####018016201#### FPUS85 KTFX 041230 OPUTFX MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 630 AM MDT Sat May 4 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 46 45 46 46 Broadus BLM 3175 M M M M Broadview E 4018 M M M M Bredette 4SE 2643 42 43 46 46 46 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 41 43 46 42 44 Cooke City NR 8700 -147 32 -147 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 40 45 47 48 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 34 34 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 38 41 43 44 44 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 45 47 49 49 48 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 39 44 47 47 45 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 38 42 43 44 43 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 10 10 9 5 8 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 27 30 11 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 15 26 33 33 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 34 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 27 28 31 24 16 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 10 8 7 9 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 8 17 38 25 9 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 10 18 12 15 16 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 041231 OPUFGF PRAIRIE TO PINES WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 700 AM CDT SAT MAY 04 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 42 38 85 CALM 29.98R 6HR MIN TEMP: 37; 6HR MAX TEMP: 42; GRND FORKS AFB CLOUDY 41 38 91 W3 29.97R GRND FORKS NWS NOT AVBL BUXTON NOT AVBL DEVILS LAKE CLOUDY 41 39 93 W6 29.99R 6HR MIN TEMP: 38; 6HR MAX TEMP: 45; FARGO CLOUDY 43 39 86 SW5 30.00R 6HR MIN TEMP: 39; 6HR MAX TEMP: 49; WAHPETON ARPT FAIR 41 41 100 W7 30.01R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JAMESTOWN FAIR 40 35 83 W9 30.02R 6HR MIN TEMP: 38; 6HR MAX TEMP: 46; BISMARCK FAIR 35 30 82 W5 30.06R 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 41; MINOT CLOUDY 42 39 89 W12 29.99R 6HR MIN TEMP: 40; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; MINOT AFB DRIZZLE 43 41 93 NW12 29.97R FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 39; 6HR MAX TEMP: 44; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GARRISON N/A 36 33 89 W12 30.02R 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; WILLISTON NOT AVBL DICKINSON FAIR 31 28 89 W8 30.05R WCI 23 6HR MIN TEMP: 28; 6HR MAX TEMP: 36; HETTINGER FAIR 26 23 88 NW3 30.08R 6HR MIN TEMP: 25; 6HR MAX TEMP: 34; $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS WALHALLA CLOUDY 39 41 100 CALM 30.00R LANGDON CLOUDY 41 41 100 NE8 29.99R CAVALIER CLOUDY 41 41 100 N6 30.00R GRAFTON CLOUDY 43 43 100 N7 30.00R FOG CANDO CLOUDY 41 41 100 NW5 30.00R FOG FORT TOTTEN N/A 38 38 100 W2 29.95S ROLLA CLOUDY 41 41 100 E9 29.98R RUGBY NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COOPERSTOWN N/A 39 39 100 W9 30.01R VALLEY CITY FAIR 39 39 100 W12 30.02R OAKES FAIR 37 37 100 W8 30.04R GWINNER CLEAR 41 41 100 W10 30.03R SHEYENNE NWR N/A 35 35 100 W6 29.95S BUFFALO NOT AVBL WYNDMERE NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FLAG ISLAND CLOUDY 43 37 81 W6 29.99R WARROAD CLOUDY 41 37 87 CALM 30.00R ROSEAU CLOUDY 41 41 100 CALM 30.00R HALLOCK CLOUDY 39 39 100 NE3 29.99R THF RVR FALLS CLOUDY 41 39 93 CALM 30.00R 6HR MIN TEMP: 37; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; HALSTAD NOT AVBL FOSSTON FAIR 39 39 100 SW3 30.00R BAUDETTE CLOUDY 45 39 79 W3 29.98R 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 47; WASKISH CLOUDY 46 43 87 CALM 29.98R CROOKSTON CLOUDY 39 36 87 CALM 30.00R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI FAIR 39 39 100 CALM 29.98R 6HR MIN TEMP: 37; 6HR MAX TEMP: 45; PARK RAPIDS MOCLDY 43 40 89 S6 29.98R 6HR MIN TEMP: 42; 6HR MAX TEMP: 45; WADENA MOCLDY 43 41 93 CALM 30.00S DETROIT LAKES MOCLDY 43 43 100 SW6 29.99S MOORHEAD FAIR 41 37 87 SW5 30.01R FERGUS FALLS FAIR 43 43 100 SW7 30.01R ELBOW LAKE FAIR 44 42 95 S6 30.02S 6HR MIN TEMP: 41; 6HR MAX TEMP: 45; MORRIS MN FAIR 43 43 100 SW5 30.01R STAPLES DRIZZLE 45 43 93 CALM 30.01S WHEATON FAIR 45 41 87 W6 30.04R $$ ***** WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH LGT RAIN 45 42 89 SW3 30.00R 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 46; 6HR PCP: 0.02; INTRNTL FALLS CLOUDY 43 39 86 W5 29.97R 6HR MIN TEMP: 37; 6HR MAX TEMP: 44; ELY LGT RAIN 45 45 100 CALM 29.99R CLOQUET LGT RAIN 43 43 100 CALM 30.00S BRAINERD LGT RAIN 44 43 96 S5 30.02S FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 46; 6HR PCP: 0.25; HIBBING LGT RAIN 42 42 100 CALM 29.99R 6HR MIN TEMP: 42; 6HR MAX TEMP: 46; 6HR PCP: 0.09; ALEXANDRIA CLOUDY 43 42 97 SW6 30.03R 6HR MIN TEMP: 43; 6HR MAX TEMP: 44; 6HR PCP: 0.21; SAINT CLOUD LGT RAIN 46 43 87 NW6 30.02R 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 48; 6HR PCP: 0.08; MINNEAPOLIS LGT RAIN 48 45 89 N6 30.02R FOG 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; 6HR PCP: 0.05; $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SIOUX FALLS MOCLDY 45 40 82 N8 30.02R 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 45; 6HR PCP: 0.21; BROOKINGS MOCLDY 40 39 97 NW3 30.04R WATERTOWN FAIR 37 36 96 W7 30.02S 6HR MIN TEMP: 36; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; 6HR PCP: 0.06; HURON FAIR 36 35 96 W7 30.06R 6HR MIN TEMP: 36; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; 6HR PCP: 0.01; SISSETON N/A 43 38 82 W6 30.01R ABERDEEN FAIR 35 32 88 SW5 30.05R 6HR MIN TEMP: 30; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; MITCHELL NOT AVBL PIERRE FAIR 36 35 96 W9 30.09R 6HR MIN TEMP: 34; 6HR MAX TEMP: 41; MOBRIDGE FAIR 36 32 85 NW3 30.06R RAPID CITY FAIR 31 25 78 NW5 30.11R 6HR MIN TEMP: 30; 6HR MAX TEMP: 37; $$ ***** SOME WEATHER IN NEARBY STATES ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GLASGOW MT FAIR 33 26 75 W3 30.05S 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 43; GREAT FALLS MT FAIR 29 22 75 CALM 29.96F 6HR MIN TEMP: 27; 6HR MAX TEMP: 36; CHEYENNE WY FAIR 24 19 81 CALM 30.15R 6HR MIN TEMP: 24; 6HR MAX TEMP: 31; SCOTTSBLUFF NE FAIR 27 24 89 CALM 30.17R 6HR MIN TEMP: 27; 6HR MAX TEMP: 36; OMAHA NE CLOUDY 48 46 93 N15 29.96R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 60; 6HR PCP: 1.05; DES MOINES IA TSTM 60 57 89 S10 29.87F 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 63; 6HR PCP: 0.39; DAVENPORT IA FAIR 52 41 66 E8 29.97F 6HR MIN TEMP: 49; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; CHICAGO IL PTSUNNY 55 45 68 CALM 30.01R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; EAU CLAIRE WI FAIR 49 42 77 NE6 29.96F 6HR MIN TEMP: 43; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; LA CROSSE WI FAIR 53 46 77 NE5 29.94F 6HR MIN TEMP: 50; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; $$ ***** SOME NATIONAL WEATHER ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LA GUARDIA NY PTSUNNY 52 42 69 E5 30.29R