Expires:202308260300;Remove:202308260300;266313 FPUS75 KTFX 260109 NOWTFX Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Great Falls MT 709 PM MDT Fri Aug 25 2023 MTZ301>303-307>309-312-313-315>317-319>330-260300- East Glacier Park Region-Northern High Plains- Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera- Southern Rocky Mountain Front-Southern High Plains- Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton-Cascade County below 5000ft- Judith Basin County and Judith Gap- Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass-Gates of the Mountains- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains-Helena Valley- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains-Meagher County Valleys- Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains-Canyon Ferry Area- Missouri Headwaters-Madison River Valley-Gallatin Valley- Northwest Beaverhead County- Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft- Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains- Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains- Including East Glacier Park, Kiowa, Babb, Saint Mary, Marias Pass, Logan Pass, Browning, Heart Butte, Dupuyer, Cut Bank, Ethridge, Santa Rita, Rogers Pass, Bynum, Choteau, Pendroy, Brady, Conrad, Ledger, Great Falls, Raynesford, Geyser, Stanford, Windham, Benchland, Hobson, Moccasin, Marysville, Lincoln, Flesher Pass, MacDonald Pass, Canyon Creek, Wolf Creek, Craig, Monarch, Neihart, Kings Hill Pass, Helena, Trident, Maudlow, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, Deep Creek Pass, Martinsdale, Checkerboard, Ringling, White Sulphur Springs, Montana City, Clancy, Boulder, Corbin, Wickes, Elk Park Pass, Homestake Pass, Toston, Townsend, Winston, Harrison, Three Forks, Willow Creek, Pony, Whitehall, Cameron, Ennis, Jeffers, McAllister, Norris, Bozeman, Gallatin Gateway, Dewey, Wisdom, Wise River, Big Hole Pass, Chief Joseph Pass, Bannack, Dillon, Glen, Waterloo, Monida Pass, Big Sky, West Yellowstone, Targhee Pass, and Raynolds Pass 709 PM MDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .NOW... Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms will continue to move east across the east slopes of the Rockies, as well as Central and Southwest Montana, through at least 9 pm. The main hazard will be a brief period of rain showers, possibly with isolated lightning strikes, but a few storms could produce wind gusts up to 40 mph. If you hear thunder or see lightning, seek shelter immediately until the storm has passed! $$