####018016201#### FPUS85 KTFX 171230 OPUTFX MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 630 AM MDT Fri May 17 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 55 56 58 58 57 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 52 53 57 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 56 59 59 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 36 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 51 53 53 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 54 56 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 51 54 56 53 47 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 49 51 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 14 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 37 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 13 31 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 36 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 22 30 34 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 12 11 7 11 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 9 18 39 26 9 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 11 20 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 171231 OPUFGF PRAIRIE TO PINES WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 700 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 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 57 52 83 SE8 29.56R 6HR MIN TEMP: 56; 6HR MAX TEMP: 61; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GRND FORKS AFB CLOUDY 57 54 90 SE6 29.53S GRND FORKS NWS N/A 56 55 97 SE1 29.49F BUXTON NOT AVBL DEVILS LAKE FAIR 55 52 89 SE8 29.52F 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; 6HR PCP: TRACE; FARGO FAIR 61 51 70 SE10 29.54F 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; 6HR PCP: 0.01; WAHPETON ARPT FAIR 57 55 94 SE12 29.54F $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JAMESTOWN FAIR 54 52 93 SE7 29.53F 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; BISMARCK FAIR 50 49 96 N6 29.51F 6HR MIN TEMP: 49; 6HR MAX TEMP: 54; MINOT FAIR 51 48 89 CALM 29.47R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MINOT AFB PTCLDY 51 47 89 SW3 29.44R 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; 6HR PCP: 0.03; GARRISON N/A 51 49 92 CALM 29.49S 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: 0.07; WILLISTON NOT AVBL DICKINSON MOCLDY 48 46 93 S6 29.51S 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 53; HETTINGER LGT RAIN 55 48 77 N5 29.55S 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: TRACE; $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS WALHALLA FAIR 55 55 100 SE8 29.53S LANGDON CLOUDY 54 54 100 SE9 29.52F FOG CAVALIER FAIR 55 55 100 SE6 29.53F FOG GRAFTON PTSUNNY 55 55 100 SE9 29.55F FOG CANDO CLOUDY 54 54 100 SE5 29.53F FORT TOTTEN N/A 54 53 98 SE6 29.95S ROLLA MOCLDY 54 54 100 SW6 29.52R RUGBY NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COOPERSTOWN N/A 55 55 100 SE6 29.54S VALLEY CITY MOCLDY 55 55 100 SE7 29.55F OAKES FAIR 57 55 94 S12 29.54S GWINNER CLEAR 57 57 100 SW12 29.54S SHEYENNE NWR N/A 53 53 100 SE5 29.95S BUFFALO NOT AVBL WYNDMERE NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FLAG ISLAND CLOUDY 48 45 87 SE8 29.65S WARROAD FAIR 50 46 87 E9 29.63R ROSEAU FAIR 55 52 88 E3 29.61S HALLOCK PTSUNNY 57 54 88 SE10 29.56R THF RVR FALLS CLOUDY 54 52 93 SE10 29.59F 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: 0.07; HALSTAD NOT AVBL FOSSTON CLOUDY 54 50 87 SE10G16 29.60R BAUDETTE LGT RAIN 49 45 86 E9 29.64F 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; 6HR PCP: 0.01; WASKISH LGT RAIN 54 52 94 E3 29.66R CROOKSTON CLOUDY 57 52 82 SE6 29.58R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI CLOUDY 53 53 100 SE9 29.63F 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; 6HR PCP: 0.22; PARK RAPIDS CLOUDY 54 51 90 SE9 29.62F 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: 0.12; WADENA FAIR 54 52 94 E7 29.61S DETROIT LAKES FAIR 54 52 94 SE10 29.59S MOORHEAD FAIR 59 52 77 SE8 29.56S FERGUS FALLS FAIR 59 55 88 SE14 29.58S ELBOW LAKE FAIR 59 50 72 SE8 29.59S 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; MORRIS MN FAIR 59 54 82 SE12 29.57S STAPLES FAIR 55 52 88 SE8 29.62F WHEATON FAIR 57 52 82 SE6 29.57S $$ ***** WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH LGT RAIN 46 44 93 CALM 29.74R 6HR MIN TEMP: 41; 6HR MAX TEMP: 46; 6HR PCP: TRACE; INTRNTL FALLS FAIR 45 43 93 E8 29.68F 6HR MIN TEMP: 35; 6HR MAX TEMP: 45; ELY LGT RAIN 43 43 100 CALM 29.74S CLOQUET DRIZZLE 46 45 93 S3 29.73R BRAINERD LGT RAIN 54 51 90 MISG 29.67S FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: 0.06; HIBBING LGT RAIN 42 42 100 SE5 29.72F FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 35; 6HR MAX TEMP: 42; 6HR PCP: 0.18; ALEXANDRIA FAIR 57 50 77 S7 29.62S 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; 6HR PCP: 0.02; SAINT CLOUD PTSUNNY 56 51 84 SE7 29.66S 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; MINNEAPOLIS PTSUNNY 58 50 75 SE6 29.70S 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SIOUX FALLS FAIR 63 49 60 S10 29.65R 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 65; BROOKINGS FAIR 59 47 64 S12 29.64R WATERTOWN FAIR 55 49 80 S9 29.59S 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 60; HURON FAIR 62 51 67 S9 29.57S 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; 6HR PCP: TRACE; SISSETON N/A 58 52 80 SE5 29.54S ABERDEEN FAIR 54 49 83 W3 29.56R 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 61; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MITCHELL MOCLDY 62 50 64 NE8 29.62R PIERRE FAIR 52 48 86 CALM 29.56R 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; MOBRIDGE FAIR 54 49 83 E7 29.51F RAPID CITY FAIR 52 43 71 W7 29.61F 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; $$ ***** SOME WEATHER IN NEARBY STATES ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GLASGOW MT FAIR 50 46 86 CALM 29.47R 6HR MIN TEMP: 49; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; GREAT FALLS MT FAIR 53 33 46 SW13 29.54S 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; CHEYENNE WY FAIR 45 29 53 SW12 29.86R 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; SCOTTSBLUFF NE FAIR 44 38 79 NW5 29.71S 6HR MIN TEMP: 41; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; OMAHA NE FAIR 58 53 84 SE9 29.75S 6HR MIN TEMP: 56; 6HR MAX TEMP: 61; DES MOINES IA FAIR 59 51 75 S5 29.79R 6HR MIN TEMP: 56; 6HR MAX TEMP: 63; DAVENPORT IA FAIR 56 56 100 CALM 29.82R FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; CHICAGO IL FOG 60 59 96 SW5 29.79R VSB 1 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; EAU CLAIRE WI FAIR 54 51 90 CALM 29.74R 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 54; LA CROSSE WI FOG 53 52 96 SE5 29.78R VSB 1/4 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; $$ ***** SOME NATIONAL WEATHER ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LA GUARDIA NY CLOUDY 61 54 77 N8 29.97R