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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
MTZ312-161000-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 27 39 22 45 26
TEMP 45 40 35 30 28 34 38 35 30 26 24 23 29 40 44 43 37 33 30 27
DEWPT 34 29 24 18 15 16 16 15 13 15 16 15 18 20 19 21 24 25 22 20
RH 65 64 64 60 58 47 40 43 49 62 71 71 63 44 36 41 59 72 72 74
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW N N W SW SW W NW N NW W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 18 14 14 14 18 18 17 16 10 6 5 5 8 10 10 10 5 6 8 9
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 80 50 30 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T
RAIN SHWRS L
SNOW C S S S S S C C
SNOWSHWRS S C C
TSTMS
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 58 32 68 39 72 42 75 45 69
TEMP 49 55 41 35 60 66 48 41 65 70 52 44 68 73 56 47 64 64
DEWPT 22 21 24 23 26 26 29 28 32 29 34 33 36 34 37 37 39 37
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW S W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30
RAIN S S S C
MTZ303-161000-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 19 32 16 44 21
TEMP 40 37 27 21 21 26 31 29 24 21 19 17 25 39 43 42 33 28 24 22
DEWPT 24 24 15 13 11 10 13 14 15 15 14 13 16 17 16 17 20 20 19 17
RH 52 59 60 71 65 50 47 53 68 77 80 84 68 40 33 36 58 71 81 81
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W W NW N N NW NW SW W W
WIND SPD 20 19 21 21 24 27 27 20 13 8 4 4 5 13 16 12 5 5 6 9
WIND GUST 31 32 40 39 32
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 40 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T T
RAIN SHWRS
SNOW C C C C S S
SNOWSHWRS C C C S S
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 56 27 66 35 70 38 72 42 67
TEMP 49 53 36 28 58 64 44 37 63 68 48 39 66 70 51 44 61 62
DEWPT 20 19 23 20 22 24 28 28 29 28 32 31 32 29 33 34 35 34
PWIND DIR W W SW W W W SW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
RAIN S
MTZ319-161000-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 27 42 25 45 25
TEMP 41 32 31 30 31 36 40 39 32 29 27 25 31 39 42 44 37 32 28 26
DEWPT 28 19 18 18 17 14 15 14 16 18 18 17 19 19 21 21 21 21 19 19
RH 59 58 58 60 56 40 36 35 51 63 68 71 61 44 43 39 52 63 68 74
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 10 8 5 9 11 16 13 9 5 5 4 5 10 12 11 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST 27 20 21 26 25
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 60 30 70 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR T T T
RAIN SHWRS C
SNOW C S S C S S C C L
SNOWSHWRS C S C C C L
TSTMS S
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 57 30 68 37 73 41 74 42 67
TEMP 44 55 39 32 56 66 47 39 63 71 52 43 65 71 53 44 59 62
DEWPT 17 19 23 22 25 24 28 28 31 27 32 32 34 32 35 35 36 35
PWIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW S SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40
RAIN S S S C
MTZ326-161000-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 25 40 19 43 19
TEMP 46 33 32 29 28 34 38 36 30 27 23 21 26 37 42 40 33 28 24 20
DEWPT 35 28 27 24 24 22 21 18 18 19 17 16 18 20 22 22 23 21 19 16
RH 65 82 81 81 85 61 50 47 60 71 77 81 71 50 44 48 66 75 81 84
WIND DIR W NW NW W W W NW NW W W S SW W W W NW W SW S S
WIND SPD 11 10 6 3 5 6 8 9 4 3 3 2 4 6 8 8 3 2 2 3
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 100 80 40 70 20
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.09 0.02 0.03 0.01
SNOW 12HR 1 1 T
RAIN D
RAIN SHWRS D
SNOW D L L L S S C C L S S
SNOWSHWRS L C C C L
TSTMS S S
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 54 26 65 34 72 38 75 40 67
TEMP 43 52 36 28 55 63 44 35 63 69 49 40 67 70 51 42 60 61
DEWPT 18 21 23 20 25 25 28 26 30 27 31 30 34 31 34 35 35 33
PWIND DIR SW S S S SW S S SE S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
RAIN S S S C
MTZ330-161000-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.69N 111.11W ELEV. 6644 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 24 33 12 36 10
TEMP 37 35 31 27 26 30 32 29 23 17 15 12 19 33 36 33 24 18 13 10
DEWPT 33 31 27 23 20 19 17 14 13 11 9 7 11 14 14 16 16 14 10 8
RH 85 85 85 85 78 63 53 53 65 77 77 80 70 45 40 49 71 84 87 91
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W N NW NW NW W NW W W W W W W SW
WIND SPD 12 10 8 6 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 2 1 1 1
WIND GUST 37 33 27 21 20 19 20 17 14 18 18
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 100 100 70 70 30
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.21 0.04 0.02 0.01
SNOW 12HR 2 3 1
RAIN SHWRS D
SNOW D D L S S C C L L C C
SNOWSHWRS D D D L L
TSTMS S S
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 46 16 56 24 64 28 64 31 56
TEMP 35 42 24 17 49 53 32 25 57 60 36 29 59 59 38 33 50 50
DEWPT 15 18 17 13 20 25 23 20 28 31 27 24 29 30 31 29 30 30
PWIND DIR SW S S S S SE S SE S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40
RAIN S S S C
SNOW S S C
MTZ328-161000-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 25 38 19 42 19
TEMP 42 37 33 28 28 34 37 36 28 25 22 20 26 38 42 39 32 26 23 20
DEWPT 32 27 22 18 17 17 15 14 13 13 13 12 15 18 19 18 18 17 15 12
RH 67 67 63 66 63 49 40 40 53 60 68 71 62 44 39 42 56 68 71 71
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N NW SW SW SW SW W W NW W SW SW S
WIND SPD 21 14 10 9 10 13 13 13 10 8 6 6 8 11 12 11 6 5 4 4
WIND GUST 34 24 24
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 80 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.05 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 1 T
RAIN SHWRS L
SNOW L C L L C C
SNOWSHWRS S L L S S
TSTMS
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 54 28 64 34 71 39 71 41 64
TEMP 44 51 35 29 55 62 42 36 62 68 48 41 66 68 50 44 61 57
DEWPT 18 19 21 20 24 24 26 23 28 25 29 28 32 29 32 32 33 34
PWIND DIR SW S S S SW S S S SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30
RAIN S S S C
MTZ305-161000-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 25 36 17 44 23
TEMP 46 46 37 30 27 31 34 31 23 21 19 18 22 33 41 43 32 27 25 23
DEWPT 37 41 31 24 21 21 18 15 13 15 14 13 15 17 17 18 19 20 18 17
RH 71 83 79 78 78 66 51 51 65 77 80 80 74 51 37 36 58 74 74 77
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 10 13 16 17 20 21 18 14 10 6 5 5 9 11 13 5 3 4 5
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 90 30 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 T
RAIN D
RAIN SHWRS C
SNOW C C C
SNOWSHWRS C S S
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 58 28 68 37 73 41 76 44 72
TEMP 46 55 37 29 58 65 47 38 65 70 50 42 68 73 54 46 65 68
DEWPT 25 23 26 23 28 27 30 28 34 32 36 34 37 35 37 37 39 36
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW W E S E E
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
RAIN S
MTZ314-161000-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
856 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
DATE 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 26 38 18 41 24
TEMP 44 38 35 30 29 34 37 34 25 23 21 19 25 36 39 40 31 28 27 25
DEWPT 39 35 29 22 18 17 18 15 14 14 13 12 14 16 14 15 15 17 18 16
RH 82 89 78 72 63 49 46 45 62 68 71 74 62 43 35 36 51 63 68 68
WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 8 10 14 16 19 20 20 18 13 11 9 8 10 13 14 12 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST 31 31 28 24 25
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 90 50 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.03 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T
RAIN D
RAIN SHWRS D
SNOW D L C C S S C C S S
SNOWSHWRS C S S
TSTMS
DATE 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 54 30 65 39 70 42 73 42 68
TEMP 46 51 37 33 59 63 46 41 65 67 48 43 68 70 52 46 65 62
DEWPT 18 21 22 20 23 26 26 25 30 32 32 31 35 35 36 35 37 37
PWIND DIR W SW SW SW W S SW SE SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30
RAIN S S S
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
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