Office: TFX
FPUS65 KTFX 220604
AFPTFX
Central and Southwest Montana Area Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1203 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
MTZ301>314-316>318-231200-
Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1203 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR East Glacier Park
Region...Northern High Plains...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Eastern Toole and Liberty...Hill
County...Northern Blaine County...Western and Central Chouteau
County...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY FOR Southern Rocky Mountain
Front...Gates of the Mountains...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR Bears Paw Mountains and Southern
Blaine...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Judith Basin County and Judith Gap...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR Fergus County below 4500ft...Snowy and
Judith Mountains...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Little Belt and Highwood Mountains...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Chance of rain showers. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. Rain showers and snow. Highs 65 to 75...55 to
65 in the mountains. Lows 35 to 50...30 to 45 in the mountains.
Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Rain likely in the morning.
Snow likely through the day. Highs 35 to 45...25 to 35 in the
mountains. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Chance of snow. Lows
20 to 25. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in
the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Highs 30 to 40.
Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 20 to 25. Highs
35 to 40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 20 to 25.
Highs 35 to 45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 20 to 25.
Highs 45 to 55.
$$
MTZ315-319>330-231200-
Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1203 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY FOR Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald
Pass...Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains...Northwest Beaverhead
County...Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Madison River Valley...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR Gallatin Valley...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and
Centennial Mountains...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Snow showers with possible showers and
thunderstorms likely. Snow and rain. Highs 50 to 60...40 to 50 in
the mountains. Lows 35 to 50...30 to 45 in the mountains. West
winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. Snow in the morning, then snow showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 35 to 45...
30 to 40 in the mountains. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder, snow. Lows 20 to 25...
15 to 20 in the mountains. North winds around 20 mph in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow. Highs 25 to 35.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 15 to 20.
Highs 30 to 40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 15 to 25.
Highs 35 to 45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 20 to 25.
Highs 40 to 50.
$$
FPUS65 KTFX 220632
SFTTFX
MTZ301>330-231100-
Tabular State Forecast for North Central and Southwest Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1232 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
ROWS INCLUDE...
Daily predominant daytime weather 6AM-6PM
Forecast temperatures...early morning low/daytime high
Probability of precipitation nighttime 6PM-6AM/daytime 6AM-6PM
- indicates temperatures below zero
MM indicates missing data
FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Apr 23 Apr 24 Apr 25 Apr 26 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29
...CENTRAL MONTANA...
Great Falls
Snow Snow Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy
30/41 24/37 23/40 21/42 25/52 29/59 33/61
100/80 50/50 30/20 10/20 10/10 10/20 10/20
Cut Bank
Windy Mocldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Sunny
26/40 23/35 20/37 16/40 19/50 25/57 30/60
90/40 30/30 20/20 10/10 00/10 00/10 10/10
Havre
Rnsnow Mocldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy
30/42 27/38 22/39 20/42 23/51 28/59 31/61
90/50 20/40 40/20 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10
Helena
Rnsnow Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
32/40 25/38 21/41 22/43 24/52 29/59 33/61
90/100 70/70 20/20 10/30 20/20 10/20 10/20
Lewistown
Snow Snow Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
27/36 22/34 19/37 19/40 22/48 27/55 31/57
90/70 30/50 30/30 20/40 20/20 10/20 20/30
Shelby
Windy Mocldy Mocldy Ptcldy Sunny Sunny Ptcldy
28/42 25/37 21/38 17/42 20/52 26/59 32/62
100/40 30/40 20/20 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/20
Chester
Mocldy Mocldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy
28/42 25/36 20/38 17/42 20/51 25/59 30/61
90/40 30/40 30/30 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/20
Chinook
Rnsnow Mocldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy
31/42 27/38 20/40 19/44 22/51 26/59 30/61
90/50 20/40 40/30 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10
Conrad
Snow Snow Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy
28/41 24/37 21/40 18/42 20/52 27/59 32/62
90/60 40/50 20/30 10/20 10/10 10/20 10/20
Choteau
Snow Snow Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy
28/40 24/37 20/39 19/42 22/52 27/58 32/60
90/70 50/50 20/20 10/20 10/10 10/20 10/20
Fort Benton
Rnsnow Snow Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Sunny Ptcldy
32/44 27/40 23/43 21/45 25/54 30/62 34/64
100/70 30/50 30/30 10/20 10/10 10/20 20/20
Stanford
Snow Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
28/37 23/35 19/37 20/39 22/48 28/55 33/58
100/90 50/70 40/40 20/40 30/30 20/30 20/30
White Sulphur Springs
Snow Snow Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
29/36 20/34 18/40 21/42 23/50 28/56 31/58
90/90 60/70 30/30 20/30 20/30 10/20 20/30
...SOUTHWEST MONTANA...
Bozeman Airport
Rnsnow Snow Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
31/43 23/39 19/44 22/44 25/51 28/57 30/59
90/90 70/70 30/20 20/30 30/30 10/20 10/20
Bozeman MSU
Rnsnow Snow Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
31/40 22/36 20/43 22/43 25/50 29/56 33/58
90/100 70/80 30/30 20/40 30/40 20/20 20/30
West Yellowstone
Snow Snow Ptcldy Snow Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy
25/38 18/33 15/45 21/44 22/46 23/50 25/52
90/100 80/80 40/40 30/50 40/50 20/30 20/30
Dillon
Snow Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
32/45 24/37 20/45 24/47 26/52 30/58 33/59
90/80 70/60 20/10 10/20 20/20 10/10 10/10
Boulder
Snow Snow Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
31/38 23/34 19/40 21/42 24/50 29/56 33/58
100/100 70/80 20/20 10/30 20/30 10/20 10/30
Townsend
Rnsnow Snow Ptcldy Mocldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
35/42 28/40 25/45 27/48 29/54 33/60 37/63
90/90 60/70 20/20 10/20 20/20 10/20 10/20
Virginia City
Snow Snow Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy Ptcldy
30/38 21/31 18/38 21/39 24/45 28/49 31/51
100/90 80/80 30/20 20/40 30/40 10/20 20/30
$$
http://www.weather.gov/greatfalls
FPUS65 KTFX 220634
AFPTFX
Central and Southwest Montana Area Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1233 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
MTZ301>314-316>318-231200-
Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1234 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR East Glacier Park
Region...Northern High Plains...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Eastern Toole and Liberty...Hill
County...Northern Blaine County...Western and Central Chouteau
County...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY FOR Southern Rocky Mountain
Front...Gates of the Mountains...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR Bears Paw Mountains and Southern
Blaine...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Judith Basin County and Judith Gap...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR Fergus County below 4500ft...Snowy and
Judith Mountains...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Little Belt and Highwood Mountains...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Chance of rain showers. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. Rain showers and snow. Patchy blowing snow. Highs
65 to 75...50 to 60 in the mountains. Lows 35 to 50...30 to 45 in
the mountains. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Much colder. Patchy blowing snow in
the morning. Rain likely in the morning. Snow likely through the
day. Highs 35 to 45...25 to 35 in the mountains. Northwest winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Chance of snow. Lows
20 to 25...15 to 20 in the mountains. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Highs 30 to 40.
Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 15 to 25. Highs
35 to 40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 15 to 20.
Highs 35 to 45.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 20 to 25.
Highs 45 to 50.
$$
MTZ315-319>330-231200-
Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1234 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY FOR Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald
Pass...Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains...Northwest Beaverhead
County...Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Madison River Valley...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR Gallatin Valley...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and
Centennial Mountains...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Snow showers with possible showers and
thunderstorms likely. Snow and rain. Patchy blowing snow. Highs
50 to 60...40 to 50 in the mountains. Lows 30 to 45...25 to 40 in
the mountains. West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow in
the morning, then snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs 35 to 45...25 to 35 in the mountains.
Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
35 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Snow likely. Lows 20 to
25...15 to 20 in the mountains.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Highs 25 to 35.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 15 to 20.
Highs 30 to 40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 20 to 25. Highs
35 to 45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows 20 to 25.
Highs 40 to 50.
$$
