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Central and Southwest Montana Area Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1233 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

MTZ301>314-316>318-131200-
Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1233 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR East Glacier Park Region...Southern Rocky Mountain
Front...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR Northern High Plains...Eastern Glacier, Western
Toole, and Central Pondera...Southern High Plains...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Eastern Toole and Liberty...Hill County...Northern
Blaine County...Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton...Western and
Central Chouteau County...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern
Blaine...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 TONIGHT...Blowing snow. Patchy blowing dust. Patchy
blowing snow. Rain and snow after midnight. Chance of snow and
rain, then snow. Highs 40 to 50...30 to 40 in the mountains. Lows
20 to 35. West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 75 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy, snow. Highs 25 to 35...20 to 30 in the
mountains.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy, snow. Lows 15 to 20.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy, snow. Highs 25 to 30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 5. Highs
25 to 30.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Lows 10 to 20.
Highs 40 to 45.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 30 to 40.
Highs 50 to 60.

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MTZ315-319>330-131200-
Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1233 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY
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 TONIGHT...Patchy blowing snow after midnight, then
blowing snow and patchy blowing dust. Patchy blowing snow. Slight
chance of rain and snow after midnight, then snow and chance of
rain. Chance of snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at
times. Highs 45 to 55...30 to 40 in the mountains. Lows 30 to
40...20 to 30 in the mountains. West winds 30 to 45 mph with
gusts to 75 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow and chance of rain. Highs 40 to
50...35 to 45 in the mountains. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to 45 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Snow with rain likely. Lows 25 to 35.
West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy, snow. Highs 35 to 45. West winds 20 to 25 mph
with gusts to 50 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 10 to 15. Highs
25 to 35.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Lows 20 to 25. Highs
40 to 50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 55 to 65.

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