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FWUS45 KTFX 121002
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 85 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 27 22 22 23 21 19 19 18 17 16 20 22 21 19 17 15 13
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 16 23 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 56 49 43 39 34 32 24 18 14 13 16 17 17 11 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 115 105 92 79 81 75 55 44 40 40 40 40 39 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 50 60 70 80 80 80 80 90 80 80 80 80 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.05 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.10
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.20 0.18 0.15
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.07 0.04 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.30 0.32 0.29 0.35
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 0.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 0.8 1.8
12 HOUR SNOW 2.5 3.6 3.3 2.6
LOW END SNOW 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.8
HIGH END SNOW 4.4 5.2 4.8 6.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 30 26 25 25 23 21 21 21 20 20 24 26 25 23 21 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 20 27 17
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 49 47 42 37 34 29 24 21 19 18 19 20 18 13 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 112 105 88 78 78 65 54 44 41 40 40 39 40 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.16 0.15 0.18 0.21 0.22 0.18 0.25
12 HOUR QPF 0.52 0.33 0.43 0.43
LOW END QPF 0.12 0.18 0.06 0.06
HIGH END QPF 0.59 0.55 0.56 0.59
6 HOUR SNOW 5.6 2.8 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.9
12 HOUR SNOW 8.4 5.7 6.9 6.7
LOW END SNOW 0.9 2.3 0.7 0.8
HIGH END SNOW 9.6 7.8 8.4 8.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 3.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 95 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 33 32 30 30 28 26 26 26 26 26 28 30 29 29 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 31 24
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 39 39 39 36 32 25 19 18 16 16 16 16 16 12 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 85 82 78 72 69 55 50 41 39 39 36 35 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.37 0.23 0.14 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.25
12 HOUR QPF 0.60 0.33 0.39 0.46
LOW END QPF 0.11 0.16 0.08 0.07
HIGH END QPF 0.73 0.54 0.51 0.56
6 HOUR SNOW 4.8 3.8 2.2 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 3.1
12 HOUR SNOW 8.6 5.1 5.3 5.6
LOW END SNOW 0.4 1.8 0.7 0.8
HIGH END SNOW 10.5 6.9 6.4 6.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 4.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 85 85 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 85 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 32 30 27 27 28 28 28 32 34 32 30 29 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 26 35 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 33 34 39 37 32 24 20 19 18 18 19 21 18 12 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 75 78 80 72 70 63 56 41 40 41 44 47 41 32 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 70 60 60 70 80 90 100 90 90 80 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.11 0.08 0.12 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.14
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.20 0.26 0.26
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.05
HIGH END QPF 0.42 0.42 0.34 0.46
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.5
12 HOUR SNOW 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.8
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.4
HIGH END SNOW 5.7 4.3 3.8 4.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 95 90 95 95 95 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 35 34 34 34 31 28 28 28 27 27 30 32 31 29 28 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 26 33 25
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 39 40 44 39 32 23 18 17 16 14 14 16 14 10 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 100 101 107 89 82 75 66 47 47 43 40 39 40 32 28 28 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 60 50 50 40 60 80 100 100 100 90 90 90 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.08 0.13 0.12 0.09 0.17
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.12 0.25 0.26
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.06
HIGH END QPF 0.26 0.34 0.33 0.43
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.7 0.6 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.9
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 1.9 3.3 2.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.5
HIGH END SNOW 2.9 3.9 4.0 4.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 4.9 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 35 33 32 31 28 25 24 24 24 23 26 28 26 24 23 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 22 28 21
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 46 47 41 35 28 24 19 17 14 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 102 93 81 69 62 50 47 39 35 35 34 34 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.14 0.14 0.18 0.19 0.17 0.13 0.21
12 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.32 0.36 0.34
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.18 0.08 0.07
HIGH END QPF 0.36 0.48 0.43 0.45
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 2.2 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.4 1.9 3.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.4 5.2 5.4 4.9
LOW END SNOW 0.2 2.3 1.1 0.9
HIGH END SNOW 4.3 7.7 6.6 6.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 4.9 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 37 35 33 33 30 27 26 25 24 22 23 24 23 22 20 20 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 22 25 20
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 54 55 49 46 33 25 19 18 16 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 93 96 86 82 61 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 50 50 60 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90
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 0.14 0.22 0.17 0.13 0.07 0.19
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.36 0.30 0.26
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.10 0.04 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.19 0.58 0.39 0.42
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.3 2.3 3.7 2.7 2.1 1.1 2.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 6.0 4.8 4.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.5
HIGH END SNOW 1.7 9.6 5.8 5.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.0 2.5 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 39 39 37 34 30 26 24 24 23 23 25 26 24 22 21 21 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 21 27 18
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 41 44 44 40 31 18 12 11 10 11 11 11 9 8 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 80 88 79 72 61 46 33 31 28 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 40 80 70 80 80 90 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.14 0.14 0.17 0.18 0.21 0.22 0.26
12 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.31 0.39 0.48
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.08 0.10 0.06
HIGH END QPF 0.28 0.47 0.52 0.58
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.2 5.1 6.3 7.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.7
HIGH END SNOW 2.6 6.8 8.1 8.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.9 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 12 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 60 80 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 85 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 37 34 34 33 27 24 23 23 21 21 25 27 25 21 19 18 17
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 20 28 16
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 46 54 50 37 26 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 79 88 86 64
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 30 30 60 60 70 60 30 50 30 70 70 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.17 0.19 0.28 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4
HIGH END SNOW 1.5 3.1 3.6 3.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 2.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 9 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 34 33 34 33 29 27 26 26 27 26 29 31 30 28 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 26 32 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 42 48 51 46 37 28 23 20 20 19 19 18 16 12 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 93 98 98 93 85 71 56 50 48 47 44 42 39 33 28 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 60 60 60 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.15 0.19 0.16 0.15 0.23
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.24 0.35 0.38
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.14 0.07 0.11
HIGH END QPF 0.24 0.41 0.44 0.55
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.3 2.6 1.9 1.8 2.7
12 HOUR SNOW 1.6 3.7 4.5 4.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 1.4 0.5 1.4
HIGH END SNOW 2.6 5.7 6.0 6.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.5 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 35 35 37 36 33 30 30 30 30 29 32 35 34 32 31 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 36 28
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 36 40 48 42 36 26 21 21 19 18 18 19 16 11 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 81 85 85 81 75 71 64 48 47 43 41 41 39 33 28 28 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 50 40 40 50 70 80 90 90 80 70 90 90 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.10 0.15 0.12 0.10 0.17
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.16 0.27 0.27
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.06 0.04 0.08
HIGH END QPF 0.16 0.48 0.36 0.52
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.1 0.9 1.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 2.1 2.8 2.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4
HIGH END SNOW 0.8 4.3 3.5 5.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.3 3.5 4.4 5.2 5.0 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 75 80 80 75 75 75 80 85 90 95 95 90 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 28 29 34 34 33 30 29 29 29 30 33 36 35 33 31 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 28 37 28
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 28 31 36 35 29 24 21 23 21 21 24 23 20 17 14 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 74 78 80 78 69 67 66 50 50 51 50 50 46 40 36 39 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 40 40 30 40 30 50 40 60 60 70 70 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.07 0.08
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.06 0.13 0.15
LOW END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.04
HIGH END QPF 0.13 0.17 0.26 0.33
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 1.2 2.0 2.5 3.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.4 5.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 75 85 90 90 85 85 80 85 95 95 95 90 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 31 32 35 35 33 30 29 30 29 30 34 36 35 32 31 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 28 37 29
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 31 33 37 36 31 25 21 24 21 21 24 21 19 14 13 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 71 72 69 65 58 58 44 44 44 46 43 41 35 33 35 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 40 40 50 40 50 40 60 50 70 70 80 80 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.09 0.07 0.08
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.09 0.16 0.15
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.05
HIGH END QPF 0.11 0.25 0.37 0.43
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.1 1.5 1.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
HIGH END SNOW 0.8 3.0 3.6 4.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 11 10 10 10 10
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 80 70 75 80 85 90 90 90 95 95 85 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 28 29 35 39 38 35 33 31 31 30 35 39 38 37 34 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 29 40 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 24 26 27 25 23 20 19 20 20 21 21 20 19 16 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 58 58 52 50 49 42 41 41 39 34 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 50 40 30 30 50 50 60 70 80 70 70 70 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.08 0.14 0.12 0.04 0.06
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.10 0.26 0.10
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.10 0.22 0.31 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.2 1.8 0.5
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 2.6 2.2 2.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 5.4 6.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.5 7.2 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 8 11 12 14 14 12 12 10
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 75 70 70 75 70 70 70 75 75 80 80 85 85 85 95
TEMPERATURE 31 31 34 34 32 30 30 30 30 31 36 38 36 34 32 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 39 30
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 37 39 44 42 36 27 24 25 25 25 32 31 27 19 17 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 85 85 85 81 74 61 54 55 55 54 57 61 55 41 36 40 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 30 30 30 40 40 50 30 40 30 70 70 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.07
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.07 0.08 0.12
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.29 0.27 0.25 0.37
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 2.8 2.8 2.3 3.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 11 12 11 11 11 11 10
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 50 60 65 55 60 55 60 65 70 80 80 70 70 75 85
TEMPERATURE 30 32 37 38 36 32 31 31 31 32 38 41 39 35 33 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 41 31
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 28 31 40 37 32 26 23 23 23 23 27 28 25 18 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 70 75 69 62 58 55 57 55 48 61 62 55 40 35 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 20 20 20 40 40 50 50 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.10 0.05 0.09 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 11
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 55 60 75 70 70 65 70 75 80 85 85 70 75 80 85
TEMPERATURE 27 29 36 38 36 33 31 30 29 30 35 39 38 36 33 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 40 29
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 21 28 29 27 19 16 16 17 17 21 21 23 18 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 44 55 56 58 46 36 36 39 40 41 41 41 39 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 30 20 20 20 40 40 50 40 50 50 50 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.08 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.04 0.09 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.6 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.6 7.1 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 14 14 12 12 11
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 85 90 90 85 90 85 85 85 90 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 30 30 32 32 29 29 29 29 29 30 33 35 34 32 31 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 27 36 29
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 28 28 31 29 26 19 18 19 19 19 23 23 21 13 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 63 67 63 59 54 44 40 39 43 48 54 46 33 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.31 0.18 0.17 0.22 0.16 0.14 0.18 0.25
12 HOUR QPF 0.49 0.39 0.30 0.43
LOW END QPF 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.15
HIGH END QPF 0.64 0.60 0.49 0.61
6 HOUR SNOW 4.6 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.0 1.4 2.0 2.7
12 HOUR SNOW 7.4 5.5 3.4 4.7
LOW END SNOW 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3
HIGH END SNOW 8.0 7.1 5.0 6.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 85 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 90 85 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 29 29 31 31 30 29 29 29 29 30 33 35 33 32 31 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 28 35 28
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 33 33 34 34 31 25 24 25 26 25 27 27 26 19 17 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 79 81 88 82 74 70 67 58 61 61 64 63 57 48 43 44 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 80 80 90 90 80 80 80 70 70 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.08 0.11 0.16
12 HOUR QPF 0.37 0.26 0.18 0.27
LOW END QPF 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.09
HIGH END QPF 0.55 0.46 0.35 0.45
6 HOUR SNOW 3.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.6
12 HOUR SNOW 5.1 3.6 2.1 2.8
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.6
HIGH END SNOW 6.7 4.5 2.9 4.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 70 65 65 70 65 60 70 65 65 75 75 75 80 80 90
TEMPERATURE 30 31 34 35 33 31 31 31 31 32 36 39 36 33 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 30 39 30
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 31 31 36 36 33 27 26 26 26 26 27 29 27 20 18 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 70 73 70 67 67 66 58 57 57 61 64 57 47 41 43 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 40 50 40 30 30 30 40 30 30 30 50 50 60 60 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.10 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.05 0.09 0.11
12 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.16 0.12 0.20
LOW END QPF 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.06
HIGH END QPF 0.34 0.23 0.19 0.34
6 HOUR SNOW 1.9 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.9 1.2
12 HOUR SNOW 3.2 2.1 1.1 2.1
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 4.2 2.5 1.5 3.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 11 12 11 11 11 11 10
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 24 25 28 29 28 26 25 24 25 25 28 30 29 28 27 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 24 30 24
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 32 34 41 40 33 28 26 26 25 25 26 27 25 19 18 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 64 69 74 72 61 56 52 47 44 44 46 44 43 39 36 36 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 70 80 100 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.13 0.21 0.18 0.23 0.27 0.25 0.26
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.39 0.50 0.51
LOW END QPF 0.07 0.08 0.16 0.14
HIGH END QPF 0.37 0.54 0.63 0.67
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 1.8 3.1 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.3
12 HOUR SNOW 3.6 5.8 6.5 6.3
LOW END SNOW 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.5
HIGH END SNOW 4.9 7.7 8.4 8.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 75 85 90 90 90 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 29 31 34 34 31 28 27 27 27 27 30 31 29 28 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 26 32 25
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 42 46 51 48 40 29 25 24 24 24 25 25 21 17 14 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 107 107 109 98 88 70 64 57 57 55 55 61 54 46 44 44 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 50 70 80 80 80 80 80 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.13 0.16 0.15 0.20 0.23 0.23 0.20
12 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.31 0.43 0.43
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.05 0.12 0.10
HIGH END QPF 0.28 0.51 0.57 0.62
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.3
12 HOUR SNOW 2.5 4.3 5.0 4.8
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.8
HIGH END SNOW 3.1 6.2 7.1 7.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 80 85 85 85 85 85 90 90 95 95 95 95 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 28 30 34 35 33 31 30 29 29 29 33 36 34 33 32 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 28 36 28
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 29 32 37 36 31 26 23 23 23 23 24 24 21 17 16 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 98 103 110 98 81 74 74 67 65 64 58 61 62 58 57 55 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 40 50 50 50 60 50 70 70 90 90 80 80 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.11 0.14 0.12 0.13
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.16 0.25 0.25
LOW END QPF 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.07
HIGH END QPF 0.20 0.30 0.39 0.44
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.4
12 HOUR SNOW 1.4 2.2 2.8 2.6
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5
HIGH END SNOW 2.2 3.8 4.2 5.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 9 9
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 90 90 90 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 33 33 34 32 28 27 27 27 27 27 29 30 29 27 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 25 31 23
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 51 57 62 57 47 36 28 26 26 24 23 23 20 16 13 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 107 113 112 103 94 80 61 58 58 55 48 47 46 40 35 33 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 70 70 70 70 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.15 0.16 0.21 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.32
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.37 0.49 0.56
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.13
HIGH END QPF 0.38 0.53 0.62 0.69
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 2.1 2.5 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.8
12 HOUR SNOW 3.3 5.6 6.2 6.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.5
HIGH END SNOW 4.2 7.3 8.6 8.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.7 5.2 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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