####018016201#### FPUS85 KTFX 181230 OPUTFX MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 630 AM MDT Sat May 18 2024 ... DAILY SOIL TEMPERATURE/MOISTURE SUMMARY... Soil temperature and moisture observations from across Montana Soil temperature is in degrees Fahrenheit. Soil temperature /F/ at listed depth /inches/ Elev 0/2in 4in 6in 8in 12in 20in 30/36 40in Absarokee W 4599 M M M M Argenta BLM 6253 M M M M Battle Ck SD 3229 M M M M Belfry E BLM 3920 M M M M Benchland NE 4258 M M M M Benton Lake W 3710 M M M M M Bozeman ExpSt 4774 54 55 54 49 Broadus BLM 3175 M M M M Broadview E 4018 M M M M Bredette 4SE 2643 52 53 56 57 56 Butte MBMG MT 5818 M M M M Capitol BLM 3311 M M M M Cascade E MDA 3408 M M M M Charlo Hts MD 3702 M M M M Cherry Ridge 3028 M M M M Chinook E MDA 2387 M M M M Choteau NE 3793 M M M M Churchill S 4794 M M M M Clearwater SW 3873 M M M M Coffee Creek 3727 M M M M Conrad ARC 3721 M M M M Conrad SCAN 3706 47 50 55 50 48 Cooke City NR 8700 -147 32 32 M Cooney Resvr 4720 M M M M Corvallis ARC 3597 M M M M M Crow Agency E 3107 M M M M Dillon NE MDA 5054 M M M M Edgar E MDA 3495 M M M M Fort Benton E 3255 M M M M M Fort Keogh N 2706 M M M M Fort Keogh SE 2448 M M M M Fort Keogh SW 2806 M M M M Gildford N MD 2791 M M M M Glasgow W MDA 2117 M M M M Glendive BLM 2346 M M M M Great Falls 3776 M M M M Hardin N MDA 2850 M M M M Harding CO SD 3230 M M M M Havre ARC 2711 M M M M Hogeland SE 3108 M M M M Hot Spgs NE-L 3418 M M M M Hot Spgs NE-U 4994 M M M M Huntley ARC 3038 M M M M M Ingomar NE 3098 M M M M Jordan SCAN 2820 51 55 57 56 M Kalispell ARC 2949 M M M M Kidd BLM 6273 M M M M Ledger N MDA 3448 M M M M Lolo W MBMG 3238 M M M M M Loma S 2809 M M M M Lookout Pass 5140 M 38 37 M Lubrecht Frst 4099 M M M M McCartney Mtn 6099 M M M M MacDonald Pss 6335 M M M M Malta W MDA 2260 M M M M Manhattan S 4379 M M M M Melville SE 4709 M M M M Miles City S 2476 M M M M Moccasin SCAN 4256 46 50 51 49 47 Moccasin ARC 4255 M M M M Molt W 4171 M M M M Oilmont E MDA 3574 M M M M Plevna BLM 3039 M M M M Poplar 13NE 2085 51 54 59 58 57 Power S 3718 M M M M Pumpkin Ck 2743 M M M M Rapelje N 4197 M M M M Reed Point NE 4251 M M M M Reed Point S 4712 M M M M Roundup NE 3447 M M M M Roundup NW 3636 M M M M Roy BLM 3082 M M M M Scobey N MDA 2407 M M M M Sidney ARC 2278 M M M M Terry BLM 2338 M M M M Three Fks SCN 4775 44 49 53 53 48 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 47 50 51 50 48 Vandalia N 2598 M M M M Virginia City 7371 M M M M Warren E BLM 5239 M M M M Whitefish N 3022 M M M M Zortman E BLM 3085 M M M M Ground temperature /F/ at the surface and 18 inches deep at MT DOT sites Aberdeen Hill 4101 M M Akzada 4327 M M Arrow Creek 3956 M M Avon North 5085 M M Bearsmouth 3901 M M Beaver Hill 2551 M M Biddle 3418 M M Big Hole Pass 7400 M M Boulder Pass 5600 M M Bowmans Cornr 4301 M M Bozeman Pass 5748 M M Browning 4419 M M Bull Mountain 3898 M M Comerstown 2099 M M Cow Creek 2500 M M Crystal Creek 3030 M M Deep Creek 5870 M M Dearborn 3500 M M Denton 3557 M M Dickey Lake 3487 M M E Livingston 4555 M M Ekalaka 3687 M M Essex 3875 M M Flathead Brdg 2851 M M Garrison 4327 M M Georgetown Lk 6339 M M Geyser 4138 M M Government Hl 3165 M M Greenough 4070 M M Hays 3697 M M Helmville 4199 M M Rock Springs 2998 M M Homestake Pss 6385 M M Hysham Hills 3549 M M Ingomar 3018 M M Inverness 3300 M M Judith Gap 4677 M M Karst 5698 M M Lame Deer 4327 M M Lewistown Dvd 4622 M M Lindsay Divid 3198 M M Loma 2557 M M Lookout Pass 4540 M M Lufborough Hl 2998 M M MacDonald Pss 6320 M M Malta South 3122 M M McDonalds 2401 M M Monarch Canyn 5218 M M Monida Pass 6824 M M Navajo 2570 M M Ninemile 4301 M M Norris Hill 5695 M M Pendroy 4199 M M Raynolds Pass 6778 M M Reedpoint 3890 M M Rogers Pass 5406 M M Roscoe Hill 5337 M M Saco 2177 M M Sieben 4040 M M Sioux Pass 2480 M M Swan Lake 3567 M M Sweeney Creek 2598 M M Sweet Grass 3690 M M Trout Creek 2384 M M Two Medicine 4920 M M US2 Stateline 2099 M M Yaak Hill 2201 M M Yellowstone B 3194 M M Soil moisture /volumetric soil moisture in percent/ at listed depth Soil moisture is in units of percent volumetric soil moisture. Values at, near or below zero may be erroneous. elev 2in 4in 6in 8in 12in 20in 30/36 40in Absarokee W 4599 M M M M Argenta BLM 6253 M M M M Battle Ck SD 3229 M M M M Belfry E BLM 3920 M M M M Benchland NE 4258 M M M M Benton Lake W 3710 M M M M Broadus BLM 3175 M M M M Broadview E 4018 M M M M Bredette 4SE 2643 14 13 12 6 13 Butte MBMG MT 5818 M M M M Capitol BLM 3311 M M M M Cascade E MDA 3408 M M M M Charlo Hts 3702 M M M M Cherry Ridge 3028 M M M M Chinook E MDA 2387 M M M M Choteau NE 3793 M M M M Churchill S 4794 M M M M Clearwater SW 3873 M M M M Coffee Creek 3727 M M M M Conrad ARC 3721 M M M M Cooke City NR 8700 34 35 16 M Cooney Resvr 4720 M M M M Corvallis ARC 3597 M M M M Crow Agency E 3107 M M M M Dagmar MDA NW 2141 M M M M Dillon NE MDA 5054 M M M M Edgar E MDA 3495 M M M M Fort Benton E 3255 M M M M Fort Keogh N 2706 M M M M Fort Keogh SE 2448 M M M M Fort Keogh SW 2806 M M M M Froid MDA NE 2078 M M M M Gildford N MD 2791 M M M M Glasgow W MDA 2117 M M M M Glendive BLM 2346 M M M M Hardin N MDA 2850 M M M M Harding CO SD 3230 M M M M Havre ARC 2711 M M M M Hogeland SE 3108 M M M M Hot Spgs NE-L 3418 M M M M Hot Spgs NE-U 4994 M M M M Huntley ARC 3038 M M M M Ingomar NE 3098 M M M M Jordan SCAN 2820 12 29 37 39 15 Kalispell ARC 2949 M M M M Kidd BLM 6273 M M M M Ledger N MDA 3448 M M M M Lolo W MBMG 3238 M M M M Loma S 2809 M M M M Lookout Pass 5140 M 39 37 Lubrecht Frst 4099 M M M M McCartney Mtn 6099 M M M M MacDonald Pss 6335 M M M M Malta W MDA 2260 M M M M Manhattan S 4379 M M M M Melville SE 4709 M M M M Miles City S 2476 M M M M Moccasin ARC 4255 M M M M Moccasin SCAN 4256 20 32 33 26 19 Moiese MDA N 2840 M M M M Molt W 4171 M M M M Oilmont E MDA 3574 M M M M Plevna BLM 3039 M M M M Poplar 13NE 2085 13 16 8 35 14 Power S 3718 M M M M Pumpkin Ck 2743 M M M M Rapelje N 4197 M M M M Reed Point NE 4251 M M M M Reed Point S 4712 M M M M Roundup NE 4251 M M M M Foundup NW 3636 M M M M Roy BLM 3082 M M M M Scobey N MDA 2407 M M M M Sidney ARC 2278 M M M M Terry BLM 2338 M M M M Three Fks SCN 4775 6 16 38 26 9 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 11 19 12 16 17 Vandalia N 2598 M M M M Virginia City 7371 M M M M Warren E BLM 5239 M M M M Whitefish N 3022 M M M M Zortman E BLM 3085 M M M M Field capacity of silt loam and clay loam soils is approximately 35 percent of volumetric soil moisture. The plant available water of these soils is available to plants at values between 13 and 45 percent. To approximate plant available water as listed in the next section...divide the listed value by 40 and multiply by 100. For example...30/40 times 100 equals 75 percent. Resulting values of greater than 50 indicate very moist soil conditions. Soil Moisture (soil tension) /centibars/ at listed depth Values are in centibars. 200 cB is dry...0 is wet. elev 2in 4in 6in 8in 12in 20in 30in 40in Great Falls 3776 M M M M Following is a table on converting centibars to available water in loam and clay/loam soils 10cB or less...More than 95 percent plant available water 20cB...........80 percent plant available water 30cB...........75 percent plant available water 40cB...........65 percent plant available water 50cB...........55 percent plant available water 60cB...........50 percent plant available water 70cB...........45 percent plant available water 80cB...........40 percent plant available water 81-85cB........38 percent plant available water 85cB or more...No available water 0-10 centibars = saturated soil 10-30 centibars = soil is adequately wet 30-60 centibars = some watering necessary for most soils 60-85 centibars = some watering necessary for heavy clay soils 85+ centibars = soil is dry to very dry .END ####018010451#### FPUS83 KFGF 181231 OPUFGF PRAIRIE TO PINES WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 700 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024 **SATELLITE DATA USED TO AUGMENT SKY COVER AT AUTOMATED STATIONS** ***** WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GRAND FORKS FAIR 59 55 87 SW7 29.52R 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 61; 6HR PCP: 0.02; GRND FORKS AFB FAIR 58 55 90 W8 29.50R GRND FORKS NWS N/A 60 58 93 MISG 29.49R BUXTON NOT AVBL DEVILS LAKE FAIR 55 47 74 W21G30 29.59R 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; FARGO FAIR 61 57 87 SW10 29.57R 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 63; 6HR PCP: 0.49; WAHPETON ARPT FAIR 59 59 100 W13 29.61R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JAMESTOWN FAIR 55 45 68 W25G38 29.65R 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; BISMARCK FAIR 50 43 77 W13G20 29.74R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; 6HR PCP: 0.02; MINOT FAIR 50 40 68 SW16G29 29.64R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MINOT AFB PTCLDY 50 41 70 W17G29 29.60R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GARRISON N/A 48 39 71 W21G30 29.69R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 58; WILLISTON NOT AVBL DICKINSON MOCLDY 44 37 76 W21G29 29.78R 6HR MIN TEMP: 42; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; 6HR PCP: 0.10; HETTINGER FAIR 44 36 73 W16 29.83R 6HR MIN TEMP: 43; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; 6HR PCP: TRACE; $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS WALHALLA FAIR 59 59 100 W8G17 29.50R LANGDON FAIR 54 54 100 W15 29.53S CAVALIER FAIR 57 57 100 MISG 29.49R GRAFTON FAIR 59 59 100 W8 29.50F CANDO NOT AVBL FORT TOTTEN N/A 54 49 83 W9 29.95S ROLLA CLOUDY 52 48 87 W24G32 29.57R RUGBY NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COOPERSTOWN N/A 57 57 100 W20G26 29.61R VALLEY CITY FAIR 57 57 100 W21G29 29.65R OAKES FAIR 55 48 76 NW24G33 29.68R GWINNER CLEAR 57 57 100 NW20G36 29.65R SHEYENNE NWR N/A 58 58 100 W10 29.95S BUFFALO NOT AVBL WYNDMERE NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FLAG ISLAND LGT RAIN 55 54 94 CALM 29.49S WARROAD PTSUNNY 57 54 88 W3 29.49S ROSEAU FAIR 57 57 100 SW5 29.50R HALLOCK PTSUNNY 57 57 100 S17 29.50R FOG THF RVR FALLS CLOUDY 56 56 100 W6 29.53R 6HR MIN TEMP: 54; 6HR MAX TEMP: 60; 6HR PCP: 0.13; HALSTAD NOT AVBL FOSSTON FAIR 57 54 88 SW12 29.56R BAUDETTE PTSUNNY 59 55 87 S3 29.49F 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 61; 6HR PCP: 0.41; WASKISH FAIR 61 57 88 SW5 29.52R CROOKSTON FAIR 61 55 82 SW6 29.54R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI FAIR 57 57 100 SW5 29.56R 6HR MIN TEMP: 54; 6HR MAX TEMP: 67; 6HR PCP: 0.22; PARK RAPIDS FAIR 57 56 96 SW7 29.57R 6HR MIN TEMP: 56; 6HR MAX TEMP: 65; 6HR PCP: 0.22; WADENA FAIR 61 55 82 CALM 29.59R DETROIT LAKES FAIR 61 57 88 SW8 29.59R MOORHEAD FAIR 59 55 88 SW10 29.60R FERGUS FALLS FAIR 59 59 100 W9 29.63R ELBOW LAKE FAIR 64 55 73 W7 29.63R 6HR MIN TEMP: 62; 6HR MAX TEMP: 69; MORRIS MN FAIR 64 57 77 E6 29.57R STAPLES FAIR 64 55 72 SE5 29.57R WHEATON FAIR 61 55 82 W8 29.65R $$ ***** WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH CLOUDY 50 47 89 SE6 29.65R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; 6HR PCP: 0.05; INTRNTL FALLS FAIR 56 54 93 S6 29.50R 6HR MIN TEMP: 54; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; 6HR PCP: 0.18; ELY CLOUDY 61 50 67 S9 29.63R CLOQUET PTSUNNY 48 48 100 E3 29.63R BRAINERD LGT RAIN 63 55 75 SE6 29.57S 6HR MIN TEMP: 62; 6HR MAX TEMP: 68; 6HR PCP: 0.01; HIBBING LGT RAIN 54 53 97 SW7G23 29.54F 6HR MIN TEMP: 49; 6HR MAX TEMP: 53; 6HR PCP: 0.03; ALEXANDRIA FAIR 61 55 81 E10 29.58R 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 69; 6HR PCP: TRACE; SAINT CLOUD FAIR 66 56 70 S12 29.59R 6HR MIN TEMP: 63; 6HR MAX TEMP: 70; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MINNEAPOLIS PTSUNNY 65 56 72 SE12 29.62R 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 67; 6HR PCP: 0.11; $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SIOUX FALLS FAIR 65 53 65 W15G25 29.61R 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; BROOKINGS FAIR 60 54 80 N7 29.64R WATERTOWN FAIR 60 54 80 NW16G30 29.67R 6HR MIN TEMP: 54; 6HR MAX TEMP: 74; HURON FAIR 57 49 74 NW26G40 29.74R 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 76; SISSETON N/A 60 55 83 W9 29.64R ABERDEEN FAIR 55 44 66 NW24G37 29.72R 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; 6HR PCP: 0.01; MITCHELL FAIR 59 51 75 NW26G40 29.72R PIERRE FAIR 52 41 66 NW17 29.79R 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 60; MOBRIDGE CLOUDY 55 41 59 NW17 29.75S RAPID CITY FAIR 48 28 46 NW5 29.90R 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; $$ ***** SOME WEATHER IN NEARBY STATES ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GLASGOW MT NOT AVBL GREAT FALLS MT FAIR 38 27 64 SW13 29.93S 6HR MIN TEMP: 34; 6HR MAX TEMP: 39; CHEYENNE WY CLOUDY 40 36 86 N10 30.03R 6HR MIN TEMP: 39; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; SCOTTSBLUFF NE FAIR 45 34 65 W7 30.01R 6HR MIN TEMP: 45; 6HR MAX TEMP: 69; OMAHA NE MOCLDY 68 59 73 S14 29.71R 6HR MIN TEMP: 66; 6HR MAX TEMP: 70; 6HR PCP: TRACE; DES MOINES IA FAIR 67 59 75 S13 29.76R 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 68; DAVENPORT IA FAIR 65 59 81 SE3 29.85R 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 65; CHICAGO IL FAIR 64 58 80 CALM 29.85R 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; EAU CLAIRE WI PTSUNNY 67 52 58 S12 29.72F 6HR MIN TEMP: 63; 6HR MAX TEMP: 70; 6HR PCP: TRACE; LA CROSSE WI FAIR 65 52 62 S6 29.75R 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 68; $$ ***** SOME NATIONAL WEATHER ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LA GUARDIA NY PTSUNNY 61 46 57 NE8 29.99R 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62;