####018016201#### FPUS85 KTFX 200030 OPUTFX MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 630 PM MDT Sun May 19 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 52 54 52 51 Broadus BLM 3175 M M M M Broadview E 4018 M M M M Bredette 4SE 2643 54 54 54 54 53 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 53 51 53 49 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 54 56 55 55 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 52 51 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 56 57 57 56 56 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 65 60 53 53 48 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 55 52 50 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 15 13 12 6 12 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 33 35 15 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 28 36 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 29 33 25 18 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 11 11 7 10 11 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 8 17 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 ####018010453#### FPUS83 KFGF 200031 OPUFGF PRAIRIE TO PINES WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 700 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 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 CLOUDY 62 47 57 NE8 29.83F 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 63; 6HR PCP: 0.01; GRND FORKS AFB CLOUDY 61 48 62 E13 29.79F GRND FORKS NWS NOT AVBL BUXTON NOT AVBL DEVILS LAKE CLOUDY 56 43 61 NE13 29.84S 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; 6HR PCP: TRACE; FARGO CLOUDY 64 47 53 NE13 29.80F 6HR MIN TEMP: 63; 6HR MAX TEMP: 66; 6HR PCP: TRACE; WAHPETON ARPT CLOUDY 68 39 34 SE16G23 29.77S $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JAMESTOWN CLOUDY 61 44 53 E22G31 29.75F 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 68; BISMARCK PTSUNNY 65 46 50 E21G33 29.71S 6HR MIN TEMP: 61; 6HR MAX TEMP: 68; MINOT LGT RAIN 54 43 66 NE10 29.82S 6HR MIN TEMP: 54; 6HR MAX TEMP: 63; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MINOT AFB CLOUDY 55 40 57 NE16 29.81R 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GARRISON N/A 57 44 62 NE14G24 29.78R 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; WILLISTON NOT AVBL DICKINSON FAIR 67 44 43 NE12 29.71R 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 68; HETTINGER FAIR 72 49 44 NW5 29.70R 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 75; $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS WALHALLA CLOUDY 57 50 77 CALM 29.87F LANGDON CLOUDY 55 50 82 E6 29.87F CAVALIER PTSUNNY 55 54 94 SE6 29.87F GRAFTON PTSUNNY 59 45 58 N14 29.85F CANDO CLOUDY 55 46 71 E8 29.87S FORT TOTTEN N/A 57 45 63 E6 29.95 ROLLA CLOUDY 52 50 93 N7 29.88R RUGBY NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COOPERSTOWN N/A 57 46 67 E21 29.80F VALLEY CITY CLOUDY 59 45 58 E16G25 29.77F OAKES FAIR 66 48 52 E17G24 29.71F GWINNER CLOUDY 68 48 49 SE17 29.73F SHEYENNE NWR N/A 64 48 56 E8 29.95S BUFFALO NOT AVBL WYNDMERE NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FLAG ISLAND FAIR 61 43 51 SW14G20 29.89R WARROAD LGT RAIN 55 48 76 SW5 29.93R ROSEAU RAIN 55 48 76 S5 29.92S HALLOCK LGT RAIN 54 52 94 E6 29.89F THF RVR FALLS CLOUDY 60 45 57 NE7 29.89F 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 61; 6HR PCP: TRACE; HALSTAD NOT AVBL FOSSTON LGT RAIN 59 43 55 NE5 29.87F BAUDETTE LGT RAIN 57 45 64 SW6 29.93R 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; 6HR PCP: TRACE; WASKISH CLOUDY 61 52 72 CALM 29.91S CROOKSTON CLOUDY 61 45 55 E8 29.84F $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI CLOUDY 60 42 51 NE6 29.88S 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; PARK RAPIDS CLOUDY 67 39 35 SE12 29.85F 6HR MIN TEMP: 66; 6HR MAX TEMP: 69; 6HR PCP: TRACE; WADENA CLOUDY 68 37 32 SE13 29.82F DETROIT LAKES CLOUDY 66 41 39 SE7G13 29.83S MOORHEAD CLOUDY 64 46 52 E8 29.81F FERGUS FALLS CLOUDY 66 43 42 SE12 29.80S ELBOW LAKE CLOUDY 66 39 37 S12 29.82R 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; MORRIS MN CLOUDY 63 50 63 SE15 29.79R STAPLES PTSUNNY 70 36 28 SE9 29.84F WHEATON PTSUNNY 66 43 42 SE17 29.78F $$ ***** WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH PTSUNNY 69 37 30 CALM 29.91F 6HR MIN TEMP: 69; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; INTRNTL FALLS LGT RAIN 58 44 60 SW6 29.91S 6HR MIN TEMP: 58; 6HR MAX TEMP: 71; 6HR PCP: TRACE; ELY FAIR 66 36 32 W3 29.93F CLOQUET FAIR 68 34 28 SE3 29.89F BRAINERD FAIR 69 37 30 SE9 29.87F 6HR MIN TEMP: 67; 6HR MAX TEMP: 71; 6HR PCP: TRACE; HIBBING PTSUNNY 64 31 28 E3 29.90F 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 69; 6HR PCP: 0.01; ALEXANDRIA PTSUNNY 67 43 41 SE18G26 29.83F 6HR MIN TEMP: 66; 6HR MAX TEMP: 71; SAINT CLOUD FAIR 71 41 33 SE12 29.86F 6HR MIN TEMP: 71; 6HR MAX TEMP: 74; MINNEAPOLIS CLOUDY 67 42 40 SE12G20 29.91S 6HR MIN TEMP: 67; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SIOUX FALLS PTSUNNY 72 51 47 SE14G23 29.77F 6HR MIN TEMP: 67; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; BROOKINGS PTSUNNY 64 51 62 SE26G32 29.76F WATERTOWN PTSUNNY 65 49 56 SE16G26 29.75F 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 71; 6HR PCP: 0.01; HURON FAIR 71 51 49 S20G35 29.70F 6HR MIN TEMP: 68; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; SISSETON N/A 67 47 48 SE14 29.74F ABERDEEN FAIR 70 54 56 S18G26 29.71R 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 75; MITCHELL FAIR 71 52 50 SE20G31 29.71F PIERRE FAIR 76 61 59 S10 29.57S 6HR MIN TEMP: 72; 6HR MAX TEMP: 85; MOBRIDGE LGT RAIN 75 56 51 E23G35 29.55F RAPID CITY FAIR 70 53 54 N13 29.72R 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 74; 6HR PCP: 0.11; $$ ***** SOME WEATHER IN NEARBY STATES ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GLASGOW MT LGT RAIN 48 44 86 W7 29.92R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 60; 6HR PCP: 0.17; GREAT FALLS MT FAIR 52 35 52 SW17 29.98R 6HR MIN TEMP: 38; 6HR MAX TEMP: 54; 6HR PCP: 0.08; CHEYENNE WY FAIR 62 40 44 NW14G26 29.92R 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 76; 6HR PCP: 0.07; SCOTTSBLUFF NE FAIR 78 34 20 W17G25 29.72R 6HR MIN TEMP: 68; 6HR MAX TEMP: 82; 6HR PCP: 0.14; OMAHA NE TSTM 71 57 61 S23G29 29.76F 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; 6HR PCP: TRACE; DES MOINES IA PTSUNNY 70 58 65 E13 29.84F 6HR MIN TEMP: 66; 6HR MAX TEMP: 74; 6HR PCP: 0.03; DAVENPORT IA FAIR 80 54 40 NE9 29.92F 6HR MIN TEMP: 80; 6HR MAX TEMP: 85; CHICAGO IL PTSUNNY 69 40 34 E7 29.97S 6HR MIN TEMP: 69; 6HR MAX TEMP: 75; EAU CLAIRE WI CLOUDY 62 55 77 CALM 29.96R 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 71; 6HR PCP: 0.01; LA CROSSE WI CLOUDY 66 54 65 NW6 29.97R 6HR MIN TEMP: 66; 6HR MAX TEMP: 74; 6HR PCP: TRACE; $$ ***** SOME NATIONAL WEATHER ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LA GUARDIA NY MOCLDY 63 51 65 S9 29.98R