073  
FOUS55 KTFX 161017  
PFMTFX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
MTZ312-162300-  
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT  
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 37 20 48 25 35  
TEMP 24 23 31 36 32 26 24 21 21 26 41 48 45 38 32 30 30 29 34 33 30  
DEWPT 10 10 8 7 7 7 8 7 7 9 15 14 17 16 15 16 17 18 20 15 14  
RH 54 57 37 29 34 44 50 54 54 48 34 25 32 40 49 55 58 63 56 47 51  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 11 6 9 11 6 5 5 5 8 11 17 19 16 12 10 9 9 9 11 10 5  
WIND GUST 29  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 19 45 28 43 21 31 17 34  
TEMP 23 21 37 42 33 30 39 38 30 26 29 29 24 20 29 27  
DEWPT 12 11 18 17 13 13 17 16 15 12 15 14 14 10 13 10  
PWIND DIR W SW SW W NW NW N W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20  
SNOW S S  
 

 
MTZ303-162300-  
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT  
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 35 16 48 24 32  
TEMP 24 22 29 34 30 23 19 18 17 22 40 48 42 35 32 30 28 26 31 30 26  
DEWPT 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 7 9 16 16 18 17 18 20 20 19 18 15 14  
RH 50 54 42 33 41 54 64 67 64 57 37 27 37 47 56 66 71 74 58 53 60  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 14 9 10 13 11 8 5 5 6 10 17 21 20 18 14 13 13 13 14 12 6  
WIND GUST 27 35 32 25 24  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 14 44 26 39 15 27 10 29  
TEMP 19 17 36 38 31 30 35 33 23 20 24 23 18 14 22 19  
DEWPT 12 12 18 19 15 15 18 17 14 11 13 12 10 7 9 7  
PWIND DIR NW W W NW NW N NW W  
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 20  
SNOW S  
 

 
MTZ319-162300-  
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT  
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 36 19 42 22 37  
TEMP 30 29 32 35 33 28 25 21 19 19 30 41 38 34 31 28 25 25 35 35 32  
DEWPT 13 11 9 9 10 10 11 10 10 11 15 18 18 16 17 17 16 18 24 19 17  
RH 49 46 37 33 38 46 55 62 67 70 53 39 44 47 56 63 68 74 64 52 53  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W SW S S SE S S W W W NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 3  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 18 40 23 43 20 34 19 36  
TEMP 24 19 30 36 28 25 34 37 29 24 27 31 26 22 29 32  
DEWPT 15 13 17 17 15 15 18 19 17 16 16 15 15 14 17 15  
PWIND DIR W S SW W NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20  
SNOW S S S S  
 

 
MTZ326-162300-  
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT  
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 33 15 42 19 35  
TEMP 30 27 32 32 30 23 21 18 16 17 31 40 37 30 26 24 22 21 32 34 31  
DEWPT 14 12 11 6 7 8 9 8 7 8 15 16 16 17 16 16 15 15 23 18 16  
RH 51 53 41 33 37 52 59 64 67 67 51 37 42 58 65 71 74 77 69 51 53  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W SW S SE S SW W SE SW S SW SW W NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 6 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 15 40 20 44 19 38 19 37  
TEMP 21 17 31 36 24 24 37 39 28 24 32 35 26 24 32 34  
DEWPT 15 12 17 16 13 13 19 19 18 15 19 19 18 15 19 17  
PWIND DIR W S S SW S SW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20  
SNOW S  
 

 
MTZ330-162300-  
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT  
44.69N 111.11W ELEV. 6644 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 26 0 31 3 31  
TEMP 11 8 20 25 21 13 7 4 1 2 20 30 25 15 10 8 5 5 27 29 26  
DEWPT 8 4 6 7 8 3 1 -1 -3 -2 11 15 15 10 6 6 2 2 20 17 17  
RH 87 83 54 46 56 63 76 79 83 83 67 53 65 80 83 91 87 87 74 60 68  
WIND DIR SE S N N W S SE SE SE N N SW SW S S S N N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW 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  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 1 32 5 30 8 31 11 29  
TEMP 9 3 22 27 9 6 22 26 13 9 24 27 17 12 24 25  
DEWPT 6 0 14 16 6 3 16 17 10 7 17 20 13 10 19 17  
PWIND DIR N SW SW SW S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30  
SNOW S C  
 

 
MTZ328-162300-  
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT  
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 34 17 43 19 39  
TEMP 21 18 28 33 30 24 22 19 18 19 33 42 38 31 27 25 22 21 36 38 33  
DEWPT 10 8 13 10 9 9 10 10 8 9 15 15 18 17 16 15 13 13 21 17 17  
RH 62 64 53 38 41 52 59 67 64 64 47 33 44 56 63 65 68 71 54 42 51  
WIND DIR E S SW N NE E S S S S SW SW S S S S S S NW N N  
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL 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  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 18 40 21 45 22 42 22 39  
TEMP 25 20 33 36 26 23 37 38 28 25 35 38 29 26 34 34  
DEWPT 15 12 16 16 12 11 16 18 15 13 17 17 19 16 17 15  
PWIND DIR NE SW S S S S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 

 
MTZ305-162300-  
HAVRE-HILL MT  
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 32 12 41 22 31  
TEMP 29 28 30 31 27 20 17 14 13 16 31 41 39 36 33 32 27 24 29 28 22  
DEWPT 16 15 12 9 10 9 9 8 6 8 12 16 18 22 22 23 20 17 16 11 9  
RH 58 58 46 39 48 62 70 76 73 70 45 36 42 56 63 69 74 74 58 48 57  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 21 16 16 18 13 10 5 4 5 6 12 18 17 18 19 16 16 14 17 14 11  
WIND GUST 32 28 32  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 11 33 20 36 14 26 10 26  
TEMP 15 14 25 30 25 26 31 29 21 18 22 22 16 14 20 20  
DEWPT 8 8 14 16 14 15 19 19 15 12 13 12 10 8 10 9  
PWIND DIR NW SW SW W NW NW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20  
SNOW S S  
 

 
MTZ314-162300-  
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT  
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT  
317 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
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 29 15 48 24 33  
TEMP 26 24 27 29 27 22 21 18 17 21 39 48 43 38 37 36 31 29 31 29 25  
DEWPT 12 14 6 3 5 6 8 8 6 8 12 16 18 16 17 20 20 20 19 13 11  
RH 55 65 40 32 38 49 56 64 61 56 32 27 36 40 44 52 63 69 61 51 55  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 28 23 21 23 18 13 10 8 5 5 8 11 11 13 14 16 18 18 19 19 13  
WIND GUST 41 33 35 34 29 25 24 26 27 29 32 31 29 24  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 15 41 26 43 17 31 13 31  
TEMP 19 21 35 36 31 32 41 36 26 22 28 26 20 20 27 22  
DEWPT 10 11 15 15 11 12 17 19 15 12 15 13 12 9 12 8  
PWIND DIR NW W SW W W NW W W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 30  
SNOW S S C C  
 

 
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