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FWUS45 KTFX 231001
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 60 65 40 35 60 40 45 40 55 55 65 75 75
TEMPERATURE 42 31 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 27 33 36 33 29 27 25 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 24 36 22
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NW SW S SW SW SW S E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 17 18 16 9 5 3 4 4 5 8 8 5 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 50 40 40 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 60 20 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.58 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 7.7 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.6 3.5 4.8 5.2 4.8 3.3 2.6 1.6 1.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 25 11 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 9 12 12 11 10 10 11
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 100 90 85 65 60 50 35 35 30 40 65 45 45 40 50
TEMPERATURE 45 39 31 28 27 28 27 26 26 26 34 38 35 30 29 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 24 39 24
WIND DIR W NW N N N N W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 10 11 11 8 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 50 43 29 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 100 60 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.22 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.45 0.01 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.04 0.04 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 9.7 7.2 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.5 3.1 3.0 4.1 5.6 5.9 5.8 4.6 3.6 2.1 1.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 20 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 12 20 20 25 25 16 16
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK BK SC SC FW SC OV SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 90 95 80 65 60 35 30 25 35 70 40 25 20 35
TEMPERATURE 51 41 32 29 29 30 29 27 26 26 33 38 36 31 30 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 25 40 26
WIND DIR SW W NW N N N NE S S S S SW S S N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 8 10 9 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 100 80 50 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.32 0.43 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.75 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.24 0.12 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.7 1.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 9.9 8.0 5.7 5.1 4.6 3.8 3.3 3.0 4.0 5.6 6.2 6.2 5.3 4.4 2.8 2.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 33 12 10 9 8 7 8 10 16 25 33 33 33 25 25
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW SC BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 100 95 95 85 60 45 30 20 20 30 70 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 45 43 34 27 26 27 27 24 23 24 33 37 34 29 28 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 22 39 24
WIND DIR SW NW NW N N N N W SW S S S S S SW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 6 14 14 10 9 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 44 35 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 90 100 80 80 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.51 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.80 0.06 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.25 0.22 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 4.5 2.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 9.9 8.5 6.3 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.4 4.5 5.9 6.5 6.5 5.5 4.7 3.2 2.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 33 12 8 7 7 7 8 9 16 25 33 33 33 25 25
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 100 95 95 75 45 40 35 20 20 25 55 20 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 53 46 34 28 28 29 28 26 24 25 33 36 34 30 29 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 23 38 25
WIND DIR S W NW N N N N NW S S S S S SE SE E E
WIND (MPH) 4 5 16 16 12 11 4 3 5 6 6 4 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 43 39 34 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 100 80 70 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.48 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.73 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.13 0.15 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.4 1.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.2 8.6 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.6 3.8 5.2 5.8 5.8 5.1 4.3 2.6 2.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 50 12 8 7 7 7 7 9 14 25 33 33 33 25 25
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 OV SC SC FW FW FW BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 95 95 95 90 70 30 25 10 25 25 55 25 10 5 15
TEMPERATURE 50 48 37 29 26 27 27 23 21 22 34 38 33 28 28 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 20 39 23
WIND DIR S W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 13 18 18 19 11 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 42 44 47 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 60 90 90 90 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.40 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.53 0.07 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.23 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.93 0.25 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.2 1.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.0 3.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.8 9.7 6.1 4.4 4.0 3.3 2.5 2.1 3.6 5.3 5.7 5.6 4.4 3.8 2.2 1.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 50 16 7 7 7 7 7 8 12 25 25 33 33 25 25
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC SC FW SC FW BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 90 95 90 95 75 30 30 10 40 25 70 25 15 10 20
TEMPERATURE 60 48 33 28 28 30 30 27 25 24 33 36 34 31 30 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 23 37 24
WIND DIR S W NW NW NW NW NW W W S SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 5 11 21 23 21 24 19 12 8 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 40 44 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 80 90 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.50 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.65 0.16 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.34 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.94 0.42 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.4 2.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.7 6.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.8 10.1 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.3 1.8 2.9 4.3 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.8 3.7 1.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 20 8 7 7 7 7 9 12 20 33 33 33 25 25
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 75 90 100 95 85 45 30 15 10 25 25 15 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 51 54 49 36 31 30 29 27 25 25 35 38 35 30 29 28 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 23 39 24
WIND DIR S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S S S E
WIND (MPH) 6 3 14 25 26 29 26 19 8 4 5 5 5 8 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 50 55 57 55 49 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 60 80 100 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.38 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.41 0.24 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.14 0.09 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.82 0.46 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.5 4.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 11.1 10.7 9.3 4.9 4.0 3.4 2.6 2.0 3.1 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.2 2.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 50 14 7 7 8 8 10 14 25 33 50 50 33 33
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 80 70 90 95 95 85 60 40 30 10 30 40 25 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 50 57 42 35 31 30 29 26 24 24 34 37 34 29 28 26 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 22 37 22
WIND DIR SE S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 3 17 23 24 26 25 18 8 4 3 3 2 4 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 43 47 48 46 39 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 20 90 90 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.34 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.34 0.20 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.11 0.06 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.71 0.49 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.8 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 3.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.1 4.2 3.3 2.7 1.9 1.4 2.2 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 100 14 7 7 7 7 8 10 14 16 25 25 20 16
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 100 95 90 95 65 35 25 15 10 15 30 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 46 47 46 31 27 28 28 25 23 23 32 36 33 28 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 22 37 24
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW S SW S S S SE E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 11 17 17 20 14 9 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 42 49 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 100 80 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.42 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.50 0.05 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.18 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.82 0.19 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.7 9.8 7.4 5.0 4.5 3.8 3.0 2.5 3.8 5.5 5.9 5.8 4.6 4.1 2.6 2.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 100 25 9 7 7 7 7 8 12 25 25 33 33 25 25
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 100 95 95 95 70 45 40 20 10 15 25 15 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 46 48 42 33 29 28 28 26 24 24 31 35 33 28 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 23 37 24
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW NW W SW S S SW SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 12 10 11 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 33 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 100 90 90 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.53 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.75 0.08 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.28 0.03 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.04 0.21 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.7 2.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 10.3 9.4 7.7 5.5 4.9 4.4 3.7 3.2 4.4 5.8 6.3 6.3 5.7 4.9 3.1 2.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 50 25 9 7 7 7 7 9 14 25 33 33 33 25 25
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 85 100 95 95 70 50 20 10 15 15 20 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 40 36 34 33 29 27 26 23 21 21 33 37 34 27 26 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 20 38 24
WIND DIR SE S S SW NW N N N NW SE S SW S S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 10 10 9 8 12 8 4 3 3 3 3 2 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 26 31 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 70 100 100 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.27 0.45 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.72 0.11 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.39 0.04 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.14 0.28 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 2.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.7 1.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 5.6 2.7 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 9.2 8.9 8.3 7.0 5.9 5.2 4.4 4.1 5.3 6.8 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.4 4.0 3.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 25 20 14 9 7 7 7 7 9 12 20 25 25 25 25 25
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 95 85 100 100 95 80 65 25 10 15 15 15 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 42 41 36 34 29 28 27 24 21 20 33 38 35 28 27 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 19 39 23
WIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW NW NW SW S S SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 9 10 10 11 5 2 4 3 3 3 2 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 60 100 100 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.47 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.65 0.15 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.36 0.06 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.24 0.33 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 2.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 1.9 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 4.8 3.8 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 9.6 9.0 8.3 6.4 5.4 4.9 4.2 3.8 5.2 6.7 7.4 7.4 6.3 5.3 3.9 3.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 33 25 16 8 7 7 7 7 9 14 25 25 25 33 25 25
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 90 95 100 80 45 30 10 15 10 20 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 39 35 37 36 33 30 28 25 22 22 34 41 38 29 25 23 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 20 41 19
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW N NE NE NE NE SW SW N E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 14 13 12 6 5 8 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 80 90 90 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.32 0.30 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.62 0.11 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.32 0.06 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.99 0.33 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.9 6.9 5.9 4.9 4.4 5.8 7.3 7.9 7.7 6.9 6.1 4.4 4.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 33 25 20 20 11 8 8 9 10 16 33 33 33 33 33 33
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 95 95 95 90 70 45 35 25 20 25 45 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 43 41 34 31 28 27 26 24 22 23 32 35 33 28 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 22 37 25
WIND DIR S SW W NW N N N NW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 9 11 12 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 90 90 90 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.66 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 1.02 0.09 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.49 0.04 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.41 0.23 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 3.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.7 1.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 5.2 2.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 9.6 8.8 7.8 6.3 5.5 5.0 4.3 4.2 5.1 6.3 6.8 6.8 5.8 5.1 3.7 3.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 33 25 14 9 7 7 7 8 10 14 25 25 33 33 25 25
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 100 95 95 75 55 30 15 10 15 20 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 43 37 34 32 30 29 28 26 24 23 31 36 34 28 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 22 37 24
WIND DIR S S SW W NW N N N N S S S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 12 13 10 11 17 11 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 90 100 90 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.31 0.48 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.79 0.09 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.45 0.04 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.24 0.24 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.8 2.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1 9.1 8.7 8.1 7.2 6.3 5.5 4.7 4.5 5.3 6.7 7.2 7.2 6.2 5.3 3.9 3.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 33 25 16 12 8 8 8 8 10 16 25 33 33 33 25 25
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK BK SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 95 95 95 70 60 25 10 5 10 20 10 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 42 35 35 33 31 30 29 27 25 25 31 37 34 28 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 24 37 24
WIND DIR S S S SW NW N N N N NE SE S S NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 17 16 11 9 16 14 10 6 5 3 3 2 4 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 90 100 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.42 0.38 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.80 0.04 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.29 0.19 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 9.0 8.7 8.2 7.6 6.7 5.8 4.8 4.4 5.5 7.0 7.5 7.4 6.7 5.8 4.4 4.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 25 25 16 14 9 8 8 9 11 16 25 25 33 33 33 33
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 95 90 80 55 40 50 50 35 35 50 15 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 42 39 34 31 30 30 30 28 26 26 32 38 36 30 29 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 25 39 25
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S SW S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 11 10 9 9 9 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 100 90 50 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.27 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.55 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.01 0.13 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.6 1.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1 8.9 7.8 7.2 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.5 4.3 4.9 6.3 6.8 6.8 5.9 5.1 3.6 3.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 33 20 12 10 9 8 8 8 10 16 25 33 33 33 25 25
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 95 95 90 65 55 45 35 20 20 30 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 41 35 33 31 30 30 29 27 25 24 32 38 36 29 28 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 24 39 24
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 9 11 10 9 9 5 3 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 28 31 29 35 29 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 100 80 70 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.32 0.28 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.60 0.02 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.12 0.19 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.1 1.6 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 9.3 8.0 7.5 6.8 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.5 5.2 6.6 7.1 7.1 5.8 5.0 3.6 3.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 33 16 12 10 8 8 7 8 10 16 25 33 33 33 25 25
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 100 95 95 85 65 45 35 25 10 15 20 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 41 35 33 31 30 29 28 27 25 24 32 37 34 28 27 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 23 38 23
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW N NW SW S S S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 12 11 11 12 14 10 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 29 32 42 32 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 100 90 70 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.31 0.29 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.60 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 1.09 0.16 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.4 1.4 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 9.0 8.1 7.6 6.9 6.2 5.6 4.9 4.7 5.4 6.8 7.3 7.2 6.2 5.2 3.9 3.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 25 16 12 10 8 8 8 8 10 16 25 33 33 33 25 25
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 OV BK SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 90 80 90 100 95 90 55 35 20 25 25 35 10 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 33 39 35 34 31 29 26 22 18 19 31 36 32 25 24 22 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 17 37 20
WIND DIR SE S SW SW W NW N NW SW S SW SW SW S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 9 12 14 12 11 6 3 3 3 5 4 3 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 80 50 80 100 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.20 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.34 0.11 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.16 0.05 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.73 0.31 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.5 1.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 9.6 9.2 8.9 8.3 6.6 5.5 4.6 4.2 5.4 7.1 7.7 7.6 6.6 5.5 3.8 3.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 20 16 12 10 7 6 7 7 7 10 16 16 16 16 20 20
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 70 80 90 95 85 50 35 15 10 15 20 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 39 44 41 39 34 31 28 25 22 23 33 37 33 28 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 21 38 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 10 17 18 16 14 9 4 4 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 43 41 43 41 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 70 30 60 90 60 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.15 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.14 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.64 0.36 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 1.5 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.9 2.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.2 9.4 9.0 7.8 6.2 5.4 4.5 4.0 5.2 6.6 7.2 7.3 6.4 5.4 3.7 3.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 33 33 20 12 8 7 7 7 9 12 16 20 25 25 25 25
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 85 90 95 95 85 60 35 15 20 20 20 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 37 38 36 35 32 30 28 25 22 22 33 39 35 28 26 25 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 20 40 23
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W NW NW NW SE SE S SW SW S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 10 11 12 10 11 8 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 62 62 57 42 31 20 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 60 80 100 50 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.26 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.45 0.10 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.22 0.04 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.86 0.28 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 2.7 2.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 9.3 9.0 8.6 7.6 6.3 5.5 4.6 4.2 5.4 7.0 7.6 7.6 6.6 5.6 4.0 3.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 25 25 16 12 8 7 7 7 9 12 25 25 25 25 25 25
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE FRIDAY 10/23/26 SATURDAY 10/24/26
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 95 90 95 95 70 30 20 10 5 15 25 15 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 43 48 46 36 30 28 27 24 22 23 33 37 33 28 28 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 21 38 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW NW W W S S S S SW W W E
WIND (MPH) 4 5 12 17 21 25 19 11 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 44 56 44 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 60 90 80 90 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.39 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.46 0.08 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.20 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.90 0.26 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 3.3 2.5 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 10.7 9.8 8.4 5.7 4.8 4.1 3.2 2.9 4.2 5.5 6.0 5.9 4.8 4.4 2.7 2.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 50 25 10 7 7 8 8 9 12 20 25 33 33 25 25
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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