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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
MTZ312-162200-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 42 58 46 62
TEMP 26 31 37 44 46 44 43 46 47 49 55 57 55 51 51 50 49 52 59 61 58
DEWPT 17 23 31 36 36 35 34 33 32 34 39 39 39 37 37 36 33 35 35 35 35
RH 68 72 79 73 68 70 70 60 56 56 55 51 55 59 59 58 54 52 40 38 42
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 14 18 20 21 20 26 31 33 31 32 29 28 25 26 25 25 24 26 28 29 24
WIND GUST 32 32 32 37 42 43 41 44 42 41 35 36 35 37 44 42 35
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 40 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
OBVIS BS
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 48 69 53 71 44 60 34 56
TEMP 49 52 65 66 58 56 66 65 52 46 53 53 40 36 49 54
DEWPT 32 31 36 33 33 34 37 36 35 34 32 28 25 24 24 20
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W SW
WIND CHAR WY WY BZ WY BZ BZ BZ GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 5
RAIN S S S
MTZ303-162200-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 49 39 57 42 60
TEMP 22 28 40 47 45 43 40 43 43 46 54 56 53 48 47 46 46 49 56 59 55
DEWPT 16 21 29 33 35 33 30 30 30 30 34 35 36 34 35 33 33 31 34 34 33
RH 77 75 64 58 68 67 67 60 60 53 46 45 52 58 63 60 60 50 43 39 43
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 8 12 24 31 36 37 35 31 32 35 39 37 32 28 23 20 25 33 40 37 31
WIND GUST 41 49 56 56 55 49 52 56 58 57 51 44 37 34 44 54 60 57 50
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W W W W W
WINTER WEATH Y Y
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 43 66 47 63 38 53 28 52
TEMP 47 44 61 61 53 51 58 57 46 39 46 46 34 30 45 49
DEWPT 35 32 34 33 33 34 34 33 32 31 27 24 22 20 21 17
PWIND DIR W SW W W W W W SW
WIND CHAR WY WY WY WY WY WY BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 20 5 5
RAIN S S S S S
SNOW S
MTZ319-162200-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 50 39 61 41 65
TEMP 22 27 36 46 50 46 41 43 42 46 54 60 58 51 48 45 43 47 58 64 62
DEWPT 16 21 28 34 38 36 31 31 29 32 36 38 37 34 33 32 29 31 33 33 32
RH 77 78 72 63 63 68 67 62 60 58 50 44 45 52 56 60 57 53 39 31 32
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 5 6 9 10 10 11 12 12 10 10 12 10 8 9 10 10 8 13 18 11
WIND GUST 17 21 23 20 23 23 25 23 26 25 21 20 32 35 27
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S
SNOW S
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 71 47 71 44 62 32 56
TEMP 49 43 61 68 54 49 63 68 54 46 54 56 42 34 48 54
DEWPT 31 29 35 32 32 32 36 35 36 34 33 28 24 23 25 23
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 5 10
RAIN S S
MTZ326-162200-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 53 38 64 40 69
TEMP 27 31 42 51 51 45 40 43 42 46 59 64 61 53 49 45 42 46 62 68 66
DEWPT 21 24 29 34 36 36 32 32 29 31 32 34 34 35 35 32 29 29 31 27 26
RH 78 75 60 52 56 70 73 65 60 55 36 32 36 50 58 60 60 51 31 21 22
WIND DIR SE SE NE NW W SW W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 5 5 6 10 10 10 11 12 11 10 14 18 14 9 8 9 9 9 16 23 16
WIND GUST 20 23 21 20 29 34 26 35 42 33
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C S
SNOW C S
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 74 45 75 44 67 32 57
TEMP 49 41 65 71 53 48 68 73 52 47 60 61 42 35 50 55
DEWPT 29 26 33 27 30 29 32 31 34 33 34 29 28 25 26 23
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W NE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 10
MTZ330-162200-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.69N 111.11W ELEV. 6644 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 42 27 52 26 59
TEMP 21 23 32 40 41 34 30 30 29 32 45 51 50 41 35 31 28 32 51 58 55
DEWPT 16 18 23 28 31 28 26 27 26 29 34 34 35 32 30 26 24 25 33 33 33
RH 81 81 69 62 67 78 85 88 88 88 65 52 56 70 82 81 85 75 50 39 43
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 3 4 6 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 4 2 3 3 3 3 6 8 4
WIND GUST 19 21 21 14 18 21 17 20 26 19
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 40 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C
SNOW C C S C C
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 27 61 30 63 31 60 27 52
TEMP 36 28 52 56 37 31 54 58 39 33 53 55 37 28 45 49
DEWPT 26 21 31 32 27 24 31 33 29 26 31 29 27 23 26 28
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 10
RAIN S
MTZ328-162200-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 55 39 63 40 69
TEMP 31 35 46 53 53 46 42 43 43 46 58 61 62 51 48 45 42 46 64 68 66
DEWPT 21 24 30 33 36 34 32 30 27 28 29 29 33 31 31 28 26 26 28 23 23
RH 66 64 53 46 52 63 67 60 53 49 33 29 33 46 51 51 53 45 25 18 19
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW S S S S SW W W
WIND SPD 10 12 17 20 16 14 13 13 16 16 23 23 16 10 11 11 12 12 21 26 20
WIND GUST 31 27 26 35 34 27 35 41 36
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 41 73 44 73 45 68 34 59
TEMP 49 42 65 70 52 46 68 70 51 46 64 62 43 36 51 56
DEWPT 26 24 30 25 25 27 31 29 32 31 31 28 28 24 24 20
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
MTZ305-162200-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 45 35 63 41 67
TEMP 12 18 32 42 43 39 37 41 44 46 56 63 59 51 49 45 46 48 60 66 64
DEWPT 6 13 22 30 34 34 31 33 34 36 39 40 38 37 38 35 35 36 39 37 37
RH 76 80 66 62 70 82 79 73 68 68 53 43 45 59 66 68 65 63 46 34 37
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 5 9 12 16 19 23 24 24 21 24 25 24 21 20 19 19 19 25 26 24
WIND GUST 35 35 34 37 39 34 32 29 37 39
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W W W
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 74 46 70 38 57 28 56
TEMP 49 44 65 69 54 50 63 64 48 41 50 52 36 31 47 52
DEWPT 36 32 37 34 35 34 35 34 35 31 31 28 24 23 24 22
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W W N NW SW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 5
RAIN S S S S
SNOW S
MTZ314-162200-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
346 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26
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 37 56 40 61
TEMP 18 24 34 39 42 38 38 41 43 46 53 56 53 46 45 45 45 50 58 60 57
DEWPT 10 18 25 32 34 32 32 31 31 33 38 39 37 36 35 34 33 34 34 36 35
RH 70 77 69 76 73 79 79 67 62 60 57 53 54 68 68 65 62 54 40 41 43
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 6 6 6 8 12 13 19 23 24 24 24 26 23 20 19 17 14 17 20 24 18
WIND GUST 23 25 32 36 37 40 39 37 35 33 32 29 27 31 36 35 31
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W W W
DATE THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26
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 41 67 45 68 41 58 29 52
TEMP 47 43 63 63 52 50 64 63 49 46 52 51 37 33 45 49
DEWPT 33 29 37 37 32 33 38 38 35 34 34 31 27 23 24 23
PWIND DIR W SW SW W W W NW W
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 30 10 10
RAIN S S C C
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