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FWUS45 KTFX 012201
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 85 90 95 90 95 95 95 85 80 65 60 45 50 50
TEMPERATURE 38 33 32 31 29 29 28 29 28 26 25 25 24 27 32 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 30 24 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SW W W W W NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 5 6 10 14 16 13 11 9 9 10 11 14 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 35 31 26 35 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 60 40 60 80 90 80 90 90 90 50 50 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.19 0.20 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.39 0.12 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.15 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.26 0.47 0.15 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.5 2.4 3.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 5.4 1.9 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.3 6.7 2.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.8 4.5 4.9 5.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 14 14 14 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 10 11
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 85 75 85 95 90 90 95 95 90 85 80 75 60 55 35
TEMPERATURE 40 34 32 32 30 30 29 30 28 26 25 25 24 27 32 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 31 24 36
WIND DIR S SE S S W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 10 16 17 16 12 10 10 9 11 13 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 40 42 42 34 29 33 35 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 80 30 40 60 90 90 80 90 90 80 80 60 60 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.05 0.17 0.15 0.10 0.04 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.32 0.14 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.24 0.39 0.17 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.4 2.3 2.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 4.6 2.1 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.8 5.7 2.6 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.3 5.6 4.4 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.6 5.0 5.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 16 16 14 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 90 85 80 85 90 95 90 95 95 90 90 85 75 70 60 35
TEMPERATURE 44 38 36 35 33 32 29 31 30 28 27 28 27 29 33 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 33 26 37
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 11 17 17 17 14 12 10 10 11 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 39 39 36 34 31 28 27 31 33 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 90 30 50 60 90 90 60 90 90 80 80 50 50 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R S R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.05 0.17 0.12 0.09 0.07 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.29 0.16 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.24 0.39 0.19 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 3.8 2.3 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 5.1 2.8 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.5 5.8 4.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.5 5.1 5.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 25 20 12 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 11 12
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 80 85 95 90 85 90 90 90 90 85 85 75 60 30
TEMPERATURE 42 35 34 33 31 31 29 30 27 25 25 25 25 27 32 35 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 32 24 36
WIND DIR S S S S SW W NW NW NW W W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 6 11 17 18 19 17 16 13 12 13 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 24 24 31 41 43 43 43 41 37 34 35 35 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 20 40 50 90 80 50 90 90 80 80 50 50 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.03 0.20 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.29 0.13 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.36 0.35 0.17 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 2.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 4.0 2.1 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.6 4.9 2.6 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.2 4.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.5 5.2 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 20 16 14 11 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 11
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 80 65 80 90 95 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 75 70 50
TEMPERATURE 46 39 37 36 34 35 33 34 31 29 28 27 27 29 33 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 37 26 38
WIND DIR S SE SE S S W W W NW W W NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 10 9 10 14 16 17 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 29 29 28 31 37 42 43 42 41 39 37 37 35 35 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 40 30 40 80 90 50 100 100 90 90 60 60 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.03 0.18 0.19 0.13 0.11 0.05 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.37 0.24 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.37 0.56 0.30 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.7 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 3.4 3.6 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 6.3 4.3 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 4.4 5.1 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 33 25 20 11 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 11 14
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 80 80 75 75 85 95 90 100 100 95 95 90 90 80 70 45
TEMPERATURE 44 37 35 34 33 35 37 37 32 27 27 26 24 26 31 35 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 39 24 37
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 9 8 5 9 13 16 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 29 27 26 31 37 36 36 36 35 35 33 32 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 60 30 20 60 90 80 100 100 100 100 80 80 50 50 10
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.10 0.15 0.16 0.13 0.06 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.25 0.29 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.09 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.23 0.64 0.35 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.2 2.4 2.0 0.9 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.7 4.4 1.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.9 6.9 5.2 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.5 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.4 4.1 5.0 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 25 20 16 14 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 11
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 80 75 80 80 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 85 90 80 55 25
TEMPERATURE 46 40 39 38 37 38 37 37 33 30 29 28 27 28 30 35 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 40 27 37
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 16 14 10 8 8 12 17 21 21 20 19 17 16 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 50 60 50 20 60 100 80 100 100 100 100 80 80 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.10 0.31 0.26 0.18 0.06 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.41 0.44 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.15 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.28 0.94 0.54 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0 5.8 1.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 7.5 6.9 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.1 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.7 4.6 5.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 33 20 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 11 14
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 65 80 80 80 85 80 90 100 100 95 95 95 95 85 80 65
TEMPERATURE 44 37 36 36 34 36 42 42 36 31 30 28 26 28 31 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 44 26 36
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 12 18 19 20 21 20 18 16 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 33 31 28 26 27 26 31 41 43 47 47 46 43 37 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 10 20 30 40 70 100 100 90 90 80 80 50 50 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.16 0.25 0.15 0.08 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.17 0.40 0.10
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.12 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.62 0.48 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5 2.1 1.1 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 4.6 1.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 5.0 5.6 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.5 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 4.4 4.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 50 50 50 50 25 14 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 10 12
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 70 85 85 95 95 95 100 100 95 90 90 90 85 80 60
TEMPERATURE 45 38 37 35 33 33 37 39 36 32 31 30 29 30 33 36 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 40 28 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 16 17 16 16 17 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 30 20 50 60 90 100 100 90 90 60 60 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R S R S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09 0.13 0.06 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.13 0.19 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.09 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.08 0.43 0.22 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 2.8 2.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.2 3.9 4.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 50 50 50 50 33 25 14 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 10 12
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 85 75 75 75 75 90 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 85 80 70
TEMPERATURE 43 36 34 33 32 34 37 37 31 27 27 26 25 27 31 34 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 39 25 36
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S W NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 8 6 8 13 18 20 19 19 18 17 17 18 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 29 33 42 48 48 47 46 43 43 43 42 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 30 10 30 50 90 80 90 90 90 90 70 70 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 0.07 0.12 0.11 0.08 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.19 0.19 0.05
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.24 0.46 0.23 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.3 2.9 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.0 4.8 3.5 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.3 5.1 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 20 20 16 14 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 11
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 70 75 85 80 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 80 55
TEMPERATURE 43 37 36 34 33 35 35 35 30 26 26 26 26 27 30 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 38 26 35
WIND DIR S SE S S S SW W NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 10 9 9 13 17 17 16 16 14 13 13 13 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 32 29 27 27 34 37 40 36 37 36 34 34 34 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 20 20 40 60 90 60 100 100 90 90 70 70 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.02 0.09 0.18 0.14 0.13 0.06 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.27 0.27 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.09 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.24 0.54 0.33 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.6 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 2.8 4.2 1.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 6.0 5.1 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.0 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.4 5.2 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 25 20 16 12 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 11
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 75 85 80 80 85 95 95 95 90 90 85 85 80 75 65
TEMPERATURE 38 34 32 31 29 29 29 29 25 20 20 20 19 22 27 30 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 31 19 31
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W NW NW W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 16 16 14 16 16 14 13 11 11 10 9 10 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 39 42 42 41 41 39 36 34 32 34 32 29 31 33 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 10 50 70 50 70 70 90 90 90 80 80 70 70 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.11 0.17 0.27 0.15 0.10 0.07 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.44 0.25 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.20 0.07 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.23 0.64 0.32 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.2 2.6 4.5 2.6 1.8 1.2 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 7.1 4.4 1.5
LOW END SNOW 0.4 2.9 1.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.7 8.9 5.3 1.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.6 5.7 4.9 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.7 5.4 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 70 85 75 75 85 95 100 100 95 95 90 90 85 80 70
TEMPERATURE 39 34 32 32 30 31 32 32 26 21 21 21 21 23 27 31 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 34 20 32
WIND DIR SW S S S S SW SW W NW NW W W W W NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 12 12 11 12 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 11 12 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 28 33 33 31 33 35 34 32 31 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 20 70 30 60 70 90 100 100 90 90 80 80 40 40 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.12 0.29 0.19 0.14 0.11 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.41 0.33 0.14
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.25 0.09 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.14 0.73 0.41 0.16
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 1.6 4.6 3.2 2.4 1.8 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 6.2 5.6 2.2
LOW END SNOW 0.2 3.7 1.3 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.1 9.1 6.8 2.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.9 5.2 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.7 5.4 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 14 11 11 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 85 95 95 85 85 95 95 95 85 85 85 85 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 41 37 34 33 31 31 30 32 28 23 22 22 20 24 31 35 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 33 20 36
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 14 16 17 17 16 13 10 6 6 6 8 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 32 32 33 36 36 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 70 100 90 80 80 90 100 100 80 80 70 70 50 50 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.32 0.21 0.15 0.11 0.05 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.40 0.36 0.16 0.05
LOW END QPF 0.15 0.09 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.54 0.43 0.20 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 2.8 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 3.0 5.3 2.8 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 6.4 6.3 3.3 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.6 5.9 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.8 5.5 5.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 20 12 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 10
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 70 80 80 90 85 95 95 95 90 90 85 85 80 65 45
TEMPERATURE 39 35 33 32 30 30 29 30 25 22 22 23 22 24 29 33 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 32 21 34
WIND DIR SW SW S SW S W W NW NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 11 12 13 12 14 16 16 16 13 13 12 11 11 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 32 33 29 34 35 35 34 35 34 31 31 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 40 60 40 80 70 90 90 90 80 80 40 40 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.10 0.23 0.24 0.11 0.09 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.47 0.20 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.09 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.36 0.61 0.27 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.1 3.1 3.9 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 7.0 3.3 0.6
LOW END SNOW 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.4 9.0 4.1 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.5 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.7 5.4 5.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 14 12 11 10 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 10
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 80 85 80 85 80 95 85 85 80 80 75 75 70 60 45
TEMPERATURE 41 36 34 33 31 30 30 31 27 22 22 23 22 24 31 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 33 21 35
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 17 19 19 18 18 17 18 19 17 16 13 12 13 14 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 40 40 39 39 35 39 40 37 36 33 29 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 60 70 60 70 60 90 80 80 50 50 30 30 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.06 0.14 0.14 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.28 0.10 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.10 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.19 0.51 0.14 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.6 2.1 2.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 4.4 1.7 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.7 6.7 2.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.4 4.8 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.6 5.4 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 16 12 11 9 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 9 10
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 85 90 90 85 90 95 90 90 75 75 65 70 70 65 50
TEMPERATURE 39 36 34 33 30 30 28 30 26 22 21 22 21 24 30 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 32 21 35
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 20 23 24 24 23 20 19 19 19 18 16 14 14 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 80 80 80 80 80 90 90 90 60 60 50 50 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.28 0.21 0.18 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.39 0.12 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.12 0.11 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.46 0.50 0.13 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 3.2 5.9 1.8 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.6 1.5 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 5.5 7.2 2.2 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.5 5.5 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.8 5.5 5.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 16 11 10 8 7 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 8 10
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 85 95 85 90 80 90 90 90 90 80 75 70 55 30
TEMPERATURE 41 34 32 32 29 26 27 28 26 23 23 24 23 25 31 35 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 30 22 36
WIND DIR S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 8 8 12 13 16 16 13 11 10 9 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 33 35 36 32 29 28 31 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 50 40 90 60 80 60 90 90 80 80 30 30 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.11 0.16 0.08 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.24 0.10 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.29 0.28 0.13 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.4 3.7 1.7 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.1 4.4 2.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.4 5.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.4 5.1 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 16 11 10 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 10
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 85 95 85 85 85 90 90 90 85 75 70 65 55 25
TEMPERATURE 41 34 32 31 28 26 26 27 24 22 21 22 21 24 30 33 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 29 21 35
WIND DIR SW S S SW W W W NW NW NW W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 9 9 9 13 17 19 19 17 16 13 12 12 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 35 37 37 35 36 41 46 47 44 42 39 35 35 34 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 20 70 30 90 60 70 60 80 80 70 70 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.10 0.14 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.21 0.06 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.21 0.25 0.10 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.1 2.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 3.4 1.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.4 4.0 1.3 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.6 5.5 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.6 4.5 5.3 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 14 11 9 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 9
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 85 80 95 75 80 85 85 85 85 80 75 70 60 40 20
TEMPERATURE 40 35 32 32 28 26 27 28 25 21 22 22 21 24 30 34 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 30 21 36
WIND DIR SW S S S SW W W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 17 14 16 16 14 18 19 21 23 20 20 18 17 17 16 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 39 40 41 37 39 42 43 46 46 48 46 42 42 37 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 70 50 90 50 70 80 70 70 30 30 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.12 0.12 0.08 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.20 0.05 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.22 0.28 0.07 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.4 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.6 3.3 0.8 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.7 4.3 1.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.6 5.4 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.5 5.3 5.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 12 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 10
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 80 90 90 80 70 80 100 100 95 95 95 95 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 34 30 29 29 28 27 29 29 24 19 18 18 17 19 24 27 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 30 17 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 10 10 12 16 18 14 11 10 10 10 11 13 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 37 35 27 28 32 32 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 40 70 50 60 50 70 100 100 90 90 90 90 80 80 20
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.14 0.11 0.10 0.05
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.18 0.25 0.15
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.11 0.07 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.23 0.33 0.33 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.5 2.4 1.9 1.7 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 2.8 4.3 2.5
LOW END SNOW 0.4 1.5 1.1 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 3.1 5.0 5.0 3.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.4 5.5 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.7 5.5 5.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 9 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 70 75 75 65 65 80 100 100 95 95 95 95 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 35 31 30 30 29 31 34 33 27 22 21 21 21 23 26 29 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 35 20 30
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 12 12 13 17 20 20 17 16 17 17 17 19 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 27 33 34 34 39 49 49 51 42 42 43 43 44 48 43 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 20 30 40 40 40 80 100 100 90 90 90 90 80 80 20
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.10 0.14 0.13 0.10 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.15 0.27 0.14
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.10 0.07 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.12 0.34 0.42 0.19
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.8 4.3 2.2
LOW END SNOW 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 1.1 4.5 6.1 2.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.3 5.7 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 75 85 80 80 75 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 39 34 32 32 30 31 32 32 27 22 21 21 20 23 29 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 34 20 32
WIND DIR SW S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 11 11 11 13 16 16 13 11 10 10 9 10 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 39 42 42 41 41 46 47 50 40 34 33 34 35 42 40 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 40 70 50 70 50 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 50 50 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.08 0.11 0.15 0.12 0.09 0.07 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.26 0.21 0.10
LOW END QPF 0.06 0.13 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.22 0.45 0.29 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.5 1.2 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 1.0 3.6 3.5 1.6
LOW END SNOW 0.3 1.7 0.9 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.5 5.9 4.6 2.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.1 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.8 5.5 5.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 12 10 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 65 75 75 70 80 95 100 100 95 95 90 90 80 80 65
TEMPERATURE 39 34 33 32 32 33 35 35 29 26 25 25 24 26 29 32 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 37 23 33
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W W NW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 12 10 9 9 10 16 21 25 24 24 23 21 21 20 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 31 28 40 47 51 50 50 48 46 46 44 43 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 10 10 40 40 60 90 100 100 90 90 80 80 50 50 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 0.06 0.19 0.16 0.12 0.08 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.25 0.28 0.09
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.06 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.16 0.48 0.41 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.5 2.0 2.4 1.9 1.2 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 2.5 4.3 1.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.2 4.9 5.9 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 5.7 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.4 5.2 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 16 16 14 14 12 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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