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Central and Southwest Montana Area Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
142 PM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

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Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
142 PM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
East Glacier Park Region...Southern Rocky Mountain Front...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Northern High Plains...Southern High Plains...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR Eastern Glacier, Western Toole,
and Central Pondera...Eastern Toole and Liberty...Western and
Central Chouteau County...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern
Blaine...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Cascade County below 5000ft...Judith Basin County and
Judith Gap...Fergus County below 4500ft...Gates of the
Mountains...Little Belt and Highwood Mountains...Snowy and Judith
Mountains...

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
snow showers. Highs 40 to 50...30 to 40 in the mountains. West
winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of snow. Lows
20 to 30...15 to 25 in the mountains. Gusts up to 40 mph in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy, snow. Highs 30 to 35...25 to 30 in the
mountains.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Lows 15 to 20. Highs 20 to 30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows zero to 10 above.
Highs 25 to 30.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows 10 to 20.
Highs 40 to 45.

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MTZ315-319>330-130000-
Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
142 PM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass...Northwest Beaverhead
County...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Helena Valley...Big Belt, Bridger and Castle
Mountains...Meagher County Valleys...Elkhorn and Boulder
Mountains...Canyon Ferry Area...Missouri Headwaters...Madison
River Valley...Gallatin Valley...Beaverhead and Western Madison
below 6000ft...Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead
Mountains...Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial
Mountains...

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Blowing snow and patchy blowing
dust. Chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 45 to 55...30 to
40 in the mountains. West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts to
65 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of snow.
Lows 30 to 40...25 to 35 in the mountains. West winds 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph decreasing to 40 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow and chance of rain. Highs 45 to
55...35 to 45 in the mountains. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to 50 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Lows 25 to 35. Highs 35 to 45.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 5 to 15.
Highs 25 to 35.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Lows 20 to 25.
Highs 40 to 50.

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