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FWUS45 KTFX 142201
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 70 35 20 30 35 25 60 80 90 85 85 85 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 5 1 0 0 -1 2 14 18 19 16 18 19 23 25 29 33 35
MIN/MAX TEMP -3 20 16 36
WIND DIR N N SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 10 6 6 9 10 12 16 17 14 17 25 31 34 36 39 39
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 35 34 37 54 67 78 81 86 86
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.03 0.08 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.8 4.5 6.1 7.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 9 14 20 25 25
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV BK SC SC SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 80 65 35 35 30 25 55 75 90 85 85 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 9 2 0 0 -1 2 14 19 19 16 17 19 23 27 32 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP -3 20 15 37
WIND DIR N N NE W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 10 6 5 6 8 10 12 12 10 11 16 20 24 27 29 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 27 27 32 32 27 29 39 51 64 73 79 82
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 70 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 60 60 80 80 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.12 0.02 0.08 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.0 0.3 0.8 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.6 3.8 5.7 7.3 8.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 12 20 25 33
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 70 40 35 35 25 50 75 90 90 90 90 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 11 6 4 2 1 5 15 21 23 19 20 21 25 29 33 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP -1 23 19 39
WIND DIR N NE NE W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 12 8 5 4 6 10 12 11 9 11 13 17 19 20 23 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 28 29 28 32 37 44 46 48 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 50 60 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 60 60 80 80 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.22 0.02 0.08 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.5 0.2 0.7 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 2.1 2.8 4.0 5.9 7.5 8.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 12 25 33 33
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 70 60 45 40 40 30 45 75 90 95 90 90 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 14 7 5 5 5 8 16 22 23 19 20 21 25 29 36 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 3 24 19 41
WIND DIR NW N N W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 25 16 9 6 6 6 11 11 9 6 8 9 11 13 16 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 41 27 28 26 32 36 39 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 50 60 60 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.00 0.02 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.20 0.02 0.09 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.2 0.0 0.4 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.5 0.2 0.8 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 2.6 3.4 4.6 6.4 7.8 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 16 25 33
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 75 75 50 30 30 20 40 70 80 90 90 85 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 11 7 4 3 3 6 16 22 23 19 20 21 24 28 34 38 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 2 24 18 40
WIND DIR N N N NW W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 24 16 9 5 4 5 9 10 10 8 9 12 14 17 18 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 46 31 23 28 29 29 31 39 44 44 49 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 50 70 70 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.06 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.09 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.10 0.02 0.16 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.8 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.0 1.5 0.9
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.7 0.2 2.0 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.7 5.5 7.4 8.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 16 25 33
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 70 65 45 25 30 35 50 65 75 90 85 80 80 80 80
TEMPERATURE 10 4 1 0 0 4 15 19 20 14 15 18 22 27 34 38 40
MIN/MAX TEMP -1 21 13 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 12 6 4 4 4 9 10 9 6 9 11 13 16 19 21 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 37 26 26 28 27 24 26 31 36 42 47 51 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 40 40 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 60 60 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.00 0.04 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.14 0.01 0.13 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 1.8 0.0 0.7 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.4 0.1 1.4 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.5 3.8 5.6 7.2 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 14 25 33
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 85 85 55 15 15 10 45 70 80 90 85 70 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 12 8 5 3 2 5 15 20 20 15 17 20 24 30 35 39 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 1 21 15 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W W S SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 16 10 9 8 8 10 10 8 10 11 13 17 19 24 27 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 46 50 52
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 50 50 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 40 40 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.31 0.00 0.06 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 4.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.5 0.0 0.1 0.1
LOW END SNOW 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 5.3 0.0 0.4 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.1 3.5 5.1 6.8 7.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 11 20 33 50
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 85 70 40 15 20 20 65 80 90 85 85 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 15 10 7 5 4 6 15 19 19 11 13 15 20 26 36 40 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 2 20 10 43
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW S S SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 19 16 11 9 6 5 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 9 11 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 41 31 27 31 35 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 40 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.19 0.00 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.6 0.1 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.7 4.8 6.4 7.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 14 25 50
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 65 45 20 20 15 20 60 75 80 80 70 65 80 80
TEMPERATURE 16 10 5 3 1 4 15 19 19 10 12 14 17 22 31 37 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 0 20 9 40
WIND DIR NE N N NW W W W W W SW S S SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 17 13 6 4 4 5 9 10 6 5 5 5 5 6 10 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.11 0.00 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 2.9 4.9 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 7 11 20 50
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 60 70 60 30 45 35 35 70 75 90 90 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 15 7 4 3 3 6 15 20 20 15 16 18 22 26 33 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 3 21 15 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 24 16 10 8 8 8 13 16 12 8 9 11 13 17 23 24 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 41 27 25 34 36 33 33 39 48 56 58 59
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 10 5 30 0 0 0 5 5 5 40 40 60 60 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.05 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.01 0.20 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.8 2.6 3.7 5.4 7.3 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 12 20 33
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 70 80 70 45 35 30 35 60 80 90 95 90 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 16 9 6 6 6 8 16 21 23 19 19 21 24 28 34 40 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 23 18 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 24 14 8 6 5 6 13 12 9 5 6 9 12 14 18 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 36 25 34 32 31 28 32 36 42 44 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 5 10 50 10 0 0 0 10 10 50 50 70 70 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.07 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.10 0.11
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.08 0.01 0.21 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.1 1.8 1.1
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.2 0.1 2.4 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 2.1 3.0 3.9 5.5 7.2 8.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 12 20 25
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK OV BK BK BK SC SC SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 65 70 60 35 35 25 25 60 80 90 90 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 17 9 4 2 1 3 11 17 19 15 16 17 20 23 29 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 0 20 14 36
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 26 18 10 8 8 8 10 10 9 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 44 31 26 25 26 29 28 27 27 31 32 34 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 30 30 10 5 0 0 10 10 60 60 70 70 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.06 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.00 0.08 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.13 0.01 0.19 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.1
LOW END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.0 0.2 2.2 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.9 3.6 4.3 5.7 7.0 7.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 12 16
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 75 80 75 50 40 25 30 60 80 95 95 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 16 8 3 2 1 4 12 18 20 15 16 18 22 25 32 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 0 20 14 38
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 24 14 8 6 6 8 12 11 9 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 34 32 29 32 34 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 40 30 20 5 0 0 10 10 60 60 80 80 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.01 0.09 0.13
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.18 0.01 0.22 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.2 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 2.0 0.1 1.6 1.4
LOW END SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.9 0.2 2.4 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 2.8 3.7 4.6 6.1 7.3 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 14 20
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 35 30 15 30 45 35 20 55 75 85 85 80 80 75 75
TEMPERATURE 25 16 10 6 3 6 15 22 25 19 18 18 20 21 28 34 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 3 25 16 37
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 21 18 11 6 5 5 8 10 11 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 10 10 0 0 0 5 10 10 50 50 70 70 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.04 0.01 0.12 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.7 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 1.2 1.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.7 1.6 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.9 4.1 5.9 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 10 14
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 75 65 50 45 40 35 35 75 85 95 95 95 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 19 12 7 6 5 8 15 21 22 19 20 21 24 28 35 39 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 23 18 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 32 20 10 9 10 10 11 11 10 8 10 13 16 17 19 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 59 44 39 34 29 28 31 35 37 41 42 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 30 10 5 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 60 60 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.05 0.05
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.16 0.02 0.09 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.0 0.9 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.7 0.3 1.2 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 3.0 3.8 4.7 6.4 7.7 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 12 16 25
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 65 55 50 40 40 25 35 75 85 90 85 80 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 20 14 10 8 6 8 16 22 24 21 21 22 24 27 35 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 6 24 20 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 32 27 19 16 13 12 14 13 11 6 8 9 10 11 14 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 52 42 36 32 32 34 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 40 20 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 40 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.08 0.01 0.08 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.4 0.2 0.9 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.9 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.8 4.5 6.1 7.3 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 11 16 25
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 45 35 30 35 40 25 30 60 75 80 80 75 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 22 14 10 7 5 7 14 21 24 20 20 20 22 23 30 35 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 24 19 37
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 32 29 24 19 16 13 14 14 14 10 8 8 9 10 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 56 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 0 0 0 5 20 20 40 40 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.04 0.01 0.08 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.8 2.9 3.3 4.6 6.3 7.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 12 20
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK OV BK BK SC BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 65 55 50 50 45 30 60 80 90 90 85 85 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 17 13 10 8 7 9 17 23 24 20 21 22 25 28 35 39 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 6 25 20 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 25 17 11 10 9 8 9 10 9 5 6 8 9 11 13 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 41 28 27 29 37 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 30 5 0 0 0 10 40 40 70 70 80 80 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.00 0.07 0.05
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.17 0.03 0.12 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.2 0.0 1.1 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.0 0.4 1.5 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 2.2 2.2 2.5 3.2 4.0 5.0 6.7 7.8 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 14 20 25
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 65 60 60 60 50 30 55 80 85 90 85 85 75 80 80
TEMPERATURE 16 12 9 7 6 7 14 21 23 19 20 21 25 28 34 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 23 19 39
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 28 23 17 13 11 10 11 11 11 8 9 11 12 16 18 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 66 56 46 37 32 32 33 31 32 25 28 33 37 46 54 54 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 20 5 0 0 0 5 20 20 50 50 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.02 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.10 0.03 0.11 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.7 0.3 0.9 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 2.2 2.2 2.6 3.4 4.2 5.2 6.8 7.9 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 12 16 20
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC BK BK BK SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 50 50 55 50 25 20 55 75 85 90 80 80 70 80 80
TEMPERATURE 18 13 10 9 8 9 16 23 25 21 22 23 25 28 36 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 7 25 21 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 32 28 24 19 16 13 13 12 11 6 8 9 9 11 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 63 63 55 47 37 34 31 29 28 26 29 35 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 30 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.02 0.06 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.6 4.3 5.2 6.8 7.9 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 12 20 25
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK BK SC BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 65 50 60 40 55 50 30 55 75 90 90 85 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 14 5 -1 -6 -7 -4 4 11 13 7 8 10 14 16 24 29 30
MIN/MAX TEMP -8 13 6 31
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 21 16 10 6 6 9 13 13 11 8 8 9 11 12 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 35 33 32 31 35 37 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 40 20 40 0 30 30 10 10 50 50 80 80 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.06
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.13
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.15 0.01 0.21 0.25
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.9
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.3
HIGH END SNOW 2.0 0.2 3.0 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.9 3.6 5.1 6.7 7.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK OV BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 80 70 70 55 50 40 25 55 80 85 90 90 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 14 7 2 -1 -2 1 8 13 15 10 12 14 19 23 30 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP -3 15 9 36
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 28 20 12 10 9 11 16 16 13 11 13 14 18 19 21 23 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 81 71 50 34 27 29 41 39 35 29 33 37 43 47 50 49 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 50 20 40 0 20 20 10 10 40 40 70 70 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.01 0.02 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.24 0.02 0.12 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.9
LOW END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 3.5 0.3 1.4 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.2 3.1 4.1 5.7 7.2 7.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 10 12 16
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 60 55 55 40 45 35 30 55 80 85 90 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 19 10 4 1 -1 2 11 17 19 14 14 16 19 22 29 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP -2 19 12 36
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 23 16 9 6 6 8 11 12 10 8 8 9 11 12 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 73 64 46 31 26 29 36 37 37 31 29 35 41 46 50 49 52
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 30 20 20 5 5 5 10 10 50 50 70 70 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.03 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.12 0.01 0.19 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.3
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 2.0 0.2 2.3 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.8 5.3 6.7 7.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 11 14
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV BK SC BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 65 75 65 45 55 40 35 65 80 90 90 85 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 15 8 4 4 3 5 12 17 18 14 15 17 22 26 32 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 2 19 13 39
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 31 20 11 9 9 10 14 16 13 9 10 14 18 23 27 28 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 62 47 29 26 26 28 35 36 36 27 34 42 51 59 62 65
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 30 50 20 0 0 10 5 5 40 40 70 70 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.10
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.09 0.01 0.14 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.4 0.2 1.5 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.9 5.7 7.4 8.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 12 20 25
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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