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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
MTZ312-182200-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 83 54 86 55 85
TEMP 82 80 69 63 58 55 63 79 84 84 73 65 59 55 63 76 83 83
DEWPT 41 42 47 48 46 43 42 38 37 36 41 41 40 39 41 41 40 40
RH 23 26 45 58 64 64 46 23 19 18 31 41 49 55 44 28 22 22
WIND DIR W W NW SW SW SW SW W W W N S SW SW W NW N N
WIND SPD 9 12 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 10
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
OBVIS K K K
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 55 87 59 89 57 84 54 84
TEMP 65 56 74 86 70 61 81 83 67 59 78 81 63 54 76 82
DEWPT 45 47 48 46 49 50 51 49 50 48 43 37 41 42 42 39
PWIND DIR NE NW E SW SW W SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS S C C
TSTMS S
MTZ303-182200-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 78 52 82 52 78
TEMP 78 76 66 59 55 53 61 75 81 81 69 61 55 52 59 69 76 77
DEWPT 41 43 46 44 42 41 44 41 40 40 45 44 43 43 47 49 48 45
RH 27 31 48 57 61 64 53 29 23 23 42 53 64 71 64 49 37 32
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N
WIND SPD 11 17 8 8 9 8 9 11 12 10 5 6 5 8 11 9 9 10
WIND GUST 27 19 21 23 20
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K K K K K K
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 50 81 55 82 52 75 49 78
TEMP 59 51 70 80 64 56 75 79 61 54 71 73 57 50 71 77
DEWPT 47 46 49 47 47 49 50 48 47 44 43 40 41 41 42 39
PWIND DIR N E SE S SW W W W
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN BZ GN LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 20 30 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S S C S
TSTMS S
MTZ319-182200-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 83 52 86 53 89
TEMP 82 81 70 63 58 53 59 76 84 86 71 62 57 53 60 76 86 87
DEWPT 47 43 44 45 44 43 44 41 33 33 37 38 39 40 40 41 40 38
RH 29 26 39 52 59 69 57 28 16 15 29 41 51 61 47 28 20 18
WIND DIR W W W SW SW W N W W NW W SW SW SW N NE NW NW
WIND SPD 11 10 5 3 3 2 1 5 11 9 3 4 4 1 0 3 8 9
WIND GUST 16 19 18
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 30 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C
TSTMS S
OBVIS K
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 57 89 58 87 55 83 52 84
TEMP 67 57 75 88 70 58 79 80 65 55 75 80 62 52 75 82
DEWPT 44 46 48 46 50 50 53 51 52 49 48 40 42 43 45 39
PWIND DIR NW NE SW S SW W W S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 30 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C
TSTMS S S
MTZ326-182200-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 79 49 83 50 90
TEMP 77 76 64 59 54 50 58 73 81 82 67 61 56 51 60 77 88 88
DEWPT 43 46 49 49 47 46 45 44 36 34 44 43 42 40 41 43 42 41
RH 30 34 58 69 77 86 62 35 20 18 43 51 59 66 49 30 20 19
WIND DIR NW S SE S S S N NW W NW E SE SE SE N W NW NW
WIND SPD 6 8 5 4 3 3 0 4 6 6 3 4 4 4 0 2 3 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS C S
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 53 90 55 86 52 84 50 84
TEMP 65 53 78 87 67 56 78 81 63 53 76 81 60 51 75 82
DEWPT 45 45 47 45 50 50 51 52 54 51 50 44 48 46 47 43
PWIND DIR E W E S S SW SE SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 30 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C
TSTMS S S
MTZ330-182200-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.69N 111.11W ELEV. 6644 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 75 37 79 39 84
TEMP 74 69 58 49 43 39 50 69 78 77 61 52 45 40 53 75 83 82
DEWPT 44 44 45 44 42 39 42 42 36 34 37 37 37 36 38 41 38 39
RH 34 40 62 83 96100 74 37 22 21 41 56 73 85 57 29 20 22
WIND DIR SW SW W N S SE N W W W S N N N N SW SW SW
WIND SPD 12 8 4 3 1 1 0 8 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 5
WIND GUST 18 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS C S
OBVIS PF PF
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 44 87 47 78 43 76 40 77
TEMP 56 44 79 83 59 48 71 71 55 44 70 69 52 40 71 71
DEWPT 42 39 46 41 47 46 52 50 49 44 49 43 44 40 45 41
PWIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 30 40 30 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S
TSTMS S C S S S S
MTZ328-182200-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 79 48 83 49 86
TEMP 79 74 63 58 54 49 56 71 81 81 65 59 54 50 58 73 84 83
DEWPT 45 49 50 48 47 44 46 43 35 39 43 41 40 39 44 41 41 46
RH 30 41 62 69 77 83 69 36 19 22 45 51 59 66 59 31 22 27
WIND DIR W N SE S S S SW W W NW NE S S S SW W W NW
WIND SPD 8 10 6 4 6 5 3 4 6 6 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 5
WIND GUST 16 17
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S
TSTMS S
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 52 86 54 83 50 81 48 81
TEMP 62 53 74 83 63 55 75 75 59 51 74 75 57 49 72 76
DEWPT 46 43 49 52 52 49 53 56 52 48 50 46 45 43 48 48
PWIND DIR SE W SE S SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 30 50 30 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S
TSTMS S C S S
MTZ305-182200-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 85 55 87 55 87
TEMP 84 82 71 63 59 56 63 77 85 85 73 65 60 56 64 79 85 85
DEWPT 46 45 48 47 46 45 45 45 42 42 47 47 46 46 45 49 47 46
RH 27 27 44 56 62 66 52 32 22 22 40 52 60 69 50 35 27 26
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NE E E E E E N N
WIND SPD 9 9 6 5 9 9 10 8 9 8 3 3 3 2 5 8 6 11
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
OBVIS K K K K K K
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 54 88 59 90 57 85 53 85
TEMP 64 55 78 87 69 61 82 87 67 59 79 82 63 54 77 82
DEWPT 49 47 48 47 49 49 51 51 53 50 46 41 44 44 43 39
PWIND DIR NE E E SE SW W W SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 40 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS S C C
TSTMS S
MTZ314-182200-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
1231 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 79 52 82 52 85
TEMP 77 74 64 59 56 53 63 76 81 81 66 61 57 56 68 78 83 82
DEWPT 43 45 51 48 45 42 43 41 37 39 43 44 41 41 44 40 39 41
RH 30 35 63 67 66 66 48 28 21 22 43 53 55 57 42 26 21 23
WIND DIR W W S S S S W NW NW NW S S S S SW NW NW N
WIND SPD 9 10 5 6 6 6 5 9 9 6 3 4 4 4 2 4 6 6
WIND GUST 17 19 19 17
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL FW
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S
TSTMS C S
OBVIS K K
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26
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 53 85 57 86 55 82 52 82
TEMP 61 54 77 83 66 58 80 81 64 58 77 79 60 53 75 79
DEWPT 46 45 47 49 48 49 52 53 52 49 46 44 45 43 43 44
PWIND DIR E E E S SW W W W
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C S
TSTMS S S
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