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National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

MTZ312-282200-
Great Falls-Cascade MT
47.47N 111.38W Elev. 3663 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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          46          72          51          65
Temp                   67 72 70 57 50 47 51 58 67 71 70 62 59 57 53 58 62 64 61
Dewpt                  39 34 29 29 28 26 27 29 30 34 35 37 38 38 37 42 40 40 37
RH                     36 25 22 34 42 43 39 33 25 26 27 39 45 49 54 55 44 41 41
Wind dir                W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N
Wind spd                8  9  8  6 13 19 23 25 27 25 18 18 20 19 18 17 19 13  9
Wind gust                          27 35 36 37 37 41 32 33 34 31 29 27
Clouds                 CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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    69      45    74      46    65      41    71
Temp          48   40 62 67 52   47 68 69 54   47 60 62 48   42 63 68
Dewpt         38   36 38 34 36   37 38 37 39   39 38 37 39   38 38 36
PWind dir          SE    SW      SE    SW      SW     W      SE    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     5       0     0      10    10       5     0

$$
MTZ303-282200-
Cut Bank-Glacier MT
48.60N 112.39W Elev. 3838 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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                      67          42          64          42          58
Temp                   61 67 63 51 48 45 46 53 61 64 62 55 52 49 44 45 53 57 55
Dewpt                  26 23 24 26 25 23 24 29 34 37 38 38 39 39 39 41 40 38 37
RH                     26 19 22 37 40 41 42 39 36 37 41 53 61 68 82 86 61 49 51
Wind dir                W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW  N NW NW
Wind spd                9 16 16 12 19 13 23 27 29 28 23 18 14 12 10 11 10  9  6
Wind gust                 26 26       32 43 48 50 48 41 32 26
Clouds                 CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              C  C  S  S


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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    64      39    66      41    60      37    65
Temp          43   36 56 62 47   41 60 63 48   41 54 57 45   37 57 63
Dewpt         36   33 39 36 36   35 39 39 38   37 39 38 37   36 39 38
PWind dir          SW     S       S    SW       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     5       0     0       5    10       0     0

$$
MTZ319-282200-
Helena-Lewis & Clark MT
46.61N 111.96W Elev. 3893 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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          40          73          49          69
Temp                   62 70 68 55 50 46 41 46 63 71 71 60 55 51 49 52 64 69 66
Dewpt                  41 37 32 33 32 33 33 32 34 34 36 37 38 39 41 41 42 37 35
RH                     46 30 26 43 50 60 73 58 34 26 28 42 53 63 74 66 45 31 32
Wind dir                N  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
Wind spd                1 10 11 10 12  8  5  4  4 11 11 10  8  6  4  5 16 17 13
Wind gust                                      18 27 23                   27 24
Clouds                 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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            39    71      43    74      44    67      40    70
Temp          48   39 61 68 51   43 65 70 54   44 60 64 49   40 61 68
Dewpt         37   36 40 36 37   38 41 39 40   40 40 37 39   39 41 39
PWind dir          NW     E      SW    SE       W     W       W    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10    10       5     0

$$
MTZ326-282200-
Bozeman-Gallatin MT
45.78N 111.16W Elev. 4475 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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                      68          37          72          42          69
Temp                   57 66 66 54 47 42 39 45 62 70 70 57 51 46 43 49 64 69 67
Dewpt                  39 38 38 41 41 39 37 38 39 34 37 38 39 38 37 39 42 38 37
RH                     51 36 36 61 79 89 92 76 43 26 30 49 63 73 79 68 45 32 33
Wind dir                N NW  N NW SW  S  S  S NW  W  W  S  S  S  S  S  W NW NW
Wind spd                3  4  3  3  6  5  4  4  3  4  4  1  4  4  3  4  5  9  8
Wind gust                                         16
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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            37    71      41    74      43    68      38    70
Temp          47   37 62 68 50   43 66 71 52   43 61 66 47   38 61 68
Dewpt         39   36 41 38 39   37 40 41 41   40 41 39 41   38 40 40
PWind dir          NE     E       E    SW      SE    SW       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5       5     5      10     0

$$
MTZ330-282200-
West Yellowstone-Gallatin MT
44.69N 111.11W Elev. 6644 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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                      61          27          64          29          65
Temp                   53 59 56 44 36 32 29 35 53 63 62 45 37 31 29 37 57 65 62
Dewpt                  43 41 41 41 36 32 29 35 39 32 34 36 34 31 29 32 39 34 33
RH                     69 51 57 89100100100100 59 31 35 70 89100100 82 51 31 33
Wind dir                W SW SW  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  S  N  N  N  N  N  W  W
Wind spd                1  5  2  0  5  0  0  0  0  4  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  5  4
Wind gust                                      10 14
Clouds                 SC B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain
Rain shwrs                 C  C
Tstms                      C  S


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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    65      31    66      33    64      29    65
Temp          36   28 57 61 39   32 59 62 41   33 57 60 37   29 57 61
Dewpt         33   28 39 33 33   30 37 34 34   32 38 33 33   29 36 32
PWind dir          NW    SW       S    SW      SW     W       N    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5       5     0

$$
MTZ328-282200-
Dillon-Beaverhead MT
45.26N 112.55W Elev. 5357 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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                      68          37          72          41          70
Temp                   59 67 66 53 46 42 39 43 61 71 70 55 50 45 42 47 63 70 67
Dewpt                  39 38 38 38 37 36 34 34 35 33 36 36 37 37 36 37 40 37 35
RH                     47 34 36 57 71 79 82 70 38 25 29 49 61 73 79 68 43 30 30
Wind dir               NW  N  N NE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW  W NW NW
Wind spd                1  3  5  4 12  9  6  6  4  8  8  6  6  6  5  5  3  5  8
Wind gust                                      16 20
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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            38    73      41    74      42    69      38    71
Temp          47   38 63 70 49   43 65 70 50   43 62 66 47   40 62 69
Dewpt         35   32 38 36 36   35 38 38 37   36 38 37 38   36 38 37
PWind dir           N    SW      SE    SW       S    SW       S    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5       5     5       5     0

$$
MTZ305-282200-
Havre-Hill MT
48.54N 109.76W Elev. 2585 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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          42          75          45          64
Temp                   62 70 68 54 50 46 44 50 68 74 71 61 58 52 46 49 59 63 60
Dewpt                  36 31 29 28 27 27 27 27 32 36 37 39 40 39 39 42 40 38 34
RH                     38 23 23 36 41 47 51 41 26 25 29 44 51 61 76 77 49 39 37
Wind dir                W  W  W  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd                9 10  8  9 13 12 16 18 25 26 23 18 16 14 12 10 11 13 10
Wind gust                             24 29 32 39 41 37 29 26
Clouds                 CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              C  C


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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    70      40    72      42    66      38    70
Temp          45   36 63 67 50   42 65 68 51   42 60 63 47   38 62 67
Dewpt         35   31 37 36 36   36 40 41 40   38 40 38 39   36 39 40
PWind dir          SW     S       E     S      SW    NW       E     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     5       0     0      10     5       5     0

$$
MTZ314-282200-
Lewistown-Fergus MT
47.05N 109.46W Elev. 4144 ft
1106 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date             Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26
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                      70          42          75          46          64
Temp                   64 68 66 53 50 46 43 53 69 73 70 58 55 52 48 53 61 62 58
Dewpt                  37 36 36 36 36 32 28 29 30 34 35 36 38 37 36 39 42 41 37
RH                     37 31 33 52 58 58 55 39 23 24 27 44 53 56 63 59 49 46 45
Wind dir               NW NW NW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
Wind spd                3  4  3  4 10  8 10 10 13 17 11  6  8  9 10 12 19 16 11
Wind gust                                20 24 25 28 24          20 24
Clouds                 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                    S  S


Date               Thu 10/01/26  Fri 10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26
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            36    68      43    74      44    64      38    69
Temp          44   38 62 65 50   46 69 67 53   45 59 60 46   40 62 64
Dewpt         37   32 37 35 37   36 38 38 39   38 38 36 38   36 37 38
PWind dir          SW     S      SE     S      SW     W      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr            0     5       0     5      10    10      10     0

$$
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