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FWUS45 KTFX 162203
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
401 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 75 45 45 45 55 60 65 65 75 70 75 75 70 65 65
TEMPERATURE 33 34 34 35 36 36 38 39 38 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 40 36 41
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 35 36 39 43 42 37 34 32 29 28 29 31 31 32 32 32 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 77 84 93 105 101 92 75 71 69 66 74 75 74 73 69 69 64
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 10 10 5 10 10 30 30 40 40 50 50 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.11 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.13
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.12 0.10 0.21 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.6 6.5 7.5 7.0 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 33 50 50 33 33 25 33 33 33 33 33 25 25 25 33
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 60 25 35 25 35 50 60 60 60 55 60 60 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 35 35 35 36 36 36 39 40 39 37 37 38 38 40 42 43 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 40 36 43
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 26 28 29 33 36 33 29 27 26 24 24 25 27 28 29 28 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 73 80 86 82 89 78 70 65 64 58 58 64 75 78 75 70 63
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 10 10 20 5 10 10 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.06 0.11 0.07
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 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.5 7.1 7.3 7.9 8.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 25 25 50 50 50 33 33 33 33 50 50 50 33 33 50 50
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 40 25 35 35 45 55 55 55 50 40 45 40 45 40
TEMPERATURE 36 37 36 37 37 38 41 42 42 39 39 39 39 42 47 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 44 38 49
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 23 24 25 27 26 25 25 23 19 20 21 21 23 27 26 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 50 54 55 64 64 56 54 49 44 48 49 50 55 54 52 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.08 0.02 0.02 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) 7.6 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.7 6.6 7.0 7.6 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.2 7.5 7.2 7.5 8.0 8.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 33 50 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 60 45 30 40 45 45 60 60 55 50 45 35 40 50 40
TEMPERATURE 39 37 35 36 36 39 44 47 45 40 39 39 39 42 51 53 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 47 37 54
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 18 19 19 19 18 19 20 18 14 16 16 17 17 21 24 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 43 48 46 44 44 47 44 43 35 35 37 40 41 50 50 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 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 0.03 0.00 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) 8.1 8.2 7.3 6.7 6.4 6.5 7.5 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.7 8.2 8.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 25 33 33 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 75 75 75 70 70 80 75 80 80 75 65 60 55 60 60
TEMPERATURE 38 38 37 38 39 40 44 46 45 42 41 41 41 43 51 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 40 54
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 21 23 23 20 19 19 20 18 16 16 16 16 16 20 24 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 54 58 58 48 44 49 50 44 42 40 39 37 43 49 52 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.14 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 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.1 8.2 7.3 6.8 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.7 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.3 7.7 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 45 45 60 70 60 75 60 65 65 75 65 60 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 39 38 37 38 39 40 43 45 44 41 42 42 42 45 50 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 46 41 52
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 25 27 29 28 28 25 24 24 23 23 21 20 20 24 25 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 57 64 70 72 74 59 57 58 58 55 52 51 52 54 52 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 10 20 20 10 10 10 20 20 5 5 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S R S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.22 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 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) 8.1 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.4 7.6 8.2 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 BK OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 30 35 65 70 70 55 55 60 60 75 75 70 65 60 60
TEMPERATURE 40 39 39 41 42 43 45 47 46 44 44 45 45 48 51 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 48 44 53
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 28 34 39 40 39 36 33 31 31 32 32 31 29 28 31 32 28
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 58 64 67 65 63 57 51 50 52 54 55 52 52 52 50 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.16 0.01 0.02 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) 8.2 8.4 7.1 6.9 6.8 7.4 7.6 7.6 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.7 8.2 8.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 30 20 40 50 25 35 25 35 40 45 70 70 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 41 39 38 40 43 44 48 50 48 43 43 42 43 47 53 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 51 40 56
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 19 24 28 33 34 29 27 27 25 23 20 19 18 21 23 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 51 59 67 75 78 63 57 57 58 57 56 55 51 50 50 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.02 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) 7.5 8.6 7.4 7.0 7.2 7.8 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.1 7.6 7.7 8.3 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 100
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 35 25 45 45 35 20 35 35 30 45 55 65 50 55 40
TEMPERATURE 39 38 37 40 42 43 47 51 50 45 44 43 43 47 53 56 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 51 42 57
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 21 29 36 36 35 29 27 27 27 27 26 25 25 28 28 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 42 52 62 63 63 55 49 48 49 50 50 48 47 50 51 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.00 0.02 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) 6.7 7.6 7.0 6.8 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.7 7.7 7.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 100 100 100 100 100 100
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC FW SC BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 50 25 45 55 70 80 65 65 65 65 60 60 55 60 60
TEMPERATURE 39 37 37 37 38 39 44 46 45 42 42 42 42 44 51 54 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 41 54
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 23 24 26 27 27 27 27 26 24 24 24 23 20 21 27 28 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 63 65 69 71 71 73 67 65 65 65 65 63 61 62 64 65 57
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.32 0.03 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 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) 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.6 7.0 7.8 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.4 7.6 8.2 8.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 33 33 50 33 33 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 65 50 70 60 75 85 85 80 80 70 60 60 50 60 65
TEMPERATURE 40 39 38 39 40 41 46 48 47 44 43 43 42 45 53 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 49 41 58
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 20 23 24 21 20 21 20 18 17 17 16 14 16 23 26 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 50 56 64 57 51 48 49 47 44 44 43 41 42 51 56 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.20 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) 8.1 8.3 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.6 7.2 8.0 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.7 8.2 8.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 33 50 50 33 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 BK SC SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 90 80 65 60 35 40 65 75 75 65 55 50 30 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 36 34 32 33 33 34 41 43 43 38 37 37 36 38 47 51 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 44 35 52
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 12 10 11 12 13 13 16 17 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 36 36 39 35 35 41 39 33 31 34 36 39 46 46 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.5 8.1 7.4 6.9 6.8 7.6 8.3 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.8 8.1 8.6 8.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 20 25 20 25 25 25 25 33 33 50 50 50 100 100 100 100
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 BK SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 90 75 60 60 45 55 65 75 80 70 60 55 45 40 50 50
TEMPERATURE 38 36 34 35 35 37 43 45 44 40 39 39 39 41 49 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 46 38 54
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 13 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 36 36 36 37 39 33 31 33 36 40 44 46 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.6 8.0 7.3 6.9 6.8 7.6 8.3 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.9 8.1 8.5 8.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 25 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 0
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 80 65 65 50 45 60 65 65 60 45 40 25 10 35 45
TEMPERATURE 36 34 31 32 32 32 40 45 44 40 37 34 33 35 47 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 46 31 53
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 10 9 10 11 11 10 8 8 9 9 9 12 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 28 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 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 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.5 8.1 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.6 8.1 8.7 9.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 25 33 33 33 33 33 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 0 0 0
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 65 40 30 40 40 60 70 75 65 55 50 35 40 40 40
TEMPERATURE 40 37 34 35 35 37 45 47 46 41 40 40 40 42 51 55 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 47 38 55
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 20 20 20 20 20 20 23 23 19 16 17 18 19 20 24 27 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 46 46 43 43 42 49 51 40 34 37 41 42 44 51 56 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 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) 8.6 8.6 7.9 7.2 6.7 6.7 7.5 8.4 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 20 25 25 33 33 33 33 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK OV BK SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 65 45 40 30 35 50 65 70 60 40 35 25 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 41 37 33 34 34 36 45 48 48 41 39 38 37 40 52 56 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 49 36 57
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 10 11 11 12 16 17 13 10 10 11 12 13 17 20 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 29 28 29 29 31 41 41 35 27 31 33 33 41 46 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 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) 8.7 8.8 8.1 7.5 6.9 6.8 7.6 8.4 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.7 8.0 8.5 8.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 25 33 33 33 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 0 0 0
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV BK BK SC SC FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 60 50 40 40 40 60 75 70 55 35 35 25 15 40 50
TEMPERATURE 37 35 31 32 32 33 40 44 44 40 38 36 35 36 47 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 46 33 53
WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 9 8 9 11 13 11 9 8 8 9 9 12 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 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 0.03 0.00 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) 8.0 8.6 8.2 7.7 7.2 7.0 7.6 8.3 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.2 7.7 8.1 8.7 9.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 33 33 33 33 33 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 0 0 0
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 40 15 20 25 50 50 60 65 55 40 25 15 30 40 50
TEMPERATURE 38 36 33 34 34 36 43 45 43 39 38 37 36 39 49 53 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 46 35 53
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 13 13 14 14 14 14 16 17 13 10 10 10 10 10 13 17 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 35 35 35 37 43 50 46 41 27 27 28 28 43 46 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.04 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 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.4 7.2 8.1 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.2 7.5 7.3 7.7 8.2 8.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 25 33 33 33 33 33 33 50 50 100 100 50 100 100 100
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 40 20 20 25 35 45 60 55 50 30 20 15 20 30 35
TEMPERATURE 37 35 33 33 34 35 41 44 43 39 37 37 36 39 48 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 44 35 52
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 17 17 14 17 19 19 20 20 18 13 13 13 13 13 18 20 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 48 44 51 57 64 65 58 50 41 41 41 41 43 54 56 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 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) 8.4 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.6 6.5 7.3 8.2 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.2 7.7 7.5 7.8 8.4 8.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 20 25 33 33 33 33 33 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 45 25 25 30 35 40 55 55 50 30 15 10 10 25 35
TEMPERATURE 40 36 32 33 33 36 44 47 46 40 38 37 37 40 51 55 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 48 35 55
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 14 12 12 12 12 12 16 18 17 11 11 12 13 13 18 21 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 33 31 32 29 31 39 42 39 28 28 31 32 33 46 48 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.00 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) 8.8 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.9 6.8 7.4 8.3 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.9 8.4 8.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 25 25 33 33 33 33 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 75 50 45 50 65 70 70 70 60 60 45 35 30 40 40
TEMPERATURE 31 30 28 29 29 30 35 37 37 33 32 31 31 33 40 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 38 29 44
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 14 14 14 14 16 17 18 18 17 14 13 13 14 14 18 19 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 35 36 39 40 43 44 43 41 37 35 36 39 42 46 43 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.23 0.02 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.0 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 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.3 6.9 6.9 7.7 8.3 8.8 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.3 8.8 9.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 14 16 20 20 25 33 33 50 50 50
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 55 40 55 60 65 65 60 55 55 60 50 45 40 45 40
TEMPERATURE 36 34 33 34 35 37 41 42 41 38 38 38 38 40 47 49 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 36 50
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 23 24 25 28 29 29 27 26 24 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 55 58 67 73 75 71 62 56 54 52 55 58 63 66 61 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.5 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.4 8.0 8.5 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.0 8.3 8.7 9.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 20 20 20 25 33 25 25 33 33 33 50 50 50 100 100 100
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 BK SC SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 75 50 55 45 50 65 70 70 60 55 45 35 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 36 34 32 33 33 34 41 43 43 38 37 36 35 38 47 51 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 44 34 51
WIND DIR W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 16 13 11 12 12 13 13 16 17 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 54 56 62 64 69 69 61 55 49 48 50 55 59 63 59 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.9 7.7 8.3 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.8 8.2 8.7 9.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 16 20 20 20 20 25 25 33 33 50 50 50 50 100 100 100
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 45 25 30 50 65 65 55 55 55 65 55 55 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 38 37 36 37 38 39 42 45 44 41 41 41 41 44 50 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 45 40 54
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 29 31 34 36 39 39 36 34 34 33 32 29 27 28 34 36 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 72 73 79 85 85 87 79 73 73 72 72 70 67 67 71 71 62
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.01 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.35 0.02 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.1 8.3 7.7 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.5 8.1 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.6 7.7 8.3 8.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 25 33 33 33 33 50 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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