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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
MTZ312-142200-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 27 8 30 16 47
TEMP 24 22 17 13 12 9 9 9 22 28 29 17 17 22 28 33 40 44 45
DEWPT 22 19 11 7 6 4 3 3 13 14 18 10 9 12 18 25 32 34 34
RH 92 88 77 76 76 80 76 76 68 55 63 73 70 65 66 72 73 68 65
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 18 24 21 13 8 5 3 5 6 5 5 5 6 11 16 19 23 23 21
WIND GUST 34 34 32
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 100 70 0 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.06 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 3 2 00-00
RAIN C C C C
SNOW D L L L C S S C C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -3 -1 -1
MIN CHILL -3 -1 -1
WINTER STORM W W
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 42 59 46 64 49 67 49 72
TEMP 43 49 56 57 50 50 61 61 54 53 63 65 55 52 67 69
DEWPT 32 33 35 36 34 35 39 37 35 35 39 37 35 36 37 35
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR WY WY WY WY BZ WY BZ WY
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 5 10 5 5 0 5 5
RAIN C C
MTZ303-142200-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 25 -2 26 12 45
TEMP 19 18 13 8 7 3 -1 3 19 26 24 16 15 17 21 27 37 42 42
DEWPT 16 13 9 3 2 -2 -5 -3 12 16 17 10 9 11 15 21 29 31 31
RH 88 80 84 79 79 79 83 75 74 65 74 77 77 77 77 78 72 65 65
WIND DIR N N N N NW SW SW W W W W S S S SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 26 27 20 10 4 4 5 5 8 10 10 8 8 6 10 13 23 31 32
WIND GUST 39 40 24 37 49 51
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 90 20 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 T 00-00
SNOW D S S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -5 -8 -4 -7-12 -9
MIN CHILL -7 -9 -13 -13
WINTER WEATH Y Y
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 39 56 42 61 44 65 43 67
TEMP 40 45 52 52 46 45 57 57 50 47 60 59 49 46 61 61
DEWPT 30 32 34 34 32 34 37 35 35 35 36 35 35 34 34 33
PWIND DIR W W W W W W SW W
WIND CHAR VW VW WY WY WY WY WY BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 10
MTZ319-142200-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 32 12 35 24 52
TEMP 28 26 17 15 15 13 12 15 25 33 35 30 26 27 30 34 43 50 52
DEWPT 24 22 10 8 5 4 5 6 11 10 11 14 15 17 22 26 30 34 35
RH 85 85 73 73 64 67 73 67 55 38 36 51 62 65 72 72 60 54 52
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W E NW N W W SW S S SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 18 20 16 8 3 2 1 1 3 5 5 2 3 4 5 5 10 14 13
WIND GUST 35 34 29 21 29 28
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV
POP 12HR 100 80 0 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 2 1 00-00
RAIN C C C C
SNOW C L D C C C C C C
OBVIS BS BS
WINTER STORM W W
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 40 63 41 66 43 69 44 72
TEMP 42 44 56 61 48 44 58 64 52 46 61 66 52 46 63 69
DEWPT 31 32 34 33 32 32 35 33 33 33 36 35 35 35 36 35
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 10 5 5 5 0 5
RAIN C C
MTZ326-142200-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 48 13 35 21 54
TEMP 45 41 33 23 18 16 16 15 27 34 35 27 24 25 28 32 44 51 53
DEWPT 32 27 18 12 8 8 8 7 8 5 5 11 11 15 19 23 28 30 32
RH 60 57 53 62 64 70 70 70 44 29 28 50 57 65 68 69 53 44 44
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W W SW NW NW NW SE SW S S SW SW W W
WIND SPD 21 27 20 11 5 2 2 2 5 6 5 2 3 5 5 6 10 13 12
WIND GUST 44 49 36 16 20 26 25
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 90 60 10 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.02 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
RAIN D C C C C
SNOW C L C C C C C C C
OBVIS BS
HIGH WIND W W W
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 39 67 41 71 41 72 44 75
TEMP 41 44 61 64 49 46 64 68 50 44 65 70 52 47 66 72
DEWPT 31 33 34 28 31 30 32 29 30 29 32 29 32 32 34 30
PWIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C C
MTZ330-142200-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.69N 111.11W ELEV. 6644 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 43 5 30 15 41
TEMP 40 40 30 20 15 12 8 8 21 28 29 22 17 17 18 21 31 39 40
DEWPT 32 26 16 8 6 3 1 -1 2 3 6 8 7 10 12 15 21 26 29
RH 73 57 55 59 67 66 72 66 43 33 37 54 64 73 77 77 66 59 64
WIND DIR SW W NW NW N N NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 12 18 13 9 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 5 6 5
WIND GUST 37 44 41 28 14 17 18 17 21 20
CLOUDS B2 OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 90 50 5 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.02 0 0.01 0.04
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
RAIN C
SNOW D C C C C C C C C S
SNOWSHWRS L
TSTMS S
HIGH WIND W W W
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 26 54 28 59 29 61 31 62
TEMP 28 30 47 51 36 30 50 54 36 29 52 56 39 32 54 58
DEWPT 24 27 35 34 28 25 30 33 27 24 30 32 30 27 32 34
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C S
SNOW S S
MTZ328-142200-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 47 17 37 26 55
TEMP 45 40 31 24 21 20 17 19 30 35 36 29 28 29 30 34 47 53 54
DEWPT 29 21 5 5 6 6 5 4 6 5 6 8 9 12 16 20 27 31 33
RH 53 46 32 43 52 54 58 51 35 28 28 40 44 48 55 56 45 43 45
WIND DIR W NW NW N NE NE SW SW W W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 32 36 34 24 14 12 10 10 11 11 9 5 5 8 10 12 16 18 16
WIND GUST 47 50 49 36 29 27
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
POP 12HR 70 40 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
RAIN L
SNOW S C S S
HIGH WIND W W W
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 39 66 40 71 42 72 43 76
TEMP 41 43 60 63 47 43 64 68 50 44 65 69 51 45 69 73
DEWPT 30 32 31 27 28 27 29 25 26 27 31 29 30 29 32 30
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MTZ305-142200-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 30 5 26 10 43
TEMP 28 29 23 16 11 6 6 5 17 24 25 12 11 11 14 17 31 41 42
DEWPT 23 22 17 13 8 3 3 2 10 12 15 7 6 7 8 12 23 29 32
RH 81 75 77 88 87 87 87 87 73 60 65 80 80 83 76 80 72 62 67
WIND DIR E NE NE N N NW W SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 17 17 17 11 5 3 3 5 10 11 9 5 5 4 5 5 10 13 16
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 90 70 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.06 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 1 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW D D L C S
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL -3 -3 -6
MIN CHILL -4 -6
WINTER WEATH Y Y
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 34 61 41 67 44 72 44 70
TEMP 36 43 55 58 46 45 60 64 50 48 64 67 52 47 63 65
DEWPT 29 34 36 36 35 35 38 37 37 37 38 37 37 36 36 34
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND CHAR BZ WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
RAIN S S
SNOW S
MTZ314-142200-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
1021 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 26 4 26 10 46
TEMP 24 23 18 12 10 8 6 8 21 24 25 12 13 16 21 27 38 42 45
DEWPT 22 21 14 8 6 4 2 4 10 9 12 6 6 8 14 20 29 33 36
RH 92 92 84 84 83 83 83 83 62 52 57 76 73 70 74 74 70 70 70
WIND DIR E NW NW NW NW W W SW W NW NW S S S SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 10 14 17 12 9 5 5 3 4 5 4 5 8 8 9 9 9 11 12
WIND GUST 25 27 23 23
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 90 80 10 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.13 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 3 00-00
RAIN C C C
SNOW L D D D C C C C
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL -3 -3 -2 -3 -1
MIN CHILL -3 -3 -4
WINTER STORM W W
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 37 56 41 63 42 66 44 70
TEMP 38 44 53 53 47 46 60 59 50 48 62 63 51 48 66 66
DEWPT 30 32 35 34 32 32 37 37 34 34 38 38 35 35 37 37
PWIND DIR W W W W W W SW W
WIND CHAR BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 5
RAIN C C
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