340  
FPUS65 KTFX 091834  
AFPTFX  
 
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA AREA FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
1233 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
MTZ301>314-316>318-100000-  
CENTRAL MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
1233 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM  
MDT MONDAY FOR EAST GLACIER PARK REGION...NORTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS...EASTERN GLACIER, WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL  
PONDERA...EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY...WESTERN AND CENTRAL  
CHOUTEAU COUNTY...BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN  
BLAINE...FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT  
MONDAY FOR SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...SOUTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS...GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT  
MONDAY FOR EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON...CASCADE COUNTY  
BELOW 5000FT...JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP...LITTLE BELT  
AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS...  
   
REST OF TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 75 TO 85  
60 TO 70 IN THE  
MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 45  
25 TO 40 IN THE  
MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE  
EVENING.    
SATURDAY  
CLOUDY, COOLER. SNOW AND RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. PATCHY  
BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. HIGHS 40 TO 50...35 TO 45 IN THE  
MOUNTAINS. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.    
SUNDAY  
COLDER. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 25 TO  
30. HIGHS 25 TO 35.    
COLUMBUS DAY  
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS 35 TO 45.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS 45 TO 55.  
 
 
 
MTZ315-319>330-100000-  
SOUTHWEST MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
1233 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT  
MONDAY FOR UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM  
MDT MONDAY FOR HELENA VALLEY...CANYON FERRY AREA...MISSOURI  
HEADWATERS...MADISON RIVER VALLEY...GALLATIN VALLEY...NORTHWEST  
BEAVERHEAD COUNTY...BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW  
6000FT...RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD  
MOUNTAINS...GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL  
MOUNTAINS...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT  
MONDAY FOR BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS...MEAGHER  
COUNTY VALLEYS...ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS...  
   
REST OF TODAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 70 TO 80  
60 TO 70 IN THE  
MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 35 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY  
CLOUDY, COOLER. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. HIGHS 45 TO 55.  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING.    
SUNDAY  
COLDER. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS  
25 TO 35.    
COLUMBUS DAY  
SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS 35 TO 45.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 30.  
HIGHS 40 TO 50.  
 
 
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