####018016201#### FPUS85 KTFX 201230 OPUTFX MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 630 AM MDT Mon May 20 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 47 49 52 52 52 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 44 48 51 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 45 50 53 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 37 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 44 47 50 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 47 50 55 55 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 42 47 52 53 48 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 43 47 49 49 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 34 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 11 28 36 38 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 19 28 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 12 11 7 10 12 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 27 9 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 10 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 201231 OPUFGF PRAIRIE TO PINES WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 700 AM CDT MON MAY 20 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 PTSUNNY 50 45 83 N5 29.80R 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 54; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GRND FORKS AFB NOT AVBL GRND FORKS NWS N/A 50 49 96 NW2 29.75 BUXTON NOT AVBL DEVILS LAKE CLOUDY 48 45 89 N8 29.85R 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; FARGO PTSUNNY 54 51 90 N5 29.79R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 58; 6HR PCP: TRACE; WAHPETON ARPT FAIR 57 57 100 SE6 29.77R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JAMESTOWN CLOUDY 50 49 96 NW7 29.82R 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; BISMARCK MOCLDY 47 43 86 NW7 29.92R 6HR MIN TEMP: 45; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; MINOT CLOUDY 46 45 96 NW6 29.88S FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 40; 6HR MAX TEMP: 47; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MINOT AFB CLOUDY 47 45 93 N8 29.86R 6HR MIN TEMP: 40; 6HR MAX TEMP: 49; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GARRISON N/A 42 41 96 N3 29.90R 6HR MIN TEMP: 38; 6HR MAX TEMP: 48; WILLISTON NOT AVBL DICKINSON CLOUDY 42 40 92 W12 29.94R 6HR MIN TEMP: 40; 6HR MAX TEMP: 44; HETTINGER FAIR 39 38 96 NW15 29.95F 6HR MIN TEMP: 38; 6HR MAX TEMP: 47; $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS WALHALLA CLOUDY 50 50 100 NW7 29.86R LANGDON CLOUDY 50 50 100 N8 29.86S CAVALIER CLOUDY 52 52 100 NW7 29.84R FOG GRAFTON CLOUDY 50 50 100 N7 29.82F CANDO CLOUDY 48 48 100 N9 29.88S FORT TOTTEN N/A 49 48 95 N2 29.95S ROLLA CLOUDY 46 46 100 NW7 29.87S RUGBY NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COOPERSTOWN N/A 50 50 100 W5 29.82R VALLEY CITY CLOUDY 50 50 100 NW7 29.82R FOG OAKES FAIR 52 52 100 NW10 29.81R GWINNER FOG 50 50 100 N10 29.81R VSB 1/2 SHEYENNE NWR N/A 50 50 100 N2 29.95S BUFFALO NOT AVBL WYNDMERE NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FLAG ISLAND PTSUNNY 54 48 82 CALM 29.85R WARROAD PTSUNNY 55 50 82 NE7 29.82S ROSEAU PTSUNNY 52 50 93 N7 29.82S HALLOCK CLOUDY 54 50 87 NE7 29.83R THF RVR FALLS PTSUNNY 51 46 83 NE5 29.82R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; HALSTAD NOT AVBL FOSSTON FAIR 50 48 93 CALM 29.82R BAUDETTE PTSUNNY 54 47 77 E7 29.83F 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 54; 6HR PCP: 0.02; WASKISH CLOUDY 54 50 87 SE7 29.83S CROOKSTON CLOUDY 54 46 76 NE5 29.80R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI CLOUDY 53 52 97 E5 29.82R 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: 0.02; PARK RAPIDS FAIR 53 51 93 E6 29.80S 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; 6HR PCP: 0.11; WADENA FAIR 52 52 100 CALM 29.80R DETROIT LAKES FAIR 55 54 94 SE5 29.79R MOORHEAD FAIR 54 52 94 N6 29.80R FERGUS FALLS FAIR 55 55 100 SE7 29.78S ELBOW LAKE FAIR 56 54 92 SE8 29.79R 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; 6HR PCP: 0.01; MORRIS MN FAIR 55 55 100 E10 29.76R STAPLES CLOUDY 55 52 88 SE3 29.80S WHEATON FAIR 54 52 94 SE3 29.79R FOG $$ ***** WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH CLOUDY 52 50 93 E6 29.84F FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 60; 6HR PCP: 0.14; INTRNTL FALLS LGT RAIN 51 48 89 SE6 29.85R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 53; 6HR PCP: 0.01; ELY LGT RAIN 50 50 100 SE3 29.89F CLOQUET RAIN 52 52 100 CALM 29.83S BRAINERD CLOUDY 55 52 89 VRB3 29.81S 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; 6HR PCP: 0.06; HIBBING LGT RAIN 50 50 100 E3 29.85F 6HR MIN TEMP: 49; 6HR MAX TEMP: 53; 6HR PCP: 0.05; ALEXANDRIA FAIR 53 51 93 E10 29.80R 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; 6HR PCP: 0.13; SAINT CLOUD CLOUDY 56 53 90 E3 29.81R 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 61; 6HR PCP: 0.15; MINNEAPOLIS PTSUNNY 59 56 89 SE6 29.81R 6HR MIN TEMP: 58; 6HR MAX TEMP: 63; 6HR PCP: 0.21; $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SIOUX FALLS FAIR 56 53 90 NE5 29.77R 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; 6HR PCP: 0.01; BROOKINGS FAIR 54 52 94 CALM 29.79R FOG WATERTOWN FAIR 54 51 90 CALM 29.77R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 58; HURON FAIR 54 52 93 NW7 29.78R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 63; SISSETON N/A 50 50 100 CALM 29.77R ABERDEEN FAIR 54 51 90 NW8 29.79R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; MITCHELL FAIR 54 52 93 W7 29.77R PIERRE FAIR 50 46 86 NW23G32 29.83R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 58; MOBRIDGE FAIR 48 43 82 NW10 29.88R RAPID CITY MOCLDY 48 38 68 N20G26 29.96R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 51; 6HR PCP: TRACE; $$ ***** SOME WEATHER IN NEARBY STATES ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GLASGOW MT FAIR 38 35 89 W8 29.98R 6HR MIN TEMP: 37; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; GREAT FALLS MT MOCLDY 34 32 92 SW8 30.00S 6HR MIN TEMP: 31; 6HR MAX TEMP: 39; CHEYENNE WY CLOUDY 40 34 79 NW10 30.05R 6HR MIN TEMP: 40; 6HR MAX TEMP: 51; SCOTTSBLUFF NE FAIR 48 50 100 W7 30.01R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: TRACE; OMAHA NE MOCLDY 59 58 96 SE7 29.80R 6HR MIN TEMP: 58; 6HR MAX TEMP: 65; DES MOINES IA CLOUDY 63 62 97 S5 29.81R 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 66; 6HR PCP: 0.55; DAVENPORT IA FAIR 66 50 56 E9 29.85R 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; CHICAGO IL CLOUDY 67 51 56 S9 29.88S 6HR MIN TEMP: 61; 6HR MAX TEMP: 67; EAU CLAIRE WI CLOUDY 57 55 93 SE7 29.86R 6HR MIN TEMP: 56; 6HR MAX TEMP: 60; 6HR PCP: 0.16; LA CROSSE WI FAIR 62 57 83 SE9 29.86F 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 65; 6HR PCP: 0.32; $$ ***** SOME NATIONAL WEATHER ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LA GUARDIA NY FAIR 59 53 80 NE9 30.05R