078  
FNUS75 KTFX 271425  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAGE CREEK SAR MISSON...GALLATIN COUNTY SHERIFF SAR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
825 AM MDT MON OCT 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING LOOK TO SUBSIDE LATE MORNING. DAYTIME  
HEATING WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON  
AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. A PERSISTENT  
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND LOOKS TO BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY,  
GUSTING UP TO AROUND 30 MPH OR SO AT TIMES. LOW CLOUDS WILL BE  
AROUND AT TIMES TODAY, WITH CLOUD COVER DIMINISHING TONIGHT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-26.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........75 69 62 56 57 63 64 70 65  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 15 0 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............17 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 20  
RH..............91 85 80 73 73 69 68 67 66  
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW W NW W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
SURFACE WND GST.30 30 30 25 30 30 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........51 31 17 17 18 18 13 19 15 18 22 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............18 15 15 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 11  
RH..............68 70 68 70 71 72 72 74 74 77 73 74  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5  
SURFACE WND GST.25 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 27 18 8 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............11 10 9 12 16 18 21 23 25 26 25 22  
RH..............74 77 77 77 69 64 59 54 50 49 53 58  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15  
 

 
FORECASTER...MCDOWELL  
REQUESTED BY...MATT BOXMEYER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2524539.0/TFX  
.DELDT 10/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GALLATINSARCOMMS@GMAIL.COM, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV  
 
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