339  
FWUS45 KTFX 211000  
AVGTFX  
FWUS45 KTFX 211000  
AVGTFX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
300 AM MST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
   
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 60 65 75 85 85 80 75 60 45 40 50 60 70 75 80  
TEMPERATURE 33 33 37 39 36 33 32 30 28 28 28 28 26 27 28 27 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 27 29 26  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 14 13 11 12 12 17 23 31 35 32 27 24 20 21 21 24 25  
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 51 69 72 72 61 50 42 46 48 52 57  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 50 60 50 20 20 0 0 0 0 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.14 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.3 0.5 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.4 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.5  
 
   
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 70 65 65 75 70 65 60 50 40 35 40 55 70 75 80  
TEMPERATURE 33 33 38 40 37 34 32 29 27 27 28 30 26 25 27 26 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 26 30 25  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 9 12 19 27 32 28 23 18 12 12 12 13 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32 46 67 72 72 64 49 36 35 32 35 41  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 40 50 40 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.8 5.9 5.4 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.8  
 
   
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV BK OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 75 75 65 75 75 50 45 50 35 30 40 60 60 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 33 33 38 40 38 36 34 31 29 29 30 32 29 28 28 28 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 32 27  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 6 11 18 24 26 23 18 14 10 11 11 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 54 61 55 43 34 28 31 34  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 20 70 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.6 6.6 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.6  
 
   
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 70 85 75 80 60 45 20 20 20 30 50 55 55 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 32 33 39 42 38 35 33 29 25 24 29 32 28 25 26 25 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 24 32 25  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 9 11 13 14 16 12 11 10 5 8 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 35 40 34 29  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.1 4.2 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.7  
 
   
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 60 65 75 75 70 60 35 30 20 10 20 45 60 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 35 34 39 42 39 37 36 32 29 29 31 34 30 29 29 28 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 28 34 28  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 16 18 17 17 14 9 10 12 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 28 32 43 51 48 40 35 27 31 34 36  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.1 4.3 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.3  
 
   
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 45 50 50 75 75 55 40 40 25 15 10 30 35 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 36 36 43 45 40 38 36 32 29 29 32 34 29 27 27 27 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 28 34 26  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 18 21 21 20 17 11 11 11 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 29 33 43 52 51 44 37 31 31 29 33 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.6  
 
   
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC FW SC SC SC OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 30 50 45 90 85 35 40 35 30 20 10 20 25 45 65  
TEMPERATURE 41 41 47 49 44 43 42 37 34 34 35 37 34 32 33 33 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 33 37 32  
WIND DIR W SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 12 10 8 8 12 17 27 33 33 28 25 17 16 14 16 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 55 48  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.6 7.1 7.0 6.2 5.2 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.8  
 
   
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 25 30 65 85 85 55 35 25 25 20 10 20 20 35 60  
TEMPERATURE 38 40 49 51 45 42 42 38 33 34 38 40 35 31 29 29 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 32 40 27  
WIND DIR W SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 6 5 9 11 16 19 21 21 19 11 11 9 9 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 48 51 48 40 34 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.6 5.9 4.7 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.4  
 
   
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW BK OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 20 20 65 75 90 70 50 65 60 35 20 10 20 30 55  
TEMPERATURE 37 38 43 44 41 39 39 35 33 33 35 37 34 31 29 27 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 38 27  
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 5 4 4 5 12 20 24 20 17 12 10 8 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 43 39 34  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 30 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.2 5.6 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.8  
 
   
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 60 40 20 15 15 40 45 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 34 33 41 43 39 37 35 31 28 27 31 33 29 26 26 26 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 27 33 25  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 11 10 12 16 19 20 20 21 18 11 10 11 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 29 29 29 27 33 43 54 57 58 59 49 32 31 32 34 36  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.4  
 
   
..BRIDGER RANGE
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK OV BK OV BK SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 55 55 70 70 75 65 45 25 15 15 25 50 60 60 65  
TEMPERATURE 34 34 42 45 40 38 36 32 28 28 31 34 29 27 27 27 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 27 34 26  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 6 8 10 13 16 16 14 16 13 8 8 8 9 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 42 42 37 37 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 40 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5  
 
   
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 60 55 60 65 70 60 55 65 50 50 55 55 70 75 80  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 34 36 33 31 29 25 22 21 25 28 24 22 22 22 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 21 28 21  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 12 13 17 17 13 10 9 10 11 9 11 12 12 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 27 27 31 33 40 40 33 27 27 28 29 31 29  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 30 10 10 0 0 5 5 30 30 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.1  
 
   
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 65 60 65 65 70 60 55 50 30 35 45 50 60 65 80  
TEMPERATURE 29 30 37 39 36 33 31 27 24 23 28 31 26 23 23 22 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 23 31 22  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 11 12 16 16 13 11 10 11 10 8 9 10 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 35 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 30 10 10 0 0 5 5 20 20 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.3 5.8 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.8 5.1  
 
   
..LIONHEAD RANGE
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 60 50 60 65 75 65 60 80 75 75 80 80 85 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 19 19 31 36 32 29 29 25 22 22 27 29 26 24 24 24 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 21 29 23  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 6 11 14 13 10 8 8 9 8 8 6 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 20 30 30 10 10 30 30 50 50 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.03  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.6  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.2 5.6 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.2  
 
   
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV BK OV BK BK SC BK SC SC BK BK BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 70 75 65 75 65 55 35 60 40 45 60 55 60 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 33 33 39 40 36 34 31 27 23 23 28 30 27 25 25 25 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 23 30 24  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 10 10 16 18 17 14 12 12 11 8 10 11 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 42 37 33 29  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.0  
 
   
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 65 70 75 75 60 50 35 60 50 60 65 75 70 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 29 29 35 36 33 31 29 25 22 21 27 30 26 24 24 23 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 21 30 22  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 13 14 17 16 10 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 37 35 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 20 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.0  
 
   
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 65 70 75 75 65 55 40 60 60 65 70 80 80 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 25 25 30 32 29 29 26 23 19 20 24 27 24 22 22 22 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 19 27 21  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 10 12 12 9 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 20 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 50 50 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8  
 
   
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 75 90 85 80 75 50 40 45 55 60 65 70 70 75 85  
TEMPERATURE 29 28 35 37 34 32 29 26 22 22 26 29 26 24 24 24 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 21 30 24  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 8 10 11 9 8 6 6 6 4 6 8 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 26  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 50 80 10 10 10 0 0 10 10 50 50 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.5 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.9 4.8 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.2  
 
   
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 75 80 80 85 70 65 55 60 60 60 70 75 65 70 80  
TEMPERATURE 30 30 37 39 35 32 29 25 21 21 26 29 26 24 24 23 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 21 29 23  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 9 9 12 14 12 10 9 8 9 5 6 8 9 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 43 37 31 26  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 5 30 40 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 20 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.8 6.2 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.4  
 
   
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 75 80 75 75 60 50 50 65 60 70 70 75 65 70 80  
TEMPERATURE 30 30 35 37 33 30 28 24 21 21 27 30 26 24 24 23 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 20 30 22  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW S S S SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 11 11 13 12 10 8 6 6 8 5 6 8 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 10 5 5 0 0 10 10 30 30 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.4  
 
   
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 12/21/24 SUNDAY 12/22/24  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC FW SC FW BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 35 25 40 25 65 85 80 80 60 55 65 65 75 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 22 22 31 34 29 25 25 24 21 20 23 25 21 19 19 19 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 20 25 18  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 10 10 12 16 16 13 13 14 13 10 10 10 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 35 41 41 36 35 35 31 27 28 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 40 40 0 0 5 5 20 20 80  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.6 5.0 5.3  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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