933  
FPUS65 KTFX 212300  
SFPMT  
 
STATE FORECAST FOR MONTANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
500 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
MTZ001>007-043-221000-  
WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
500 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S.    
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S.  
HIGHS IN THE 40S.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO  
LOWER 50S.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO  
LOWER 50S.  
 
 
 
MTZ301>314-316>318-221000-  
CENTRAL MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
500 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM  
MDT THURSDAY FOR EAST GLACIER PARK REGION...NORTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS...  
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY...HILL  
COUNTY...NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY...WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU  
COUNTY...FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON  
MDT FRIDAY FOR SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...GATES OF THE  
MOUNTAINS...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY  
NIGHT TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN  
BLAINE...  
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH  
GAP...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS...  
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING  
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD  
MOUNTAINS...  
   
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 55  
40 TO 50 IN THE  
MOUNTAINS.    
WEDNESDAY  
INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 65 TO 75...55 TO 65 IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLOUDY, COLDER. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 25 TO 35...20 TO 30 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST  
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 35 TO  
45. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS  
30 TO 40.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS  
35 TO 40.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25.  
HIGHS 35 TO 45.  
 
 
MTZ315-319>330-221000-  
SOUTHWEST MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
500 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON  
MDT FRIDAY FOR UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS...ELKHORN AND  
BOULDER MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS  
AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS...  
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING  
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE  
MOUNTAINS...GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL  
MOUNTAINS...  
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY  
FOR MADISON RIVER VALLEY...  
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING FOR GALLATIN VALLEY...  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 50.    
WEDNESDAY  
INCREASING CLOUDS. SNOW WITH RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE  
DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 50 TO  
60...40 TO 50 IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY, COLDER. SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 30 TO 35  
 
25 TO 30 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
CLOUDY, SNOW. HIGHS 35 TO 45. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS 25 TO 35.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 20.  
HIGHS 30 TO 40.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 25.  
HIGHS 35 TO 45.  
 
 
MTZ016>027-059>062-221000-  
NORTHEAST MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT  
500 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR  
40. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.  
 
 
 
MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-221000-  
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
500 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS  
FROM THE UPPER 60S WEST TO THE UPPER 80S EAST.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO THE MID 40S.    
THURSDAY...PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WEST  
AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH  
SHOWERS LIKELY WEST...AND SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS EAST. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO THE MID 50S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WEST  
AND  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WEST...AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SNOW SHOWERS EAST. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30S.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO THE UPPER 40S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO THE UPPER 20S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO AROUND 50.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 40S TO THE LOWER 50S.  
 
 
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