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FWUS45 KTFX 012202
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
300 PM MST THU JAN 1 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 90 90 85 80 75 65 70 70 70 85 80 70 65 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 33 30 29 28 28 29 31 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 35 36 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 34 31 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 14 17 18 19 21 21 18 13 12 12 12 13 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 34 40 41 44 50 49 42 35 31 29 37 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 20 20 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.09 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12 0.04 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.16 0.07 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 1.3 0.5 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 85 80 70 75 65 80 85 75 60 55 40 30 45
TEMPERATURE 33 31 30 29 30 31 34 36 35 34 33 33 32 31 35 37 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 36 31 37
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 17 17 14 11 10 9 9 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32 35 40 43 43 40 32 29 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 30 40 40 30 40 50 20 20 10 10 5 5 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.09 0.03 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 14 14 14 14 16 16 14 14 14 14 16 16 20 20 20
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 95 95 90 75 80 75 85 80 70 55 45 35 20 35
TEMPERATURE 35 33 32 31 31 33 34 37 37 36 35 33 31 30 34 38 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 38 29 38
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 13 14 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 28 33 34 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 50 30 30 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.07 0.05 0.01 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.5 6.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 33 33 25
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 90 85 65 65 60 70 70 75 60 45 35 25 40
TEMPERATURE 36 33 31 30 30 31 35 37 35 33 31 31 30 29 34 37 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 38 28 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 6 8 8 9 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 29 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 40 50 20 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.6 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 16 16 16 16 20 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 25 25 25
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 90 90 85 80 75 75 60 75 75 65 45 35 20 35
TEMPERATURE 38 36 34 32 32 34 37 40 40 38 36 35 33 32 36 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 31 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 12 12 13 13 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 35 34 33 29 32 33 34 39 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 40 40 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.16 0.06 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.5 6.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 20 20 20 20 25 25 20 20 20 20 25 25 33 33 33
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 85 90 85 75 55 60 65 45 55 65 60 45 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 39 36 35 33 33 34 38 40 39 37 36 35 33 33 39 41 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 32 42
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 18 18 17 13 11 10 10 12 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 27 32 35 39 44 47 43 36 31 27 29 34 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 30 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.08 0.06 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 33 33 33
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 90 85 70 45 50 60 20 45 60 60 50 35 30 30
TEMPERATURE 45 41 39 35 35 36 42 46 45 42 40 39 37 36 42 45 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 46 35 45
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 9 11 12 14 16 20 26 28 26 20 14 10 9 10 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.1 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 33 33 25 25 33 33 33 33 25 25 33 33 50 50 50
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 85 90 90 85 65 65 60 35 40 55 65 55 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 46 41 40 37 35 36 42 46 44 42 39 38 36 36 44 47 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 47 33 47
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 6 8 9 11 14 13 14 11 8 6 6 8 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 35 34 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.1 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 33 33 25 25 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 50 50 50
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 85 90 85 70 35 35 50 40 55 65 60 55 35 40 50
TEMPERATURE 38 33 32 30 29 31 36 41 39 37 35 33 30 29 36 40 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 41 26 40
WIND DIR S SW W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 4 4 5 9 11 11 11 8 5 5 6 9 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.6 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 33 33 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 33 33 50
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 90 90 90 85 65 60 65 35 55 65 60 45 40 15 25
TEMPERATURE 37 34 33 32 32 33 36 39 38 36 34 33 31 31 37 40 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 40 30 40
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 12 13 13 16 19 18 17 14 12 11 11 11 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 35 37 39 42 49 48 46 41 36 32 28 28 33 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 30 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.10 0.06 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.7 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 33 33 33
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 90 90 95 85 75 60 55 55 60 60 65 50 40 20 45
TEMPERATURE 38 35 33 32 32 33 36 40 38 36 34 32 31 31 37 40 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 40 30 40
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 8 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 30 40 40 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.14 0.07 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.8 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 16 16 16 16 25 25 20 20 20 20 25 25 33 33 33
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK SC SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 90 85 70 70 70 65 80 80 80 65 45 50 70
TEMPERATURE 31 29 28 27 27 27 30 32 30 29 28 28 28 28 31 33 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 32 27 33
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 16 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 27 28 32 33 37 40 42 42 44 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 50 70 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.11 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.09 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.26 0.10 0.02 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 12
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV SC BK OV OV BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 85 90 85 70 70 70 45 65 70 75 50 35 30 65
TEMPERATURE 34 31 29 28 28 28 32 35 33 30 28 28 28 28 33 35 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 35 27 36
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 9 8 8 8 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 35 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 40 40 60 50 40 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.11 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.17 0.10 0.01 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 16
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 95 90 75 75 85 85 90 90 95 80 60 65 75
TEMPERATURE 32 29 29 27 26 27 28 30 29 29 30 30 29 29 32 35 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 30 28 35
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 9 9 10 9 9 8 6 8 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 90 90 80 60 40 50 40 40 30 30 10 10 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.14 0.04 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.07 0.08 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.13 0.03 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.31 0.12 0.09 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 1.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.0
LOW END SNOW 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.4 1.1 0.8 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 95 85 60 60 55 60 75 75 70 50 30 25 60
TEMPERATURE 33 31 30 30 30 30 33 35 33 31 30 29 29 29 33 35 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 35 28 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 13 12 13 12 13 13 13 16 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 35 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 40 70 30 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.14 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.23 0.04 0.00 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.9 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 14 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 20 20 16
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 90 85 60 60 65 70 80 80 75 70 55 60 80
TEMPERATURE 30 29 28 28 28 28 32 34 31 28 28 29 29 29 32 34 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 34 27 34
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 12 10 8 6 6 9 11 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 34 37 39 40 42 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 50 70 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.23 0.04 0.01 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.2 0.3 0.1 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 10 10 12 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 14
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 90 90 65 75 85 85 90 90 90 85 75 75 85
TEMPERATURE 28 27 27 26 26 26 29 29 27 28 28 29 29 29 31 32 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 30 27 32
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 6 5 5 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 12 13 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 80 90 60 60 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 20 20 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.02 0.03 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.29 0.05 0.07 0.23
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.1 0.5 0.6 2.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 90 85 75 75 75 75 75 75 60 55 40 40 55
TEMPERATURE 36 34 32 30 30 30 32 34 33 31 30 29 27 26 31 34 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 34 25 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 70 70 60 30 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.11 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.09 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.19 0.10 0.01 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.6 0.7 0.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.7 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 20 20 16
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 85 85 70 65 70 75 70 70 60 55 35 35 60
TEMPERATURE 34 31 30 29 29 29 32 34 33 30 29 28 27 26 31 34 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 35 25 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 26 27 29 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 60 70 30 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.14 0.02 0.00 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.3 6.8 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 14
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 85 80 60 55 60 70 70 80 70 60 40 45 65
TEMPERATURE 32 30 29 29 28 28 31 33 30 28 28 28 27 27 31 33 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 33 26 33
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 9 11 12 14 16 16 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 39 42 39 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 70 70 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.20 0.04 0.00 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 12
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 75 65 60 70
TEMPERATURE 28 26 25 24 24 23 26 28 27 26 26 26 25 25 28 31 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 29 25 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 12 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 33 33 31 29 31 31 33 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 70 80 80 70 60 40 30 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.20 0.12 0.07 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK OV OV BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 95 85 65 55 50 40 60 70 70 55 35 30 50
TEMPERATURE 34 33 31 30 29 29 33 35 32 31 30 30 30 30 34 36 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 35 29 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 17 14 13 12 13 14 17 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 20 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 37 34 33 31 33 37 43 44 42 41 41 41 42 46 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 50 40 40 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.12 0.05 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.1 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.8 7.2 7.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 14 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 16
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 90 85 75 75 75 70 80 80 80 70 50 50 65
TEMPERATURE 31 29 28 27 27 27 30 32 31 29 29 29 28 28 32 35 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 33 27 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 35 32 32 29 29 31 35 41 41 37 37 40 42 42 44 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 60 70 50 40 20 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.06 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.20 0.08 0.03 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.7 7.0 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 14 14 12
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 95 95 95 90 70 60 50 40 55 60 60 45 30 15 30
TEMPERATURE 36 34 33 32 32 32 35 37 37 35 33 32 31 31 37 40 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 38 30 40
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 18 17 16 14 14 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 36 39 39 41 44 50 50 48 42 37 36 35 35 40 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 30 40 50 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.09 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.12 0.09 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.9 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 16 16 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 25 25 25
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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