312-031000-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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                      53          89          56          72          44
Temp                74 64 57 53 60 76 86 87 73 65 59 58 63 69 70 69 60 53 48 45
Dewpt               48 50 51 50 52 51 48 46 48 47 44 47 50 50 46 41 37 34 34 34
RH                  40 60 80 89 75 42 27 24 41 52 57 67 62 51 42 36 42 48 58 65
Wind dir            NE NE  N  W SW NW  N  N  E SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  S
Wind spd             9  6  4  3  3  3  6 10  5  4  6  8 11 13 14 14 10  5  4  3
Clouds              FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW 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                   H  H  H  H        H  H  H  K  K


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          74      45    81      51    81      53    81      53    80
Temp          65 73 54   46 69 79 59   52 74 78 60   53 75 79 60   53 73 75
Dewpt         34 33 34   34 37 37 40   40 46 44 49   48 49 42 44   44 47 46
PWind dir         E       E    SE      SE    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      20    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                       S                        S

$$
MTZ303-031000-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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          87          55          69          41
Temp                64 57 52 50 56 73 85 86 70 61 58 56 60 64 67 66 56 50 45 41
Dewpt               50 50 49 49 51 52 46 42 44 43 43 46 49 48 44 39 37 34 32 32
RH                  60 77 89 96 83 48 26 21 39 51 57 69 67 56 43 37 49 54 60 70
Wind dir            NE NE  E SE  S  S NW  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE SE SE
Wind spd             9  4  4  4  5  8  9 10  6  6 11 14 18 17 16 14  8  4  3  3
Wind gust                             19             25    27
Clouds              SC CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW 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
Obvis                H  H  H  H  H  H  H  H  H  K  K  H


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          72      42    78      47    81      50    79      49    76
Temp          63 71 51   42 67 75 55   47 74 77 58   50 73 77 57   49 70 74
Dewpt         34 34 31   30 36 37 37   37 43 44 46   44 47 43 43   42 45 42
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0    10      20    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                       S                        S

$$
MTZ319-031000-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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                      56          92          59          76          48
Temp                78 70 64 58 62 78 89 91 79 71 65 60 63 71 74 72 64 58 53 49
Dewpt               40 44 46 47 48 48 44 39 39 39 39 41 46 48 46 43 41 39 39 38
RH                  26 39 52 67 60 35 21 16 24 31 38 49 54 44 37 35 43 49 59 66
Wind dir             W  W  W  W NE NE NW NW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
Wind spd             5  5  4  2  1  3 10 11  8  5  5  5 11 16 19 18 10  4  2  1
Wind gust                                23             21 27 31 29
Clouds              FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW 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
Obvis                H                 H  H     H  H  K


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          78      49    83      55    80      53    80      53    78
Temp          65 78 61   50 70 81 65   56 72 76 64   54 69 79 64   54 70 75
Dewpt         39 38 38   37 43 41 44   44 50 48 49   46 49 45 46   45 49 44
PWind dir        NE      NW     E       W    SW       W     W       W    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC SC B1   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    30      20    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                    C  S          S  S    S     C
Tstms                                         S

$$
MTZ326-031000-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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                      51          90          52          80          43
Temp                73 64 58 53 60 77 88 88 74 65 58 54 61 74 78 76 64 57 49 44
Dewpt               37 41 40 40 40 41 39 38 40 40 38 38 41 45 44 42 42 44 39 37
RH                  27 43 51 61 47 28 18 17 29 40 47 54 48 35 30 30 45 62 68 76
Wind dir             E  S  S  S  S NW NW NW  S  S  S  S NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd             6  5  4  3  2  3  6  9  5  5  5  5  5  9 13 16 11  8  5  5
Wind gust                             17                      24 27
Clouds              FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW 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
Obvis                   H  H           H  H  H  H  H  H


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          78      45    82      50    78      49    77      47    78
Temp          65 77 57   46 70 79 61   51 70 74 59   50 69 75 58   48 70 74
Dewpt         39 37 40   35 40 39 45   43 50 46 50   45 50 44 45   42 46 42
PWind dir        NE       E    NE      SE    SW       S     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW FW FW B1   B1 B2 B1 B2   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20    40      30    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                         S    S  S  C  C          S  S          S
Tstms                                         S  S

$$
MTZ330-031000-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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          82          41          78          36
Temp                66 55 44 39 50 75 80 80 65 55 46 41 54 73 76 73 60 50 42 37
Dewpt               35 35 32 32 34 37 30 33 37 37 34 33 36 37 32 35 40 42 40 36
RH                  32 47 62 76 54 25 16 18 35 51 63 73 50 27 20 25 47 74 93 96
Wind dir            NE  E  E SE  N  W NW NW NW SE  S  N  N NW NW  N  N NE NE NE
Wind spd             5  2  1  1  0  4  9  9  3  1  1  0  0  6 11 12 10  6  3  1
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW 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
Obvis                                  H  H  H  H  H  H


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          76      37    74      41    68      37    69      37    69
Temp          67 73 50   37 68 70 51   42 64 64 49   38 64 67 49   37 65 67
Dewpt         41 33 38   34 40 43 46   42 48 44 46   38 46 39 41   37 42 36
PWind dir         N      NE    SW       S    SW       S    SW      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    20      40    60      40    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                      S  C    C  C  L  C       S  C  S          C
Tstms                           S  S          C  S

$$
MTZ328-031000-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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                      51          87          51          81          44
Temp                73 63 57 52 59 78 86 86 71 61 55 53 61 75 79 76 64 55 48 44
Dewpt               40 38 38 35 38 40 38 38 38 37 36 36 41 43 44 45 46 47 43 42
RH                  30 39 49 52 45 26 18 18 30 41 49 52 48 32 29 33 52 74 83 93
Wind dir             E  S  S  S SW SW  N  N  E  S  S  S SW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             5  5  5  6  4  3  5  8  5  5  6  6  6 10 13 14 12 10  8  5
Clouds              FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL 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
Obvis                H  H  H              H  H  H  H  H


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          79      46    79      49    74      47    73      46    72
Temp          65 78 56   47 68 75 56   49 67 71 54   47 67 71 54   47 65 70
Dewpt         45 43 42   39 45 49 51   47 52 49 49   45 50 46 46   42 48 45
PWind dir        NE       E    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW FW SC B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    20      30    40      20    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                      S  C    C  C  C  S          S  S    S  S  C
Tstms                           S  S          S  S

$$
MTZ305-031000-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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                      50          80          56          70          40
Temp                67 61 56 52 56 70 78 80 67 62 60 58 61 66 68 66 56 50 44 40
Dewpt               57 54 52 50 49 54 52 54 55 53 51 52 52 46 38 35 39 39 37 37
RH                  70 78 86 93 77 57 40 41 65 72 72 80 72 48 33 32 53 66 76 89
Wind dir            NE  E  E  E  E  E  S NW  S SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
Wind spd            12 10  9  6  5  3  3  3  5  8 10 12 17 19 19 18 10  3  2  2
Wind gust                                                     32
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW 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                H              H  H  H  H  H  K  H
Heat index                               80
Max heat                                 80


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          71      41    77      46    80      51    81      51    79
Temp          61 70 50   42 67 75 56   47 71 79 60   52 73 78 60   52 72 77
Dewpt         39 36 37   34 38 38 40   37 43 44 47   46 50 48 49   46 50 48
PWind dir        NE       E     E       E    SW      SE     W       E     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10     5       5    10

$$
MTZ314-031000-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
817 PM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Date           09/02/25      Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri
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                      50          82          54          69          39
Temp                67 60 55 52 59 73 80 80 66 61 57 56 61 64 67 64 54 48 42 40
Dewpt               49 50 51 51 51 52 51 53 53 49 45 45 50 50 44 39 36 35 32 32
RH                  52 69 86 96 75 48 36 39 63 65 64 66 67 60 43 40 50 60 67 73
Wind dir             N SE SE SE SE  N NW  N SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N NW  S  S
Wind spd             4  5  5  4  3  3  6  6  3  6  6  6 12 19 18 17  8  2  2  2
Wind gust                             17                      28 27
Clouds              SC FW SC FW CL FW 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
Obvis                   H  H  H  H           H  H  H  K
Heat index                            80 80
Max heat                                 80


Date           09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25  Mon 09/08/25  Tue 09/09/25
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          70      42    77      49    78      51    78      51    77
Temp          62 67 49   43 69 74 55   50 73 75 58   52 72 75 57   52 72 73
Dewpt         35 34 34   32 36 39 37   35 43 45 48   44 47 46 45   43 45 47
PWind dir         E       E    SE      SE     W      SW     W      SE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL   FW FW CL FW   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      20    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                       S          S  S          S

$$
http://www.weather.gov/greatfalls