730
FWUS45 KTFX 051001
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 AM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 70 55 30 15 10 10 10 5 5 15 30 55 65 55 65
TEMPERATURE 25 28 32 35 36 30 27 27 27 36 45 51 52 47 45 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 25 53 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NE S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 11 16 16 13 8 5 8 10 13 17 18 18 16 16 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 31 35 39 41 39 39 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.24
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 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 5.1 6.4 7.6 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 9 10 10 10 11 14 20 33 50 100 100 100 100 50
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 65 65 45 25 10 10 10 5 5 5 15 50 70 65 60
TEMPERATURE 25 27 32 35 34 28 25 23 22 32 44 50 51 45 44 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 22 52 41
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 14 14 13 9 4 5 6 9 12 16 17 13 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 39 39 40 29 39 50 40 40 40 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R
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 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.7 6.3 7.4 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 9 12 20 50 50 50 50 100 50
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 70 65 50 30 10 5 10 5 5 10 15 45 75 70 55
TEMPERATURE 30 30 34 37 37 32 28 26 25 33 44 53 55 49 47 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 25 55 43
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N W W SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 12 14 16 16 10 5 5 5 8 12 16 17 13 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 33 35 39 32 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R
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 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.06
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 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.3 4.2 5.8 7.2 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 7 10 11 10 9 8 9 12 25 50 100 100 100 100 100
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 80 60 45 25 10 10 15 10 5 5 15 40 65 65 60
TEMPERATURE 27 29 33 36 35 29 24 23 22 31 43 51 54 46 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 22 54 40
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N NW W W W NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 12 14 18 17 12 5 5 5 6 10 13 17 12 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 34 37 40 40 32 31 36 31 28 31 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R
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 0.04 0.00 0.01 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 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3 4.2 5.5 6.9 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 7 8 8 7 6 7 7 10 16 33 50 50 50 50 50
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 65 60 45 30 10 10 15 10 5 10 15 45 70 60 65
TEMPERATURE 29 31 34 37 37 31 27 25 24 32 43 52 55 49 45 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 24 56 42
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 13 18 19 18 11 4 4 5 8 11 13 16 12 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 41 50 51 50 35 32 40 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R
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 0.05 0.00 0.02 0.13
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 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.9 5.1 6.5 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.3 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 8 10 10 9 8 7 8 10 16 33 100 50 100 100 100
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 70 70 65 45 15 10 10 5 10 15 15 45 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 26 28 32 34 33 27 24 22 21 31 42 50 53 45 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 21 53 41
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 12 17 17 14 8 4 4 5 6 10 13 13 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 39 39 35 31 33 28 31 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.09 0.00 0.01 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.6 4.8 6.0 7.1 7.4 7.9 8.3 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 14 25 50 50 50 100 50
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 65 70 60 25 15 10 10 5 10 15 15 45 65 75 75
TEMPERATURE 28 30 34 37 37 31 27 26 25 35 45 53 56 49 46 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 25 56 45
WIND DIR N N N N N N E SW W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 16 17 17 14 8 4 6 9 9 10 12 13 13 14 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R
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 0.08 0.00 0.01 0.12
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 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.5 4.4 5.7 6.9 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 8 11 16 33 100 100 100 0 100
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 75 75 65 55 35 15 15 10 5 25 30 35 60 80 75
TEMPERATURE 26 30 33 36 35 29 26 24 23 33 43 50 52 44 42 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 22 53 39
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N W W NW W NW NW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 18 18 18 14 8 4 4 5 6 8 10 10 6 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 41 36 34 27 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.1 3.9 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.8 7.7 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 9 10 9 7 7 7 9 14 25 50 50 100 100 100
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 60 50 40 25 15 10 15 10 15 20 30 45 80 75 65
TEMPERATURE 25 30 35 39 38 31 26 24 23 34 44 51 54 45 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 22 55 40
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE S SW W SW W W S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 13 16 16 13 6 4 3 4 5 9 9 6 5 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R
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 0.02 0.00 0.00 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 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.9 3.8 4.6 5.5 5.9 6.4 7.3 8.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 9 11 10 9 8 8 10 16 25 50 50 100 100 100
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 75 80 65 40 15 10 15 10 10 15 15 40 70 65 65
TEMPERATURE 27 29 33 36 35 28 24 22 21 30 41 50 52 45 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 21 53 39
WIND DIR N N N N N NE E SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 12 19 20 17 10 4 5 6 10 14 17 18 13 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 40 41 40 27 27 34 40 42 33 35 35 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.09 0.00 0.01 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.6 4.8 6.0 7.1 7.4 7.7 8.2 8.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 12 25 50 50 50 50 50
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 80 70 60 40 20 10 15 10 5 10 15 35 70 60 60
TEMPERATURE 28 30 33 36 35 28 24 22 21 29 40 48 52 45 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 21 52 39
WIND DIR NE N N N N NE E S W W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 16 19 16 10 4 3 4 8 11 12 13 9 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 35 27 28 29 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 30 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.10 0.01 0.02 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.7 4.8 6.0 7.1 7.4 7.7 8.1 7.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 8 10 10 7 6 6 6 8 12 25 50 50 50 50 50
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC BK SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 65 60 50 50 30 10 10 5 5 10 20 40 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 25 26 31 32 30 23 20 17 16 24 36 44 46 40 37 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 16 47 34
WIND DIR N NE N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 13 16 19 19 14 9 6 5 6 10 11 12 8 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 35 37 41 42 37 28 28 29 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.00 0.03 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.9 5.1 6.2 7.2 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 9 14 20 25 20 25 20
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 75 75 60 60 40 10 15 10 5 10 20 35 65 55 70
TEMPERATURE 25 26 31 31 30 23 21 18 17 26 38 45 47 40 37 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 17 48 36
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE N W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 14 17 16 11 6 5 4 5 10 12 12 9 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 32 34 35 31 27 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 40 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.11 0.02 0.02 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.7 5.0 6.1 7.1 7.1 7.7 8.3 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 14 25 25 25 25 25
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 50 65 40 40 15 5 5 5 5 5 20 45 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 29 32 38 38 35 27 23 20 18 26 39 48 50 42 38 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 17 50 32
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE N NW NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 12 13 16 17 14 10 8 4 4 6 9 10 6 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE 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 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.06
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) 5.8 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.1 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.7 5.0 6.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.9 7.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 8 10 11 9 6 5 6 6 7 11 25 50 33 33 33 25
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 70 70 50 50 25 15 15 10 5 10 15 40 70 80 70
TEMPERATURE 25 27 31 33 32 26 22 19 18 27 39 47 50 43 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 18 50 37
WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NW W W W NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 16 17 19 20 17 9 6 5 6 9 11 12 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 35 36 40 41 35 28 24 24 28 31 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.00 0.02 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.2 4.1 5.2 6.6 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.5 8.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 11 20 33 33 25 33 33
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 40 55 45 45 25 10 10 5 5 10 25 40 55 60 65
TEMPERATURE 27 30 36 37 35 27 23 20 19 28 40 49 52 44 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 19 52 37
WIND DIR N N N N N NE N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 17 21 25 24 20 12 8 5 6 11 16 17 11 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 35 39 43 42 40 31 34 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE S 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 0.02 0.00 0.01 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 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.3 4.1 5.3 6.6 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.5 8.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 7 8 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 11 20 33 33 33 33 33
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 25 40 35 35 15 10 5 5 5 10 30 50 45 60 60
TEMPERATURE 27 30 36 37 35 27 24 21 20 28 39 47 50 43 39 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 20 50 35
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 16 19 20 24 24 23 17 13 10 10 12 14 16 11 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 41 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE 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 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 4.0 5.3 6.5 7.5 7.4 7.5 8.2 7.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 8 10 11 9 6 6 6 6 7 11 20 33 33 33 33 33
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 50 50 40 30 10 5 10 10 10 15 15 45 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 29 32 38 40 38 31 26 24 22 31 43 51 53 45 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 22 53 38
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE NE W W W NW NW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 11 13 17 17 13 6 4 3 4 9 12 13 10 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 31 35 35 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE 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 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.03
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 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.7 6.1 7.4 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 8 10 12 10 8 7 7 7 10 16 33 50 50 33 50 50
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 60 55 45 40 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 35 60 60 60
TEMPERATURE 28 30 35 38 36 29 23 21 20 29 41 49 51 44 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 20 52 37
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NE NE N W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 13 17 17 13 8 5 4 5 10 14 17 12 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 40 44 41 40 32 26 36 33 31 31 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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 0.02 0.00 0.01 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 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.6 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.7 6.0 7.3 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 7 9 11 9 7 6 6 7 9 14 25 50 33 33 50 33
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 30 45 45 40 25 10 10 10 10 15 20 40 60 60 60
TEMPERATURE 28 31 38 41 38 30 25 22 21 30 42 50 52 44 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 21 52 37
WIND DIR N NE N N N NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 11 16 19 24 23 20 13 9 6 8 13 17 19 13 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 40 41 46 50 46 36 31 26 27 33 35 40 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 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 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.6 6.1 6.4 5.9 4.9 4.0 3.7 3.6 4.7 5.8 7.2 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.7 8.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 8 10 12 10 7 6 6 7 9 12 25 50 33 33 33 33
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 75 75 60 55 30 20 5 5 5 15 15 30 60 65 70
TEMPERATURE 20 21 25 26 23 17 15 12 11 19 31 37 38 30 29 29 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 11 39 27
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE N N W NW NW NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 10 13 16 13 10 6 5 5 5 9 12 12 9 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 50 40 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.14 0.04 0.01 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.3 0.8 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.6 3.4 4.5 5.9 6.7 6.6 7.0 7.7 7.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 12 14 14 16 12
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC FW FW CL FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 80 80 75 80 65 35 15 10 5 20 20 30 55 65 70
TEMPERATURE 22 24 27 27 26 21 19 17 15 24 33 40 41 35 34 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 15 42 34
WIND DIR N N N N N NE N W W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 12 18 19 17 11 8 8 9 9 11 14 16 14 16 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 43 51 51 51 39 25 27 31 34 39 40 43 50 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 60 50 40 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.11 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.19 0.12 0.00 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 2.0 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.3 1.9 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.7 2.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.7 3.4 4.4 5.8 6.7 6.6 7.1 7.9 7.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 14 16 16 20 20
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 70 65 60 55 30 15 10 5 5 10 15 35 60 55 60
TEMPERATURE 25 27 31 32 30 23 20 17 16 24 36 44 45 38 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 16 46 32
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 14 17 16 11 8 5 4 5 9 11 12 8 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 40 51 51 51 40 28 23 28 29 33 31 39 41 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 30 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.6 4.8 6.0 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.9 7.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 14 20 20 20 25 20
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 05/05/26 WEDNESDAY 05/06/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 85 85 80 70 30 15 15 10 10 15 15 40 65 75 70
TEMPERATURE 25 27 30 32 31 26 23 21 20 29 38 46 48 42 40 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 20 49 38
WIND DIR N N N N N NE N W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 13 23 24 19 12 6 6 9 11 14 18 19 16 14 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 50 51 43 33 24 27 31 34 40 43 39 39 41 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 50 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.10 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.16 0.03 0.01 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.6 4.7 5.9 6.9 7.2 7.5 8.1 8.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 10 16 25 33 33 50 33
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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