Great Falls, Montana 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Great Falls MT
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Great Falls MT
Issued by: National Weather Service Great Falls, MT |
Updated: 3:03 pm MDT Jun 26, 2025 |
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This Afternoon
 Chance T-storms
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Tonight
 Chance T-storms then Mostly Cloudy
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Friday
 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers
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Friday Night
 Decreasing Clouds
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Saturday
 Sunny
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Saturday Night
 Partly Cloudy
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Sunday
 Sunny
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Sunday Night
 Clear
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Monday
 Sunny
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Hi 84 °F |
Lo 55 °F |
Hi 83 °F |
Lo 51 °F |
Hi 81 °F |
Lo 50 °F |
Hi 83 °F |
Lo 52 °F |
Hi 90 °F |
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This Afternoon
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A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. |
Tonight
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. |
Friday
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
Friday Night
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Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 51. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. |
Saturday
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Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. |
Saturday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. |
Sunday
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Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. |
Sunday Night
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Clear, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. |
Monday
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Sunny, with a high near 90. |
Monday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 57. |
Tuesday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. |
Tuesday Night
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. |
Wednesday
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. |
Wednesday Night
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. |
Thursday
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A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Great Falls MT.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
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FXUS65 KTFX 262052
AFDTFX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
252 PM MDT Thu Jun 26 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A few gusty showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon
and evening.
- Gradually drying out and over the weekend with decreasing
shower activity each day.
- Temperatures rise early next week.
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.DISCUSSION...
- Meteorological Overview:
An upper level shortwave trough moving through the Northern
Rockies today will kick off a few showers and thunderstorms, some
of which will bring some gusty winds up to 50 or 60 mph with the
strongest of the storms. With this said, the overall coverage and
strength of the storms remains slightly uncertain, as cloud cover
this morning and early afternoon was a bit more stubborn than
forecast, which has prevented the erosion of a cap that may
inhibit storm development across the area.
As we head into the weekend, expect shower and thunderstorm
activity to decrease as our upper level flow becomes more westerly
and eventually gives way to an upper level ridge early next week.
Temperatures will remain steady through the weekend before
increasing next week as the ridge builds into the area.
- Forecast Confidence & Scenarios:
Main area of uncertainty in the forecast is with thunderstorms
today and whether or not they are able to produce gusty winds in
excess of 60 mph. Current radar and satellite is showing the
storms begin to develop across western Montana, and while I do
expect these to continue to move eastward, their strength and
organization may be hampered by a large area of convective
inhibition (CIN, also known as a capping inversion) that remains
thanks to some stubborn cloud cover earlier in the day. With this
said, DCAPE (a measure of the potential for air to be cooled by
rainfall) is quite high across the region, which indicates that
some sporadic gusts in excess of 50 mph will be possible, even in
the absence of a stronger storm. Ludwig&&
.AVIATION...
26/18Z TAF Period
VFR conditions will prevail across all terminals during this TAF
period. The primary concern during this TAF period is isolated
strong to severe thunderstorms between 16/20Z and 17/03Z. All
thunderstorms will produce small hail, frequent lightning, and
gusty, erratic winds. The strongest thunderstorms have the potential
to produce wind gusts in excess of 48 kts. At the end of this TAF
period at the KGTF, KHLN, and KBZN terminals there is a 20 - 40%
chance for showers and thunderstorms. During any thunderstorm there
will be a brief period of mountain obscuration. -IG
Refer to weather.gov/zlc for more detailed regional aviation
weather and hazard information.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF 55 81 51 79 / 30 30 0 0
CTB 54 73 49 73 / 10 10 0 10
HLN 54 81 53 79 / 30 40 0 0
BZN 50 85 49 82 / 20 30 10 10
WYS 39 75 40 74 / 0 20 10 20
DLN 49 81 47 81 / 10 20 10 10
HVR 56 83 54 80 / 20 10 0 10
LWT 51 75 51 75 / 50 40 20 10
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.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
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