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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
MTZ312-162200-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 29 21 44 26 58
TEMP 28 27 23 21 21 21 28 39 42 41 35 32 30 29 39 49 56 58
DEWPT 9 9 11 15 16 17 18 17 17 20 24 27 24 22 23 20 21 20
RH 44 46 59 77 81 84 66 40 36 42 64 81 78 75 52 31 25 23
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 13 16 11 8 5 5 6 10 10 10 5 6 9 10 13 17 14 13
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 40 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
SNOW C S S
SNOWSHWRS S S C
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 31 70 40 73 43 78 46 72
TEMP 40 32 61 68 49 42 67 72 53 45 70 75 56 48 66 67
DEWPT 22 20 27 25 31 30 32 30 35 33 36 31 37 36 39 37
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW S SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
MTZ303-162200-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 29 13 43 21 57
TEMP 29 27 21 19 16 14 23 36 42 40 32 28 24 24 37 49 56 55
DEWPT 13 13 14 14 13 12 14 13 14 17 22 22 20 19 22 20 20 19
RH 51 55 74 80 88 92 68 38 31 39 66 78 84 81 54 31 24 24
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW SW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 26 24 16 8 4 3 5 13 14 10 5 5 8 10 12 14 18 18
WIND GUST 37 35
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 40 20 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S
SNOWSHWRS C
OBVIS PF PF
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 26 67 36 72 39 76 44 70
TEMP 36 27 59 65 44 38 64 69 49 40 69 73 53 45 64 63
DEWPT 22 20 24 23 28 27 27 26 31 31 31 28 35 36 35 35
PWIND DIR W SW W W W SW W W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30
RAIN C
MTZ319-162200-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 24 44 25 60
TEMP 42 40 35 30 27 26 29 38 41 42 37 32 29 27 34 46 56 60
DEWPT 15 14 21 21 20 21 20 16 17 19 22 22 21 21 21 16 18 18
RH 33 34 56 69 74 81 69 40 37 39 54 66 72 78 58 29 22 19
WIND DIR W W NW W W W NW W NW N NW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 18 18 11 6 5 4 5 10 12 10 5 5 5 4 4 5 10 10
WIND GUST 29 31 21
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 40 60 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
SNOW L S C C S C
SNOWSHWRS L
TSTMS S
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 31 69 38 74 42 76 44 70
TEMP 41 32 55 68 48 40 64 72 52 44 67 74 55 46 62 66
DEWPT 21 20 24 24 29 28 30 28 32 31 32 29 33 34 36 33
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40
RAIN S S S C
MTZ326-162200-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 33 19 40 19 57
TEMP 31 31 26 24 24 21 25 34 37 38 31 28 24 22 31 44 53 56
DEWPT 19 18 17 17 20 19 19 20 19 20 22 23 21 19 21 19 20 21
RH 61 58 68 74 84 92 78 56 48 48 69 81 88 88 66 36 27 25
WIND DIR W W W W S S W NW W NW S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 9 5 5 4 3 5 8 8 6 2 2 3 3 3 5 8 9
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 80 50 60 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T T
SNOW D C C C C C C C S S
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS S
OBVIS PF
WINTER STORM W W W
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 26 66 34 73 38 76 42 71
TEMP 36 27 54 64 44 36 63 71 49 41 68 73 52 44 64 65
DEWPT 22 18 23 25 29 26 31 28 32 30 34 30 33 34 35 33
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S SE SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 40
RAIN S C
MTZ330-162200-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.69N 111.11W ELEV. 6644 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 29 9 33 10 46
TEMP 27 24 18 14 13 10 16 29 32 32 23 15 12 10 21 39 45 44
DEWPT 18 15 13 10 9 8 10 10 10 13 15 13 10 8 14 17 18 17
RH 68 68 80 84 84 91 77 44 39 45 71 92 91 91 74 40 33 33
WIND DIR SW W NW SW SW SW W W W W SW W SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 2 1 1 1 2 5 6 5
WIND GUST 23 19 18 18 16 20 19
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 70 60 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.02 0.02 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 3 T T
SNOW L C S S C L S S
SNOWSHWRS D
TSTMS S
OBVIS PF
WINTER STORM W W W
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 16 57 25 63 29 67 31 59
TEMP 23 16 49 54 32 26 57 60 37 31 60 62 40 33 55 53
DEWPT 16 12 22 26 25 21 28 31 28 25 32 33 30 28 33 32
PWIND DIR S S SE S SE S SE S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 50
RAIN S S S C
MTZ328-162200-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 33 18 41 19 57
TEMP 32 31 24 21 21 20 25 36 39 39 31 25 22 21 30 46 54 55
DEWPT 14 10 11 12 14 15 16 13 14 13 15 16 16 15 18 17 18 19
RH 47 41 57 68 74 81 68 38 35 34 51 68 77 77 60 31 24 24
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 14 11 9 6 5 8 10 12 10 5 5 5 5 5 9 13 13
WIND GUST 25
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 30 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
SNOW L C S S C
SNOWSHWRS
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 26 65 35 71 40 73 41 65
TEMP 34 27 53 63 43 37 63 68 48 41 67 71 51 43 62 61
DEWPT 19 16 21 22 26 24 28 25 30 29 31 25 30 31 32 30
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40
RAIN S S C
MTZ305-162200-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 35 18 45 24 60
TEMP 35 33 25 22 19 18 22 34 42 42 34 27 26 26 35 49 57 59
DEWPT 18 16 13 14 13 14 14 15 13 14 18 19 19 21 25 23 20 21
RH 49 49 60 71 77 84 71 45 30 31 51 71 74 81 66 36 23 23
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 18 18 14 12 10 8 8 10 13 13 6 4 5 5 8 10 11 10
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
SNOW
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 29 70 39 74 41 80 46 78
TEMP 38 29 57 67 48 39 66 71 51 43 71 76 55 47 71 73
DEWPT 24 22 27 25 30 30 34 31 35 34 37 34 37 37 41 38
PWIND DIR S SW SW W E S E SE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN S
MTZ314-162200-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
1231 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26
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 34 18 41 23 55
TEMP 33 32 25 22 20 19 25 35 39 38 30 28 26 27 38 47 53 54
DEWPT 16 15 14 14 15 15 16 15 13 15 19 23 21 21 21 19 20 21
RH 49 49 62 71 81 84 68 43 34 38 63 81 81 78 50 32 27 27
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W NW
WIND SPD 16 14 11 11 11 10 12 17 17 12 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 9
WIND GUST 27 27 27 23 20
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 30 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S
SNOWSHWRS C S
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26
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 31 66 40 71 43 75 46 72
TEMP 39 32 59 64 46 43 66 68 49 45 70 72 53 48 68 66
DEWPT 23 18 23 25 28 27 30 31 33 31 34 35 35 34 38 38
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W S SW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 40
RAIN S C
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