526  
FPUS65 KTFX 171631  
SFPMT  
 
STATE FORECAST FOR MONTANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
930 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
MTZ001>007-043-172300-  
WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
930 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST  
TUESDAY FOR KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION...WEST GLACIER  
REGION...FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS...BUTTE/BLACKFOOT  
REGION...POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST  
TUESDAY FOR LOWER CLARK FORK REGION...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM  
MST TUESDAY FOR BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF SNOW. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SNOW  
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 9 TO  
16.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE  
20S TO LOWER 30S.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 12.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 9 TO 16.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE 30S.  
 

 
 
MTZ301>314-316>318-172300-  
CENTRAL MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
930 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON FOR EAST GLACIER PARK REGION...SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN  
FRONT...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS  
EVENING FOR NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...EASTERN GLACIER, WESTERN  
TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA...EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY...SOUTHERN  
HIGH PLAINS...EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON...CASCADE COUNTY  
BELOW 5000FT...GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS  
EVENING FOR HILL COUNTY...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS  
EVENING FOR NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY...  
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS  
EVENING FOR BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE...JUDITH  
BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP...FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT...LITTLE  
BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW AND  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS 30 TO 40...25 TO 35 IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. LOWS 15 BELOW TO ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS  
UP TO 45 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 5 BELOW  
TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 BELOW TO  
5 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS 5 TO 15.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 BELOW TO  
10 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS 20 TO 30.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS ZERO TO  
10 ABOVE. HIGHS 20 TO 30.  

 
 
MTZ315-319>330-172300-  
SOUTHWEST MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
930 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON FOR UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS...ELKHORN AND  
BOULDER MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS  
AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS...GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY  
MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS 35 TO 40...25 TO 35 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS 20 TO  
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
INCREASING CLOUDS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING.  
LOWS 5 TO 20...ZERO TO 15 ABOVE IN THE MOUNTAINS.    
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER, SNOW. HIGHS 15 TO 25
 
10 TO  
20 IN THE MOUNTAINS.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.  
HIGHS 15 TO 25.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 10.  
HIGHS 20 TO 30.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 15.  
HIGHS 20 TO 30.  

 
 
MTZ016>027-059>062-172300-  
NORTHEAST MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT  
930 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM  
MST WEDNESDAY...  
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM  
MST WEDNESDAY...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
6 AM MST WEDNESDAY...  
   
TODAY
 
LIGHT SNOW AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 40S.    
TONIGHT
 
LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOWS 5 TO  
15.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PATCHY BLOWING  
SNOW IN THE MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING. HIGHS 10 TO 20.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS 5 TO  
15. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 10 TO 20. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE  
ZERO.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 10 TO 20. LOWS 5 BELOW TO  
5 ABOVE ZERO.  
 

 
 
MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-172300-  
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA-  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
930 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM  
MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA... AND MOST  
OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...  
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING  
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...  
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST  
THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...  
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING  
TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...  
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2  
AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...  
   
TODAY
 
STRONG CROSSWINDS NEAR LIVINGSTON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY  
BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. HIGHS FROM THE MID 40S WEST TO AROUND 60 EAST.    
TONIGHT
 
STRONG CROSSWINDS NEAR LIVINGSTON. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WEST...AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
EAST. LOWS OF AROUND 10 ABOVE ZERO TO AROUND 20 ABOVE ZERO.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 30.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TO AROUND 10.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS FROM THE MID 20S  
WEST TO AROUND 10 EAST.    
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 10.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS OF 5 ABOVE TO  
20 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30S.  
 

 
 
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