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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
MTZ312-172200-
GREAT FALLS-CASCADE MT
47.47N 111.38W ELEV. 3663 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 71 42 60 39 69
TEMP 69 66 57 52 47 44 44 52 58 57 48 43 41 40 41 59 68 63
DEWPT 27 29 31 33 34 33 35 32 33 34 33 33 33 32 33 37 35 37
RH 21 25 37 48 60 65 70 46 39 42 56 67 73 73 73 44 29 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW E E NE E SW SW S S SW S E
WIND SPD 32 24 11 6 4 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 5
WIND GUST 51
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 58 38 68 45 70 46 56
TEMP 47 42 52 53 41 39 58 62 50 47 63 64 51 48 52 49
DEWPT 34 34 36 34 33 33 38 38 37 37 42 41 41 40 41 38
PWIND DIR S W NW S S SW W W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC CL SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 50
RAIN C C C
MTZ303-172200-
CUT BANK-GLACIER MT
48.60N 112.39W ELEV. 3838 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 68 36 57 32 60
TEMP 66 61 51 46 41 38 38 51 55 54 44 40 36 34 36 51 59 56
DEWPT 29 33 33 32 32 32 32 29 28 29 29 30 29 29 30 34 35 35
RH 25 35 50 58 70 79 79 42 35 38 55 67 75 82 79 52 40 45
WIND DIR W W W SW W W N SE SE SE SE SE SE SW S SE SE E
WIND SPD 42 42 12 5 5 4 3 6 10 9 5 2 1 1 1 1 5 4
WIND GUST 67 67
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HIGH WIND W W W
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 37 54 31 64 38 67 39 53
TEMP 44 38 48 48 37 33 54 59 45 40 60 61 47 42 49 47
DEWPT 33 30 31 31 31 30 34 36 34 33 37 37 37 36 37 36
PWIND DIR N NW N S SW SW W NW
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40
RAIN S C C
MTZ319-172200-
HELENA-LEWIS & CLARK MT
46.61N 111.96W ELEV. 3893 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 71 37 62 35 67
TEMP 69 65 52 46 42 38 40 52 60 58 46 41 39 36 38 55 65 62
DEWPT 32 31 30 32 34 34 35 36 37 35 35 34 34 33 32 36 36 35
RH 25 28 43 58 73 85 82 54 42 42 65 76 82 89 79 49 34 36
WIND DIR W W SW W W N N N E W SW S S N S SE SE SE
WIND SPD 12 8 10 6 3 0 0 0 4 2 4 3 2 0 3 3 8 4
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 39 63 36 65 40 66 42 56
TEMP 44 39 55 56 41 37 55 60 45 40 58 60 47 43 51 49
DEWPT 31 32 37 35 35 34 39 40 38 38 42 42 42 42 41 36
PWIND DIR S N NW SE S S SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 10 40 50
RAIN C C C C
MTZ326-172200-
BOZEMAN-GALLATIN MT
45.78N 111.16W ELEV. 4475 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 65 34 60 32 66
TEMP 65 60 48 43 38 36 37 52 59 56 43 37 34 34 36 58 66 61
DEWPT 31 32 30 30 30 31 33 34 34 35 35 32 30 29 30 34 33 34
RH 28 35 49 60 73 82 85 50 39 45 73 82 85 82 79 40 29 36
WIND DIR SW S E SE SE N SW N N SE E SE SE SE SE N N N
WIND SPD 9 6 8 5 4 0 2 0 0 3 9 6 4 4 4 0 0 0
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 36 64 35 64 37 66 39 53
TEMP 42 37 57 58 41 37 57 60 44 39 59 61 46 41 50 48
DEWPT 28 29 36 37 37 36 40 40 38 37 41 42 42 41 44 40
PWIND DIR SE S SE SW SE S S W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 10 40 70
RAIN S C L L
MTZ330-172200-
WEST YELLOWSTONE-GALLATIN MT
44.69N 111.11W ELEV. 6644 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 56 23 57 22 58
TEMP 56 51 38 30 27 24 28 49 57 51 37 28 25 23 28 50 58 52
DEWPT 27 27 28 28 27 24 25 30 27 26 26 25 25 23 24 30 27 27
RH 32 39 67 92100100 88 48 31 37 64 88100100 85 46 30 38
WIND DIR SW SW SE SE SE N N N SW S SE N N N N N SW SW
WIND SPD 14 9 4 3 2 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
WIND GUST 25 18
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL CL FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 58 28 60 29 60 32 49
TEMP 30 26 50 51 34 29 52 54 35 31 52 53 38 35 44 44
DEWPT 27 26 38 36 34 29 41 37 35 31 42 40 38 35 43 38
PWIND DIR S SW N SW N SW SE SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 5 30 70 90
RAIN S S C C L D D
MTZ328-172200-
DILLON-BEAVERHEAD MT
45.26N 112.55W ELEV. 5357 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 64 33 61 33 64
TEMP 63 59 43 39 37 35 35 50 59 56 42 38 36 34 35 55 63 59
DEWPT 33 34 30 31 31 30 31 33 33 35 30 30 30 30 31 35 33 33
RH 32 39 60 73 79 82 85 52 37 45 62 73 79 85 85 47 32 37
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW SW SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 14 14 12 11 8 5 4 1 2 3 8 9 9 8 5 3 3 9
CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 36 62 36 62 37 61 39 50
TEMP 40 36 54 55 41 37 55 59 42 38 54 56 44 40 47 44
DEWPT 31 32 38 39 37 36 40 41 38 37 42 43 42 40 43 39
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S W
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 5 30 50 70
RAIN C C C L L
MTZ305-172200-
HAVRE-HILL MT
48.54N 109.76W ELEV. 2585 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 76 38 62 35 65
TEMP 74 71 59 52 45 40 41 54 60 58 48 44 41 37 39 56 64 61
DEWPT 32 32 35 34 32 30 30 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 31 36 36 36
RH 21 24 40 50 60 67 65 36 29 32 47 55 62 72 73 47 35 39
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW W E E E E E E E N N N E
WIND SPD 25 24 23 12 6 3 1 8 10 10 10 9 5 3 0 0 0 5
WIND GUST 40 37 34
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 36 61 33 66 39 71 39 60
TEMP 45 37 54 56 41 36 56 61 48 42 62 64 49 43 54 54
DEWPT 35 33 37 34 34 33 37 39 38 37 42 42 41 39 42 39
PWIND DIR E NW NE SE SE SW E NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40
RAIN S C C
MTZ314-172200-
LEWISTOWN-FERGUS MT
47.05N 109.46W ELEV. 4144 FT
111 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 72 40 57 37 71
TEMP 71 63 54 49 45 41 42 52 56 52 44 42 39 39 43 64 70 62
DEWPT 31 30 28 29 30 29 30 32 33 31 28 27 26 27 27 34 33 35
RH 23 29 36 46 55 62 62 46 42 44 53 55 59 62 53 32 25 36
WIND DIR W SW SW W SW SW SE E E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 18 12 10 6 3 1 1 4 9 10 10 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26
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 58 36 67 44 72 44 57
TEMP 48 44 54 51 41 38 59 59 49 47 67 62 50 46 53 48
DEWPT 28 27 37 36 33 31 38 37 35 35 40 39 40 39 42 39
PWIND DIR S W SW S S SW SE W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 60
RAIN S S C L
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