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FWUS45 KTFX 151002
AVGTFX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
400 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/MARIAS PASS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 FW SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 40 45 25 45 75 90 80 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 65 60
TEMPERATURE 1 4 15 18 19 16 18 19 23 26 29 33 35 35 35 36 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 16 36 34
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 14 17 16 14 16 20 26 29 35 36 36 37 39 44 44
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 32 35 46 59 65 78 80 82 84 89 103 104
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 10 30 30 60 60 50 50 50 50 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.05
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.08 0.10 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.4 3.1 4.8 6.0 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.6 7.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 9 14 20 25 33 33 33 33 25
..BOB MARSHALL/SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 40 20 35 75 90 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 75 55 60
TEMPERATURE 1 4 15 20 20 16 17 19 23 28 33 36 36 36 35 37 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 15 37 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 13 16 11 10 11 13 18 20 27 28 28 28 29 34 39
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32 33 46 52 70 74 78 79 75 81 92
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 30 80 80 80 80 60 60 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.04
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.3 4.1 5.7 7.1 7.8 7.5 6.6 6.6 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 11 16 25 33 33 33 33 33
..NEVADA MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 35 25 45 75 95 90 85 85 90 90 90 90 80 55 55
TEMPERATURE 3 6 16 21 23 19 20 22 26 29 33 36 38 38 37 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 19 38 37
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 13 17 11 9 10 12 17 18 24 25 25 24 23 26 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 29 39 42 48 51 54 54 49 56 65
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 30 80 80 80 80 50 50 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.07 0.08 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.5 2.1 3.4 4.1 5.8 7.4 7.9 7.5 6.6 6.4 6.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 11 20 33 33 33 33 33 50
..ELKHORN/BOULDER MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 35 45 75 90 90 85 85 85 90 90 85 75 60 60
TEMPERATURE 4 7 15 22 23 19 20 21 25 29 36 40 40 37 36 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 19 41 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 14 17 10 5 6 9 11 12 17 18 18 18 18 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 39 41 43 40 42 43 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 50 50 60 60 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.08 0.05 0.01
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 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.8 4.0 4.8 6.6 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.5
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 16 25 25 25 33 33 33
..BIG BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 25 20 30 70 85 90 85 85 85 85 85 95 90 80 70
TEMPERATURE 1 4 14 21 23 19 20 21 25 29 34 38 40 39 38 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 19 40 38
WIND DIR W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 12 14 10 6 9 11 14 16 19 20 21 21 23 23 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 28 35 40 47 50 55 54 54 54 56
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 50 50 70 70 60 60 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.12 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.19 0.18 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.5 1.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 2.0 1.3 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.8 5.5 7.2 8.0 7.9 7.2 6.7 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 10 16 25 50 50 50 50 50
..LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 30 25 20 65 75 80 75 75 80 80 75 80 75 65 70
TEMPERATURE -3 1 13 20 20 14 16 18 23 28 35 39 40 38 38 40 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 14 40 38
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW W SW W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 5 11 13 9 6 8 10 13 14 20 23 25 25 27 31 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 29 36 39 46 49 54 59 65 69 73
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 50 50 70 70 70 70 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.07 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.12 0.14 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 1.1 0.7 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.7 3.1 4.0 5.8 7.1 7.9 8.1 7.6 6.9 7.0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 14 25 33 50 50 50 50
..HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 10 10 10 65 75 80 75 70 75 70 65 70 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE -6 -1 11 20 20 15 17 20 25 31 36 39 41 40 40 42 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 15 41 40
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 14 17 8 9 10 12 16 18 26 29 33 34 37 40 40
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 49 54 59 63 67 69
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 50 50 50 50 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.05
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.07 0.06 0.05
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.6 5.2 6.8 7.7 8.4 7.8 7.0 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 11 25 50 50 100 100 100 100
..SNOWY/JUDITH MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 40 15 15 20 45 80 80 75 80 80 85 75 65 60 45 65
TEMPERATURE 0 4 14 19 19 10 13 15 20 26 36 40 42 40 39 42 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 10 43 38
WIND DIR W W W NW NW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 8 9 5 5 8 8 9 9 12 16 20 23 26 29 32
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 47 55 61 67 71
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 20 20 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R
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 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
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 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.8 2.8 4.9 6.4 7.4 8.3 8.3 7.1 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 16 25 50 100 100 100 100
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 15 20 15 45 70 85 60 75 75 85 80 65 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE -4 1 13 19 19 11 12 14 17 23 32 37 39 38 37 40 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 10 40 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 10 11 5 4 4 5 5 6 12 18 24 26 29 35 36
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 54 58 61
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R
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 0.01 0.01 0.01
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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 3.2 4.7 6.5 7.7 7.8 6.8 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 12 25 50 100 100 100 100
..CASTLE/CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 45 30 25 65 70 85 85 80 80 85 80 85 70 60 65
TEMPERATURE 2 5 14 20 21 15 17 18 22 26 33 38 39 38 38 39 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 15 39 38
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 14 16 12 8 8 10 13 17 24 25 25 25 26 29 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 32 31 40 46 59 61 64 66 69 71 75
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 40 60 60 60 60 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.08 0.04 0.13 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.12 0.14
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.19 0.22 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 1.5 1.6 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.7 3.1 3.8 5.5 7.0 7.9 7.9 7.4 6.9 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 11 20 25 25 33 50 50
..BRIDGER RANGE
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 40 30 30 55 75 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 80 65 65
TEMPERATURE 4 6 14 21 23 19 19 20 24 28 34 40 41 39 39 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 18 41 38
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 16 14 10 4 5 9 11 13 18 19 20 21 23 25 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 35 33 29 23 26 32 35 42 44 46 48 54 61 62
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 30 50 50 70 70 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.09 0.04 0.14 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.08 0.13 0.15
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.23 0.24 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.4 1.3 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 2.1 1.6 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.1 2.1 3.3 4.0 5.5 7.1 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 12 20 25 25 33 50 50
..MADISON RANGE/SPANISH PEAKS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 40 30 30 55 80 90 90 85 80 85 85 90 80 70 65
TEMPERATURE 1 3 11 18 19 15 16 18 21 24 30 34 35 33 32 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 14 35 31
WIND DIR W W NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 12 12 9 6 8 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 27 29 32 35 37 35 35 36 39 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 10 0 0 30 40 50 50 70 70 50 50 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.10 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.21 0.22 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.5 1.3 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 2.2 1.6 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 1.6 2.3 3.2 4.2 4.8 6.2 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 12 14 16 25 25 25
..GALLATIN RANGE/HYALITE MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 35 25 35 50 80 95 95 90 90 85 85 90 85 70 65
TEMPERATURE 3 5 12 19 20 15 16 18 22 25 32 37 37 35 34 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 13 38 33
WIND DIR W W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 13 13 9 6 8 10 11 12 14 14 14 14 16 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 33 34 34 33 35 37 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 5 0 0 20 40 70 70 80 80 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.10 0.05 0.07 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.15 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.23 0.26 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.5 1.7 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 2.1 2.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.0 3.1 4.3 5.0 6.5 7.5 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.2 7.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 14 16 20 25 33 33
..LIONHEAD RANGE
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 40 40 25 45 70 90 90 75 80 80 80 85 80 65 65
TEMPERATURE 7 8 16 23 25 19 19 19 20 22 28 35 36 33 31 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 17 37 29
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 10 11 11 8 6 8 9 10 12 12 11 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 5 5 10 30 60 60 70 70 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.08 0.06 0.05
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.13 0.10 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.4 0.9 0.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 1.7 1.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.1 4.4 5.8 6.8 7.4 7.7 7.5 7.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 10 12 16 25 25 33
..TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 55 40 40 70 80 95 90 90 80 85 90 90 85 65 60
TEMPERATURE 2 5 13 20 22 19 20 21 25 28 35 40 40 37 35 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 18 41 34
WIND DIR NW W W W W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 14 17 10 8 9 12 14 16 20 20 20 20 20 21 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 27 29 35 36 41 43 42 42 42 43 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 0 0 20 30 40 40 50 50 40 40 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.03
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.07 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.9 2.4 3.3 4.4 5.1 6.7 7.8 8.3 8.1 7.5 7.1 6.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 12 16 20 25 25 33 33
..SNOWCREST/GRAVELLY/RUBY/BLACKTAIL RANGES
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 30 30 70 80 90 90 80 75 85 85 85 75 55 50
TEMPERATURE 5 7 15 23 25 21 21 22 25 28 36 40 40 36 34 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 20 41 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 12 11 16 16 11 6 6 8 9 10 14 14 11 11 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 34 32 28 31 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 30 40 40 30 30 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.07 0.06 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 2.0 2.2 2.8 3.5 4.4 5.0 6.6 7.6 8.2 8.2 7.7 7.5 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 12 16 20 25 25 33 33
..CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 40 30 30 45 75 85 80 75 70 75 80 80 75 55 45
TEMPERATURE 8 9 15 22 24 20 20 21 22 24 30 35 36 33 31 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 19 36 29
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 17 13 16 17 14 10 8 8 8 9 13 13 10 9 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 30 40 40 50 50 40 40 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.1 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.7 4.1 5.4 6.4 7.5 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 12 20 25 25 33 33
..ANACONDA/HIGHLAND RANGES
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 45 40 40 75 85 90 85 85 80 85 85 75 65 50 50
TEMPERATURE 7 8 17 23 25 21 22 23 25 29 37 40 39 36 34 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 21 40 33
WIND DIR NW W W W W W SW W W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 11 13 9 5 5 6 9 10 14 14 14 14 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 37 39 39 35 35 39 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 10 0 20 50 60 80 80 80 80 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.06 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.15 0.09 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.4 0.5 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.2 1.9 0.6 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.6 4.6 5.3 7.0 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.1 6.8 6.6
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 14 20 20 25 25 33 33
..PIONEER MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 45 35 35 75 85 85 80 80 75 75 80 75 60 55 45
TEMPERATURE 5 6 14 21 23 20 20 21 25 28 35 38 38 35 33 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 19 38 33
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 13 14 11 8 8 9 12 13 18 19 18 17 17 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32 33 32 31 25 26 29 37 43 52 54 54 49 50 54 59
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 5 10 30 40 40 40 50 50 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.01 0.09 0.06 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.0 0.6 1.5 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.8 4.9 5.6 7.1 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.2 7.1 6.8
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 12 16 20 20 25 25 33
..BEAVERHEAD/TENDOY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 40 25 35 75 80 85 80 75 70 75 85 70 60 50 35
TEMPERATURE 8 9 17 23 25 22 22 23 25 28 37 41 40 35 33 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 21 41 32
WIND DIR NW W NW NW W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 14 14 11 6 6 8 9 10 16 16 13 12 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 33 28 27 35 36 37 33 32 32 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.01
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.00 0.05 0.04 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.6 2.5 2.8 3.3 4.1 4.9 5.5 7.0 7.9 8.4 8.2 7.6 7.4 7.1
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 14 20 20 25 33 33 33
..ABSORAKA-BEARTOOTH/COOKE CITY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 50 50 35 55 70 85 90 85 85 90 90 90 85 80 65
TEMPERATURE -4 -2 7 12 13 7 8 10 14 17 24 29 30 28 28 29 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 14 6 30 28
WIND DIR W W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 8 14 16 11 8 8 9 10 11 14 16 14 14 14 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 29 34 36 37 36 36 40 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 30 30 0 5 5 20 60 60 80 80 70 70 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.10 0.08 0.11 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.18 0.12
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.03 0.06 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.22 0.32 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.7 1.0 1.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.8 2.7 1.2
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 2.0 3.2 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.5 2.4 3.7 4.2 5.8 6.9 7.4 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 10 10 11 12 14
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT NORTHEAST FACING
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 45 40 30 55 80 90 90 85 80 85 80 75 75 65 60
TEMPERATURE -1 2 9 15 15 10 12 15 20 24 31 35 35 34 33 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 16 10 36 33
WIND DIR W W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 17 17 12 11 12 14 18 19 23 24 25 26 26 28 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 37 37 34 29 32 36 42 44 50 50 54 58 59 64 74
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 20 20 5 5 5 10 50 50 70 70 60 60 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.07
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.09 0.15 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 0.9 1.2 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.4 2.5 3.9 4.7 6.2 7.2 7.9 8.1 7.9 7.4 7.3
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 9 12 16 16 20 25 33
..ABSORAKA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000FT WEST FACING
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 45 35 35 50 75 85 90 80 85 85 85 85 85 75 65
TEMPERATURE 2 4 12 19 20 14 14 16 19 22 29 34 35 33 32 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 13 36 31
WIND DIR W W NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 12 13 10 8 8 9 10 11 14 14 13 13 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 35 36 37 29 28 34 41 43 51 51 57 58 58 61 65
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 10 0 5 10 30 60 60 70 70 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.12 0.08
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.02 0.19 0.24 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.9 1.6 0.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 1.9 1.9 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.8 2.8 3.7 4.2 5.8 6.9 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.2
SNOW DENSITY (%) 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 12 14 16 20 25
..CRAZY MOUNTAINS
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 50 30 30 60 75 90 80 80 80 80 80 80 70 55 60
TEMPERATURE 2 5 12 18 19 14 16 17 22 26 32 37 38 37 37 38 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 19 14 38 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 17 17 13 9 10 13 18 20 29 33 34 34 35 39 41
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 35 36 35 33 43 49 63 66 73 75 79 84 90
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 30 50 50 70 70 60 60 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09 0.07 0.15 0.01
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.16 0.16
LOW END QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
HIGH END QPF 0.03 0.14 0.24 0.22
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.8 1.7 0.3
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.4 1.3 2.0 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.9 3.3 4.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 8.1 7.7 7.0 6.9
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 11 16 25 25 33 33 50
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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