254
FWUS45 KTFX 141001
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 65 65 70 70 75 70 80 80 80 80 85 85 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 31 31 33 34 34 31 30 29 29 30 33 35 34 29 25 22 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 28 36 18
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 32 35 35 36 35 37 37 35 33 32 29 27 24 21 23 18 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 74 74 72 71 72 71 67 64 61 58 54 43 41 43 41 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 30 50 60 60 70 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.11 0.10
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.14 0.18 0.21
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.06 0.32 0.32 0.26
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 2.1 2.4 2.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.6
HIGH END SNOW 0.7 3.7 3.7 4.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.4 3.5 2.9 2.0 0.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 10 10 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 7 7 6 5
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 40 35 50 50 70 65 75 75 90 90 95 95 80 75 90
TEMPERATURE 30 31 35 38 38 33 31 30 29 31 36 39 37 30 26 23 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 39 19
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 24 25 26 27 25 25 23 20 23 23 21 20 18 19 18 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 58 61 61 58 57 55 57 50 41 50 50 44 43 40 44 40 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 20 20 40 40 60 50 80 80 90 90 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.12 0.06
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 0.07 0.18
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.11 0.21 0.22
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 1.1 2.1 2.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.5 4.2 3.3 2.6 1.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 9 11 12 10 8 7 7 7 9 11 11 8 8 6 5
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 35 35 35 55 55 65 70 70 90 90 95 95 85 70 85
TEMPERATURE 32 33 39 43 44 39 36 34 33 35 40 42 41 35 29 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 32 44 23
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 18 20 21 24 18 16 14 13 16 18 17 16 16 17 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 43 43 43 51 41 35 35 32 36 36 35 35 36 40 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 40 30 70 80 90 90 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.17 0.06
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.23
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.23 0.28
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.7
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.3 1.4 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.9 6.2 6.0 4.7 3.6 2.8 1.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 10 12 20 25 20 16 12 10 10 14 20 16 10 9 6 6
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 40 40 30 40 60 65 75 70 85 85 100 100 85 80 85
TEMPERATURE 29 32 40 45 45 38 36 34 33 36 41 44 43 35 28 25 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 32 45 22
WIND DIR W W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 11 14 19 20 14 13 13 11 14 19 20 18 17 18 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 39 42 33 32 31 34 43 43 41 37 44 39 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 50 60 100 100 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.19 0.07
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.26
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.30 0.31
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 2.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 2.3 2.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.3 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.4 6.7 6.7 5.4 4.1 3.2 2.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 9 12 20 25 20 14 12 10 11 14 20 20 10 9 6 6
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 25 30 35 45 60 70 75 65 80 85 95 95 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 33 35 42 47 48 42 39 37 36 38 44 47 45 39 33 29 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 35 48 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 16 19 21 21 14 12 13 12 17 21 20 18 14 16 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 40 54 51 50 39 32 36 36 43 51 50 44 44 54 51 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 50 60 90 90 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.20 0.13
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.33
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.32 0.40
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.3 5.8 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.5 6.2 6.6 6.7 5.6 4.6 3.5 2.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 16 25 50 33 25 16 14 14 20 25 25 14 12 7 6
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 25 30 30 30 45 60 70 65 85 85 95 95 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 32 35 43 47 48 40 37 36 34 38 44 47 44 37 34 29 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 33 48 23
WIND DIR W SW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 16 17 20 20 12 10 11 11 14 18 18 14 11 12 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 41 43 40 31 32 36 36 36 31 31 41 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 10 40 60 100 100 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.20 0.14
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.34
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.29 0.40
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.6 6.1 6.7 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.2 5.3 4.0 2.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 16 25 33 25 20 16 12 12 20 25 25 14 14 8 6
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 25 20 20 25 45 55 75 70 80 80 95 95 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 36 39 46 50 49 43 40 40 39 40 47 49 46 40 36 31 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 50 26
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 20 24 25 27 26 21 17 17 17 20 20 18 14 13 17 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 10 5 10 30 40 90 90 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.15 0.19
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.34
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.33 0.43
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.8 4.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.4 5.7 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.4 6.5 5.7 4.8 3.6 1.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 20 25 33 50 50 33 25 16 16 25 33 33 16 16 9 6
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 30 50 45 45 45 60 75 80 80 85 90 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 35 41 49 53 53 44 41 40 38 42 50 52 50 44 40 36 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 36 53 28
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 13 16 17 9 8 8 10 11 14 13 12 10 11 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 34 32 34 35 26 32 31 32 29 41 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 30 50 90 90 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.10
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.17
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.19 0.26
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.7 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.6 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.8 5.9 4.7 2.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 33 100 100 100 50 50 25 25 33 50 50 33 25 12 7
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 20 15 20 40 45 50 70 65 65 85 90 90 85 85 70
TEMPERATURE 38 42 49 53 52 44 42 41 39 42 49 52 50 42 39 36 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 52 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SE SW NW W
WIND (MPH) 18 20 20 21 23 16 17 20 20 20 19 17 10 9 12 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 20 20 90 90 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.11 0.21
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.32
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.40
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.0 3.8 2.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 33 50 100 50 50 33 25 25 25 33 33 25 20 11 7
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 30 35 40 50 45 45 55 60 80 80 95 95 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 31 35 43 47 48 41 38 36 35 38 45 47 45 38 35 29 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 48 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 16 20 23 24 16 13 16 16 20 25 24 21 16 16 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 39 44 50 55 41 37 40 39 43 50 50 46 40 39 43 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 40 50 90 90 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.14 0.11
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.25
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.28 0.31
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.3 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.6 7.1 7.2 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 14 25 50 33 25 16 14 14 20 25 25 16 16 8 6
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW SC SC BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 15 30 45 55 45 45 60 70 75 85 95 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 31 34 42 47 47 42 38 37 36 38 45 47 44 39 36 30 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 35 48 25
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 16 20 20 14 13 14 14 18 23 23 20 14 14 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 40 42 36 34 35 35 40 43 43 40 34 35 34 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 10 5 5 10 20 10 50 60 90 90 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.15 0.19
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.34
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.02 0.38 0.42
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.3 4.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.8 7.1 6.9 6.2 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.7 7.2 7.2 6.8 5.6 4.5 3.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 11 14 25 33 25 25 16 16 16 20 25 25 16 16 8 6
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 40 50 55 30 35 45 70 75 90 90 95 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 25 28 36 38 37 33 30 29 28 31 35 37 35 33 32 29 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 27 37 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 9 13 18 19 17 17 16 16 20 25 26 25 23 21 16 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 39 40 39 37 36 39 46 50 54 54 51 51 39 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 10 50 30 70 70 90 90 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.07 0.15 0.26
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.41
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.18
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.07 0.33 0.60
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.0 4.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 0.6 2.8 8.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.9 6.5 7.0 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.2 6.4 5.4 3.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 7 8 11 11 10 9 8 7 8 9 11 11 11 11 7 6
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 SC SC BK BK FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 50 65 55 25 35 45 60 65 85 85 90 90 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 27 30 39 42 41 34 32 31 30 33 39 41 39 35 33 28 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 42 22
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 12 16 17 16 16 16 16 18 21 24 24 19 18 13 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 35 36 36 35 40 43 50 51 50 44 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 30 20 60 50 90 90 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.11 0.30
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.41
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.18
HIGH END QPF 0.04 0.04 0.31 0.62
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 3.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 0.2 2.1 8.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.9 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.4 7.0 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.3 5.2 3.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 14 14 12 11 9 9 10 11 14 14 12 12 8 6
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 70 55 50 20 25 35 75 75 95 95 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 27 29 35 38 39 34 31 29 28 31 35 38 36 34 34 33 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 26 38 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 11 13 16 13 14 12 12 19 23 21 20 21 20 19 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 41 40 41 40 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 5 10 10 60 60 90 90 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.17 0.28 0.26
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.22 0.54
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.25
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.14 0.51 0.65
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 1.5 3.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.4
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 1.4 3.5 7.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.8 7.0 6.4 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.1 4.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 12 14 14 10 8 7 8 9 14 16 14 14 9 7
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 25 30 30 45 45 55 70 75 85 85 100 100 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 27 31 38 42 42 37 34 33 32 34 39 41 38 34 31 27 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 31 41 22
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 18 23 24 20 19 19 18 24 29 28 26 21 20 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 42 43 41 41 40 39 50 57 54 44 41 41 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 20 30 30 70 70 100 100 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.12 0.23 0.23
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.14 0.46
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.05 0.40 0.57
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.6 2.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.0 4.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.4 3.4 7.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.7 6.2 6.8 7.2 6.8 5.9 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.7 7.2 7.2 6.7 5.5 4.4 3.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 14 16 14 11 10 9 10 11 14 14 11 11 7 6
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 45 60 55 35 40 50 70 75 85 85 100 100 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 26 30 39 42 41 36 32 31 31 34 40 41 39 35 33 29 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 41 24
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 16 20 20 18 13 13 14 21 28 31 28 26 23 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 35 35 35 44 51 54 51 55 54 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 20 20 60 60 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.10 0.16
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.26
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.08
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.03 0.25 0.40
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.2 1.5 5.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.7 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.0 5.0 3.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 14 16 14 12 11 9 10 12 14 14 12 12 7 6
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 65 55 45 25 30 50 70 75 95 90 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 26 28 33 37 38 34 30 29 28 30 35 36 35 34 33 32 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 27 37 24
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 13 17 19 18 13 12 12 21 28 29 31 28 27 23 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 31 40 51 54 54 54 50 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 10 5 5 10 50 40 90 90 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.14 0.23 0.23
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.18 0.46
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.14
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.08 0.33 0.57
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 1.5 3.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.7 2.7 6.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.2 6.5 5.7 4.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 8 11 12 12 11 9 7 8 10 12 14 12 12 8 6
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 50 40 45 40 65 80 85 85 90 90 100 100 90 80 85
TEMPERATURE 27 30 37 42 42 36 33 32 31 33 38 41 39 31 26 23 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 31 41 20
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 12 17 16 12 12 11 10 16 21 23 20 17 14 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 36 29 36 51 55 44 39 36 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 30 30 80 80 80 90 100 100 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.20 0.07
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.27
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.03
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.10 0.34 0.32
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.9 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.8 4.0 3.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 5.2 6.0 6.6 6.9 6.3 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.5 5.1 3.8 3.0 2.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 14 16 12 10 9 8 8 10 12 12 8 8 6 5
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 45 30 35 35 45 60 75 80 90 90 100 100 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 26 29 37 41 41 35 32 31 30 32 37 40 38 33 25 22 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 29 40 18
WIND DIR W W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 13 17 18 14 13 13 13 18 23 24 23 18 18 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 39 36 34 34 34 42 50 55 51 44 44 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 40 40 70 80 100 100 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.18 0.06
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.24
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.06 0.29 0.29
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.7 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.4 3.3 3.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.9 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.8 6.8 5.6 4.3 3.2 2.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 7 10 14 16 11 9 8 8 8 10 12 12 9 8 6 5
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 35 35 30 30 50 60 75 75 85 85 100 100 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 26 29 37 41 41 35 32 31 31 33 38 40 38 33 29 25 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 29 41 20
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 14 18 19 16 13 13 14 20 25 26 25 23 21 17 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32 35 40 40 35 35 35 44 50 57 54 50 50 40 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 20 60 60 100 100 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.18 0.08
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.26
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.05 0.27 0.32
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.5 2.7 3.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.5 6.2 6.8 7.0 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.2 5.0 4.0 2.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 7 9 12 14 11 10 9 8 8 10 12 12 10 9 6 6
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 65 60 60 65 55 65 80 75 85 85 85 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 23 25 32 36 34 28 26 24 24 26 32 34 32 30 30 28 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 23 34 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 16 18 16 16 14 14 18 23 26 25 21 20 18 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 33 32 35 41 44 44 40 40 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 20 10 10 5 5 30 40 70 70 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.11 0.19
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.10 0.30
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.17
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.07 0.27 0.46
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.1 2.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 1.2 3.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.9 2.7 6.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.8 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.8 6.3 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.2 4.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 9 9 7 7 6 6 6 7 10 10 10 10 8 7
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 40 50 45 35 40 50 65 65 75 75 80 80 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 26 30 37 41 39 33 31 30 29 32 39 41 38 35 34 31 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 28 41 24
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 12 11 13 17 20 21 24 24 21 23 26 29 29 25 23 20 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 31 35 43 50 51 51 50 46 58 69 72 61 57 55 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 20 10 5 5 5 20 20 50 50 70 70 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.17
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.24
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12
HIGH END QPF 0.04 0.03 0.17 0.44
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.5 2.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 0.3 1.2 5.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.9 6.5 7.1 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.8 6.3 7.1 7.5 7.5 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 8 9 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 14 14 14 14 9 7
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 50 55 50 35 35 45 65 70 85 85 90 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 26 29 37 40 39 33 30 29 28 31 37 39 37 34 33 31 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 27 39 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 11 16 18 16 14 13 14 18 23 25 24 20 19 17 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32 35 39 43 50 54 51 50 55 58 69 72 61 62 55 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 40 30 60 60 80 80 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.12 0.21
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.33
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.16
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.06 0.30 0.50
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.7
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 0.5 2.2 6.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.8 6.5 7.1 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.8 6.3 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.3 6.7 5.9 4.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 12 12 10 9 8 7 8 10 12 12 12 12 8 7
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE TUESDAY 04/14/26 WEDNESDAY 04/15/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 25 25 40 55 60 60 60 65 80 80 85 85 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 30 34 40 45 45 39 36 35 33 36 42 45 43 38 35 30 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 32 46 24
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 19 21 26 27 21 19 21 20 24 27 27 26 20 20 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 41 47 54 61 51 50 54 51 55 57 58 58 50 51 54 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 5 5 20 10 5 5 10 20 50 60 80 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.09 0.13
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.22
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.22 0.32
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.9 3.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.9 7.2 7.0 6.4 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.4 7.0 6.0 4.9 3.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 12 20 25 20 16 12 11 11 14 20 20 16 16 9 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page