400
FWUS45 KTFX 201002
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 70 65 75 80 85 85 85 90 95 80 55 50 25 10 10
TEMPERATURE 39 40 43 46 46 45 45 44 42 40 38 38 35 32 29 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 40 41 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 37 39 40 40 40 35 34 32 28 26 23 25 26 21 23 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 85 85 93 89 93 86 82 75 72 71 65 69 74 69 65 65 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 40 40 50 60 60 70 70 60 50 50 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.09 0.13 0.21 0.25 0.13 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.34 0.38 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.07 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.32 0.60 0.45 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 1.3 2.6 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.5 8.2 7.5 6.6 5.5 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.2 2.6 2.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 25 16 11 9 9 8 7 6 6 6
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 30 25 40 45 60 65 85 90 85 85 35 30 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 38 40 47 51 51 47 46 45 43 42 41 40 36 31 28 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 42 43 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 31 32 36 37 36 29 28 27 25 25 25 25 29 23 19 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 81 75 86 92 98 89 88 79 75 72 65 64 79 67 58 58 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 10 10 20 30 80 80 70 60 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.09 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.21 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.28 0.26 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.0 7.0 6.1 5.6 4.9 4.2 3.6 3.0 2.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 50 100 100 100 100 100 50 33 16 12 11 10 8 7 7 7
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC BK BK OV OV SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 10 10 20 30 25 25 65 65 80 75 35 30 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 40 43 52 58 58 52 49 47 45 45 48 46 41 37 33 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 44 50 28
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 19 27 31 27 20 20 19 18 20 21 24 26 20 17 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 40 58 74 74 67 69 58 55 54 48 55 61 47 41 39 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 40 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.01
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 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.5 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.5 9.4 9.1 8.7 7.9 7.1 6.5 5.6 4.7 4.0 3.4 3.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 33 25 20 14 12 9 8 7
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 10 15 35 45 40 30 45 45 70 70 40 30 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 43 47 58 62 61 53 50 47 44 45 52 49 42 36 31 28 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 43 53 25
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 18 26 27 23 17 16 13 12 14 19 25 25 17 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 40 56 57 55 41 43 39 35 35 50 58 57 42 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 50 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.06 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) 8.6 9.0 9.3 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.6 8.2 7.6 6.6 5.5 4.7 4.1 3.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 16 12 10 9 8
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV BK FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 20 20 25 35 35 30 50 55 70 70 45 35 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 48 50 60 64 64 57 53 51 48 49 53 51 45 39 34 31 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 47 55 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 18 26 31 27 18 17 16 14 16 20 26 25 17 12 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 54 64 69 72 62 61 55 48 54 58 61 61 47 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 40 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.01
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) 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.4 7.9 7.2 6.3 5.3 4.4 3.8 3.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 20 14 11 9 8
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 30 20 20 30 35 30 60 75 85 85 55 55 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 45 48 57 62 61 55 52 51 48 48 51 47 40 35 31 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 47 52 26
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 23 29 31 27 18 17 16 13 14 17 19 18 14 12 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 54 58 61 61 44 43 41 39 40 36 41 43 35 32 34 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 50 80 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.18 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.2 6.4 5.4 4.5 3.8 3.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 16 12 9 8 7
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC FW SC FW SC OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 45 30 20 30 20 30 75 80 85 80 50 50 20 15 5
TEMPERATURE 50 53 60 65 65 60 57 55 53 52 50 47 42 38 34 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 52 52 30
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 28 31 39 39 36 28 23 23 20 23 25 23 21 16 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 55 62 64 62 54 41 40 39 41 44 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 70 70 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.11 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.07 0.20 0.02
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 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.3 9.2 8.7 7.9 7.2 6.5 5.6 4.8 4.1 3.5 3.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 16 14 11 10 9
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 50 35 40 40 40 45 75 85 90 90 60 60 35 30 15
TEMPERATURE 52 55 65 67 66 58 54 53 49 50 54 50 43 38 35 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 56 28
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W NW W W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 18 27 28 23 14 12 11 10 12 14 17 23 14 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 42 50 55 48 42 35 28 27 33 34 39 46 35 28 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 80 50 50 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.06 0.25 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.6 8.2 7.5 6.7 5.5 4.6 4.0 3.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 16 12 11 10
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV SC BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 80 35 50 40 50 45 80 95 95 80 45 50 55 50 20
TEMPERATURE 44 49 59 66 67 62 61 59 56 54 52 49 43 37 33 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 54 54 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW N N NW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 20 29 33 31 27 26 23 19 21 19 19 18 12 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 54 55 48 48 44 40 43 39 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 20 30 50 40 20 20 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.07 0.10 0.04
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 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 8.9 8.8 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.0 6.9 6.1 5.6 4.7 3.8 3.2 2.8 2.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 25 20 14 11 9 8 8
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 25 10 15 25 30 30 50 65 75 80 60 55 20 20 5
TEMPERATURE 46 50 60 64 63 55 52 50 47 48 55 53 45 39 34 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 47 57 29
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 20 23 33 34 29 20 19 17 14 16 19 26 25 19 14 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 54 65 71 69 55 54 48 43 40 44 55 55 47 36 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 50 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.01
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 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.9 9.1 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.0 7.1 5.9 4.9 4.1 3.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 14 10 9 8
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 15 10 25 35 40 40 50 60 70 80 65 60 30 30 10
TEMPERATURE 48 51 61 65 64 56 52 51 48 49 55 54 45 39 35 31 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 47 57 28
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 14 18 27 31 27 17 16 14 12 12 16 23 21 13 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 39 56 65 58 41 39 36 33 32 41 52 48 37 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 40 40 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.02
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 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.8 9.2 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.7 8.4 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.5 4.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 25 16 12 10 9
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 15 10 15 25 35 25 25 45 60 70 75 75 60 35 20 10
TEMPERATURE 39 42 52 57 56 48 45 45 43 44 52 52 46 38 33 29 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 54 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 16 19 20 17 14 16 16 16 14 18 21 17 12 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 39 51 48 39 34 34 34 36 37 46 51 42 37 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 40 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.02
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 0.2 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.9 9.4 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.0 8.0 6.8 6.1 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 33 20 12 10 9
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 15 20 30 45 35 35 50 65 75 80 80 65 45 30 15
TEMPERATURE 43 46 56 60 59 50 48 48 46 47 55 54 46 38 33 29 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 56 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 17 18 21 23 18 16 17 17 17 16 19 23 17 11 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 41 47 48 43 36 40 40 41 39 46 49 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 40 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.04
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 0.2 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 9.0 9.5 9.9 10.1 9.9 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.2 8.7 7.6 6.5 5.7 5.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 33 16 11 10 8
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 5 10 30 20 15 10 35 65 80 80 80 60 30 30 15
TEMPERATURE 35 37 50 56 54 45 41 39 37 39 52 53 50 43 37 31 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 36 55 26
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 12 14 12 10 9 8 8 8 13 17 13 9 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 31 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01
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) 8.6 8.6 9.0 9.5 9.7 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 8.7 7.6 6.7 6.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 25 16 14
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 10 15 35 40 40 35 45 45 65 75 60 50 30 10 10
TEMPERATURE 42 45 56 61 61 54 51 50 49 50 56 56 49 41 35 30 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 48 58 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 23 29 32 27 23 20 19 18 18 25 33 25 16 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 48 64 65 57 44 43 40 40 40 55 65 54 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.01
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 0.4 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.9 9.3 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.1 6.9 5.9 5.1 4.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 25 14 11 10 8
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC BK OV BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 10 15 25 40 35 30 25 40 45 65 75 65 45 30 10 10
TEMPERATURE 41 44 57 62 60 51 48 47 45 47 57 57 52 43 37 32 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 43 59 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 13 14 20 23 21 14 14 14 14 16 21 29 26 16 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 49 54 47 33 35 36 39 36 50 62 58 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S
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 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01
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) 8.9 9.1 9.4 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.3 8.8 7.8 6.7 6.0 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 50 25 14 12 10
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 10 15 30 25 20 20 40 60 75 80 75 50 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 39 41 51 55 55 47 44 43 40 42 51 53 50 43 37 32 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 38 55 28
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 13 18 17 12 10 10 10 10 16 21 24 18 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 43 51 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.6 9.7 10.0 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.4 8.4 7.3 6.5 6.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 33 20 14 12
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW SC BK SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 15 35 55 50 40 55 55 70 75 50 40 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 39 42 54 59 58 49 46 43 40 41 48 46 39 33 29 26 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 39 50 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 18 21 19 12 11 10 9 10 17 21 20 12 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 50 50 47 49 55 51 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 70 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.7 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 8.7 8.2 7.7 6.8 5.9 5.0 4.4 4.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 33 25 20 14 11 9 8 8
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 10 15 30 45 35 25 40 40 65 70 55 40 25 15 10
TEMPERATURE 37 41 52 58 57 49 46 44 42 43 51 50 43 36 31 27 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 41 52 23
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 16 21 24 21 16 16 14 13 14 23 26 24 16 11 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 40 61 61 55 41 40 36 36 39 65 64 59 42 34 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 40 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01
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 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.9 9.3 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.2 7.4 6.4 5.5 4.7 4.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 16 12 10 9 8
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 15 20 35 35 30 25 40 40 60 70 55 35 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 39 42 54 59 58 49 46 46 43 45 55 55 48 40 35 30 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 41 57 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 14 16 21 25 24 16 14 14 14 17 26 32 29 18 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 40 48 57 55 43 40 40 36 41 59 64 66 50 35 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01
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) 8.9 9.1 9.4 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.2 7.2 6.2 5.5 5.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 33 25 16 12 10 9
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 20 25 20 15 25 55 70 80 80 80 55 55 40
TEMPERATURE 29 33 44 49 47 40 38 36 35 37 46 45 39 33 29 26 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 34 47 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 13 16 20 23 18 17 17 16 14 14 19 24 16 11 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 42 39 37 39 35 32 34 41 43 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 70 70 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.2 9.3 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.5 9.3 9.7 9.7 9.4 8.5 7.4 6.5 6.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 33 16 11 10 8
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC BK BK OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 10 15 25 40 30 25 35 55 70 75 80 80 60 55 35
TEMPERATURE 37 41 52 56 54 48 46 45 44 46 53 52 45 38 33 30 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 43 55 27
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 23 24 27 28 24 25 26 26 25 23 23 27 20 14 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 48 59 62 56 58 65 65 64 61 66 74 64 46 36 29 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 70 70 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.9 9.4 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.1 8.1 7.0 6.1 5.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 33 16 12 10 9
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 10 15 25 30 25 20 35 55 70 75 80 70 40 35 20
TEMPERATURE 36 40 52 56 55 46 43 42 40 42 52 52 46 39 34 30 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 39 54 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 19 20 17 14 14 14 14 13 18 23 16 11 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 54 57 61 61 57 65 65 65 61 64 81 69 44 33 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.04
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 0.2 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.6 9.3 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.3 8.3 7.2 6.4 5.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 50 25 14 11 10
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 15 5 10 25 25 30 50 60 75 80 65 65 45 45 10
TEMPERATURE 43 46 56 62 61 53 51 50 48 49 54 54 45 39 35 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 46 56 29
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W W W W NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 25 27 39 42 36 26 26 25 21 21 23 31 27 23 17 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 62 74 85 78 62 62 61 55 48 49 64 58 47 40 36 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 50 50 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.8 9.2 9.6 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.5 7.7 6.4 5.3 4.5 4.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 50 50 25 14 11 9 8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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