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FWUS45 KTFX 011002
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
301 AM MST THU JAN 1 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 60 75 75 80 95 85 85 75 75 75 65 75 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 28 28 31 33 30 29 28 28 29 30 33 34 33 33 32 32 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 27 34 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 13 17 18 18 19 20 20 23 25 25 18 14 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 40 48 39 48 40 40 48 52 57 51 36 35 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 60 20 20 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.09 0.14 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 33 33 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 60 80 85 90 95 85 85 75 80 75 60 80 85 80 65
TEMPERATURE 29 28 33 36 33 30 30 29 30 32 35 36 35 34 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 36 31
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W W SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 13 13 13 16 16 17 19 23 23 14 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 35 35 36 39 49 51 39 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 30 40 40 40 40 50 60 20 20 10 10 5
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 0.03 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.08 0.09 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 50 50 33 33 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 50 80 85 90 95 95 95 90 80 70 70 80 75 70 60
TEMPERATURE 29 28 32 35 33 31 31 31 32 33 35 37 37 36 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 30 38 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 16 16 13 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 31 34 32 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 30 40 40 40 30 30 30 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.01
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
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 5.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 50 50 33 33 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 60 70 85 85 95 90 90 85 70 65 50 65 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 28 28 34 36 33 31 31 31 31 31 36 38 36 34 33 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 30 38 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 11 10 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 40 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.08 0.01 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
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 25 25 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 50 60 75 80 80 90 90 95 85 85 75 65 75 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 31 30 35 37 34 33 33 32 33 33 37 39 38 37 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 32 39 33
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 13 12 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 28 32 35 36 36 36 35 32 35 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 40 40 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.17 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 50 50 50 50 25 25 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 50 65 70 75 85 95 90 90 85 70 75 65 55 55 65 75
TEMPERATURE 32 32 39 41 37 34 34 33 33 34 39 41 39 38 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 41 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 9 10 11 11 11 13 14 17 20 20 16 13 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 31 32 36 48 52 49 39 33 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 30 10 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.12 0.04 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 50 50 50 50 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 45 65 50 85 95 95 90 90 70 75 75 40 50 55 75
TEMPERATURE 35 35 41 43 39 37 37 36 35 36 42 44 43 42 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 34 44 36
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 5 8 10 12 14 16 17 21 26 27 24 19 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 52 52 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 20 10 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.14 0.05 0.03
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
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 33 33 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 33
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 40 50 70 85 85 85 90 90 70 60 55 45 50 55 75
TEMPERATURE 35 35 43 45 40 37 37 37 36 37 43 47 44 42 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 33 47 33
WIND DIR W W S S SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 4 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 12 16 16 13 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.02 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
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.4 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 25 25 25 25 33 33 33 33 33
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 35 55 50 85 95 90 80 60 65 65 50 65 70 75
TEMPERATURE 30 30 37 39 34 31 32 32 31 32 38 41 40 37 36 34 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 41 28
WIND DIR NW W S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 6 6 5 5 6 8 9 11 14 14 10 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 10 30 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.4 3.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 100 100 50 50 33 33 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 65 65 70 85 85 95 85 85 80 70 70 60 55 55 70 80
TEMPERATURE 31 31 37 39 35 33 33 32 32 33 37 39 38 36 34 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 31 39 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 10 11 13 12 13 14 14 17 19 18 16 14 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 28 33 36 36 39 36 39 49 49 51 48 39 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 40 40 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.13 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 100 100 50 50 33 33 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 25
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 50 60 60 80 85 95 90 85 85 65 70 55 60 60 70 80
TEMPERATURE 31 30 36 38 34 33 32 32 32 33 37 40 38 36 34 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 31 40 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 9 10 10 12 13 12 10 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 40 40 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.17 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 33 33 20 20 16 16 20 20 25 25 20 20 25
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 65 85 90 90 100 95 90 80 75 80 70 75 75 75 85
TEMPERATURE 25 24 29 31 28 27 27 27 28 28 31 33 31 30 29 29 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 26 33 28
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 12 12 11 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 28 32 31 31 28 29 32 35 36 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 50 50 70 70 60 60 20 30 5 5 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.10 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.16 0.03 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.23 0.04 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.7 0.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 2.2 0.4 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 14 14 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 60 80 85 90 100 95 90 80 70 75 65 65 60 70 80
TEMPERATURE 26 26 32 34 31 28 28 28 28 29 33 36 34 31 29 29 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 27 36 28
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 11 12 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 28 32 33 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 30 30 60 50 50 60 10 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.18 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 5.3 5.5 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 20 20 14 14 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 14
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 80 85 95 95 95 95 90 85 80 85 80 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 16 16 26 29 26 26 28 28 27 28 30 31 31 31 32 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 26 32 29
WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 8 6 5 8 8 8 8 10 11 10 10 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 30 70 90 90 90 80 60 40 50 40 40 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.14 0.11 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.25 0.08 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.09 0.03 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.07 0.27 0.11 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 2.7 0.9 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 2.9 1.0 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 16 11 11 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 55 80 85 90 95 95 85 80 70 75 55 65 65 75 75
TEMPERATURE 29 29 33 34 31 30 30 30 30 31 34 36 34 32 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 29 36 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 14 14 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 35 35 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 30 40 60 70 40 20 10 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.10 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.13 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.20 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 25 25 16 16 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 75 85 90 90 95 95 90 80 70 65 55 70 75 80 80
TEMPERATURE 26 25 30 31 28 27 28 28 29 28 33 35 32 30 29 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 27 35 28
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 31 35 36 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 60 60 70 70 40 30 10 20 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.04 0.17 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 1.6 0.2 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 16 16 11 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 14
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 70 80 90 95 95 100 95 95 85 75 75 70 90 90 85 90
TEMPERATURE 22 22 27 28 26 26 27 26 27 27 30 31 29 29 29 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 25 31 28
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 8 6 6 9 10 10 11 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 30 90 90 90 90 50 40 20 40 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.09 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.16 0.04 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.09 0.21 0.04 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.7 0.4 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.9 2.2 0.4 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 20 11 11 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 55 65 85 85 90 95 90 85 85 85 80 70 75 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 25 24 30 31 29 28 29 29 30 30 32 34 33 31 31 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 28 34 27
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 10 9 8 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 40 50 70 70 60 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.07 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.10 0.05 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.17 0.07 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 1.3 0.5 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 25 25 16 16 14 14 14 14 16 16 14 14 16 16 16
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 70 85 90 90 95 90 90 80 75 70 60 70 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 26 26 31 33 30 29 29 29 29 29 33 35 33 31 30 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 28 35 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 40 50 70 60 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.11 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 20 20 14 14 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 14
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 80 85 90 95 95 95 80 75 70 60 55 65 70 75 70
TEMPERATURE 26 26 30 31 28 28 28 28 29 29 33 35 32 30 29 29 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 27 35 27
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 33 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 60 60 60 60 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.09 0.01 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.05 0.14 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 33 33 16 16 12 12 11 11 12 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 14
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 70 80 90 85 95 90 95 85 85 85 85 85 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 18 18 26 29 25 24 24 24 24 24 27 30 28 27 26 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 23 30 25
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 13 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 33 32 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 50 50 70 70 70 70 40 40 10 10 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.12 0.04 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.19 0.10 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.4 0.5 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 2.1 1.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.9 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 65 75 85 80 95 90 95 85 75 55 50 55 55 65 70
TEMPERATURE 29 29 34 35 31 31 30 30 30 30 35 37 34 32 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 37 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 14 13 17 18 17 16 14 14 14 16 18 20 19 19 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 33 40 36 35 33 32 32 33 37 49 52 52 51 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 30 20 40 40 40 40 20 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.13 0.04 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 25 25 20 20 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 70 80 90 90 95 95 90 80 80 75 70 75 75 80 85
TEMPERATURE 21 21 29 32 28 27 27 27 27 27 31 33 31 30 29 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 26 34 28
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 35 28 33 39 36 35 32 33 32 31 35 40 49 49 48 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 50 50 70 70 60 60 20 30 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.10 0.04 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.18 0.06 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.2 0.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 1.8 0.6 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 20 20 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE THURSDAY 01/01/26 FRIDAY 01/02/26
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 OV BK BK SC BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 50 60 80 80 95 85 85 80 65 60 45 50 55 65 75
TEMPERATURE 32 32 37 39 36 34 33 32 32 33 37 39 38 36 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 31 39 31
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 11 12 14 17 17 17 17 18 19 23 23 19 18 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 36 40 40 39 41 49 51 51 51 48 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 40 40 40 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.16 0.09 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 50 50 50 50 33 33 20 20 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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