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FWUS45 KTFX 221002
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
300 AM MST SUN FEB 22 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV OV SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 40 10 10 20 30 60 80 80 90 90 80 80 75 70 70
TEMPERATURE 6 13 24 32 31 28 29 30 30 30 32 33 32 30 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 27 33 24
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 13 17 19 21 23 23 24 31 33 34 34 26 25 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 42 47 54 56 56 57 64 73 78 81 72 65 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 40 70 70 80 80 60 60 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.11 0.17 0.16 0.11
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06 0.28 0.27
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.35 0.46 0.33
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.7 2.9 2.7
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 4.1 5.5 3.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.5 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 9 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 7
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 15 10 10 10 10 25 70 70 85 85 90 90 80 80 80
TEMPERATURE 12 17 29 35 33 28 28 28 29 29 34 35 33 31 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 27 35 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 11 12 12 13 16 17 17 23 25 26 27 23 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 37 37 43 49 55 54 61 63 66 69 69 65 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 50 50 70 70 80 80 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.09 0.11
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.20
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.11 0.31 0.27
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.7
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.9 3.1 2.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 2.0 3.5 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 10 14 14 12 12 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 7
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 40 20 5 10 10 5 15 40 40 65 70 80 80 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 15 18 29 36 36 30 29 28 28 29 37 39 38 35 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 26 40 30
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 18 21 23 24 20 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 32 33 34 35 43 48 50 54 51 50 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.19 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.6 3.1 4.7 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 12 12 20 20 20 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 16 16 8
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 25 5 10 10 10 40 45 40 50 60 70 70 75 80 85
TEMPERATURE 17 19 30 36 36 29 27 26 26 27 37 40 38 34 33 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 24 40 30
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 16 16 19 20 20 20 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 31 32 34 37 39 39 37 39 43 46 47 48 46 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.3 3.7 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 11 11 16 16 16 16 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 9
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 40 5 5 15 10 25 50 40 45 55 70 70 75 80 85
TEMPERATURE 15 18 28 35 35 30 29 27 28 29 37 41 40 36 35 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 26 42 31
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 17 18 21 21 21 21 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 34 36 35 36 39 39 39 42 51 52 55 55 51 51 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50 50 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.5 2.8 4.3 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.7 5.8 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 12 12 20 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 25 25 20 20 9
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 BK BK FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 50 10 10 15 10 10 45 35 40 50 65 70 75 85 85
TEMPERATURE 15 19 29 35 34 29 29 29 29 30 38 41 39 35 34 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 26 41 30
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 16 19 21 21 23 20 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 32 33 37 39 40 43 47 49 50 55 52 57 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.8 3.1 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 11 11 16 16 20 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 16 16 8
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 BK FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 60 10 10 15 10 10 25 25 30 50 60 65 75 80 75
TEMPERATURE 6 10 20 28 28 27 29 29 30 33 41 45 42 38 37 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 25 45 32
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 8 9 12 14 17 18 19 25 28 29 28 28 28 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 39 47 50 52 51 55 58 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04
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 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 1.0 1.9 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.7 5.5 4.8 4.4 3.9 3.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 14 14 25 25 33 33 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 9
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 70 35 15 10 15 15 50 40 45 65 70 75 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 12 17 28 33 32 29 31 30 31 35 43 45 42 38 37 37 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 24 45 30
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 12 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 17 16 18 19 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 31 28 29 31 32 35 35 36 37 41 41 43 47 48 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.10
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 0.1 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 0.6 1.7 3.1 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 8 11 11 25 25 33 33 33 33 25 25 33 33 25 25 9
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 BK BK FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC BK OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 65 65 10 10 10 15 25 25 20 35 70 75 75 70 50
TEMPERATURE 2 4 13 20 21 17 21 23 25 31 42 46 44 39 37 35 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 15 46 29
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 16 14 12 10 6 8 11 12 17 21 23 24 25 24 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 42 42 42 43 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.5 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.3 3.7 2.8 2.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 9 16 16 33 33 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 7
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 40 10 10 15 10 25 45 40 45 55 70 70 70 80 90
TEMPERATURE 14 16 27 34 34 28 27 26 26 28 37 40 39 35 34 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 24 40 31
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 12 11 12 14 16 16 17 20 23 23 23 23 23 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 29 31 34 40 42 43 46 51 57 57 58 61 59 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.2 2.7 4.3 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 10 16 16 16 16 14 14 16 16 20 20 16 16 8
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 45 10 5 15 10 30 50 40 60 60 70 70 75 80 90
TEMPERATURE 16 19 30 37 36 30 28 27 27 28 38 42 40 36 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 25 42 32
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 9 9 11 12 12 12 13 16 20 21 21 21 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 26 28 31 31 32 33 34 39 46 49 51 52 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 1.8 3.2 4.8 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 12 12 20 20 16 16 16 16 20 20 25 25 20 20 9
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 15 5 5 10 25 45 50 50 55 55 60 75 75 85 85
TEMPERATURE 15 17 27 31 29 23 21 21 21 22 31 34 31 28 27 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 20 34 25
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 14 16 14 14 14 14 14 16 19 20 19 19 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 36 39 40 37 36 36 36 37 41 46 46 49 51 48 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.6 4.1 5.0 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 8 8 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 7
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV BK SC CL FW FW FW BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 30 5 5 10 25 50 60 55 60 60 65 75 75 85 90
TEMPERATURE 16 18 29 34 32 25 23 23 23 24 34 37 35 30 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 22 37 28
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 19 19 20 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 31 33 32 33 33 33 35 39 43 44 44 46 44 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.6 4.3 5.4 5.2 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 12 12 12 12 11 11 8
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 30 15 0 5 20 35 50 55 55 50 55 80 80 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 10 11 26 32 30 21 18 16 16 17 30 33 31 28 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 14 34 24
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 10 11 8 8 6 6 8 11 14 16 14 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 32 33 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.27
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.1 3.6 4.5 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 7 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 7
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 15 5 10 10 20 50 50 50 55 55 65 75 75 85 90
TEMPERATURE 18 20 30 35 33 27 25 25 25 26 34 37 36 32 31 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 24 38 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 14 17 17 16 16 16 17 20 25 27 27 26 24 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 34 35 35 35 35 36 37 46 51 56 55 55 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 30 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.7 4.0 5.2 5.3 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 10 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 12 12 9
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 5 5 5 15 35 50 55 50 50 55 60 75 75 85 80
TEMPERATURE 16 17 28 32 30 22 22 22 22 22 32 35 33 28 28 28 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 20 35 26
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 16 18 18 16 14 13 13 14 17 20 19 18 18 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 29 34 37 36 34 33 33 32 33 36 42 41 41 41 39 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.6 3.7 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 9 11 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 14 11 11 8
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 10 5 5 25 45 50 55 55 55 60 70 80 80 85 80
TEMPERATURE 14 14 25 28 26 20 19 19 18 19 28 30 28 25 25 25 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 17 30 23
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 12 14 14 11 10 10 10 10 14 18 18 14 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.3 3.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 8
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 BK FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 5 5 5 5 15 40 40 50 50 60 70 75 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 17 19 29 35 34 26 24 22 22 23 33 37 36 32 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 21 38 29
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 17 19 17 16 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 29 27 28 35 40 43 42 41 37 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 60 60 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.05
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.01 0.14 0.27
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.8 2.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.5 3.8 5.2 5.7 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.4 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 10 14 14 11 11 10 10 12 12 14 14 12 12 8
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 5 5 10 5 15 35 35 45 45 55 65 70 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 17 18 29 34 33 26 24 23 23 23 33 36 35 31 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 21 36 28
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 16 19 20 19 19 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 31 34 33 31 32 31 32 34 44 50 52 50 50 46 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.5 2.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.8 4.4 5.6 5.9 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.6 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 9 12 12 14 14 11 11 8
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 5 5 5 20 35 50 50 45 45 50 65 75 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 17 18 29 33 32 24 23 22 22 23 33 36 34 30 29 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 20 36 27
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 16 16 14 13 13 13 13 17 20 20 19 18 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 34 34 34 34 33 33 34 37 44 47 50 47 44 41 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 30 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 2.9 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 14 11 11 8
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 20 10 5 10 20 30 35 35 50 55 65 75 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 9 11 22 27 26 18 16 15 15 17 27 30 27 23 23 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 14 30 22
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 12 13 11 11 11 12 12 16 20 20 20 20 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 29 32 31 31 31 32 34 40 46 44 46 47 46 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 50 80
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.30
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.4 3.7 5.2 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 8 8 8 8 7
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK SC BK SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 40 30 10 10 15 25 45 55 45 50 50 50 65 70 75 85
TEMPERATURE 15 18 27 32 30 25 24 24 24 26 33 36 32 29 29 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 23 36 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 13 16 19 21 21 21 21 23 26 27 29 29 27 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 37 43 44 47 48 50 51 57 62 69 75 80 74 66
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 80
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.4 3.8 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 8 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 8
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 20 5 5 15 30 40 50 50 50 55 65 75 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 13 15 27 32 30 22 20 19 19 21 32 35 32 28 28 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 18 35 25
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 12 13 12 12 11 12 12 14 18 19 19 19 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 36 39 40 41 43 44 47 48 54 59 66 72 75 72 63
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.3 3.9 5.1 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 7
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 02/22/26 MONDAY 02/23/26
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 OV SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 40 10 10 10 10 25 40 30 50 55 65 65 75 80 90
TEMPERATURE 15 18 27 33 32 27 28 27 27 29 36 39 37 34 33 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 39 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 12 12 16 19 20 20 21 26 29 29 29 32 29 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 32 34 35 39 42 44 47 49 56 65 63 64 69 66 61
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.7 2.9 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 9 9 12 12 14 14 12 12 16 16 16 16 14 14 8
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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