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Central and Southwest Montana Area Forecast
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
448 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026

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Central Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
448 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
MDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR East Glacier Park Region...Northern High
Plains...Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central
Pondera...Southern Rocky Mountain Front...Southern High Plains...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR Eastern Toole and Liberty...Eastern Pondera and
Eastern Teton...Cascade County below 5000ft...Judith Basin County
and Judith Gap...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR Hill County...Northern Blaine County...Western
and Central Chouteau County...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern
Blaine...Fergus County below 4500ft...Snowy and Judith
Mountains...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the
morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Highs 85 to
95...70 to 80 in the mountains. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with
gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely and chance of rain
showers. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds.
Lows 40 to 50...30 to 40 in the mountains. West winds 25 to
35 mph increasing to 30 to 45 mph after midnight. Gusts up to
65 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Cooler.
Chance of rain showers. Highs 55 to 65...45 to 55 in the
mountains. West winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts to 65 mph
decreasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 55 to 65.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 50 to 60.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows 30 to 35.
Highs 45 to 55.

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Southwest Montana-
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
448 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
MDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR Helena Valley...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains...Canyon Ferry
Area...Missouri Headwaters...Madison River Valley...Gallatin
Valley...Northwest Beaverhead County...Beaverhead and Western
Madison below 6000ft...Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead
Mountains...Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial
Mountains...

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds
in the afternoon. Highs 80 to 90...65 to 75 in the mountains.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 60 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce
damaging winds. Lows 30 to 40. West winds 25 to 35 mph decreasing
to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 55 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 60 to 70...50 to 60 in the
mountains. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph decreasing
to 45 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 55 to 65.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 45 to 55.
.SUNDAY...Snow showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows 25 to 30. Highs 35 to 45.

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