####018016199#### FPUS85 KTFX 091230 OPUTFX MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 630 AM MDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ... 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 36 36 33 36 Broadus BLM 3175 M M M M Broadview E 4018 M M M M Bredette 4SE 2643 M M M M M 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 36 38 45 37 38 Cooke City NR 8700 32 33 33 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 31 33 32 32 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 35 35 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 37 39 40 39 39 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 M M M M M 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 41 41 41 40 40 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 M M M M M 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 M M M M M 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 19 18 9 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 24 34 26 25 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 40 35 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 30 30 30 11 9 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 M M M M M 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 20 28 23 M 9 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 M M M M M 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 ####018010455#### FPUS83 KFGF 091231 OPUFGF PRAIRIE TO PINES WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 700 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2026 **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 FAIR 33 23 66 NW14 29.62R WCI 23 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 36; GRND FORKS AFB CLEAR 34 24 68 N14 29.60R WCI 24 GRND FORKS NWS N/A 32 27 81 N5 29.58R BUXTON NOT AVBL DEVILS LAKE FAIR 30 24 78 W15 29.64R WCI 19 6HR MIN TEMP: 30; 6HR MAX TEMP: 33; FARGO MOCLDY 33 31 92 N6 29.63R 6HR MIN TEMP: 33; 6HR MAX TEMP: 46; WAHPETON ARPT CLOUDY 32 32 100 W5 29.66R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JAMESTOWN FAIR 32 25 75 NW14 29.65R WCI 22 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 42; BISMARCK FAIR 32 24 72 NW12 29.71R WCI 23 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 38; MINOT CLOUDY 28 20 71 W18 29.69R WCI 15 6HR MIN TEMP: 28; 6HR MAX TEMP: 33; MINOT AFB MOCLDY 28 21 74 NW17G23 29.66R WCI 16 6HR MIN TEMP: 28; 6HR MAX TEMP: 34; GARRISON N/A 29 23 78 NW21 29.68R WCI 16 6HR MIN TEMP: 29; 6HR MAX TEMP: 33; WILLISTON NOT AVBL DICKINSON FAIR 24 22 91 W12 29.69R WCI 13 6HR MIN TEMP: 24; 6HR MAX TEMP: 33; HETTINGER MOCLDY 25 22 88 NW8 29.71S WCI 16 6HR MIN TEMP: 23; 6HR MAX TEMP: 35; $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS WALHALLA CLOUDY 21 21 100 N18G25 29.67R WCI 6 LANGDON CLOUDY 28 28 100 NW14 29.61R WCI 17 CAVALIER CLOUDY 23 23 100 N20G26 29.64R WCI 8 GRAFTON MOCLDY 27 27 100 N20G32 29.65R WCI 13 CANDO FAIR 25 25 100 W9 29.66R WCI 15 FORT TOTTEN N/A 31 24 74 NW7 29.95S WCI 24 ROLLA MOCLDY 27 19 74 N28 29.63R WCI 11 RUGBY FAIR 28 23 80 W14 29.66R WCI 17 ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COOPERSTOWN N/A 32 27 80 NW15 29.64S WCI 22 VALLEY CITY MIX PCPN 32 30 93 NW17 29.67R WCI 21 OAKES CLOUDY 30 27 86 NW6 29.69R WCI 24 GWINNER CLOUDY 32 32 100 NW10 29.69R WCI 24 SHEYENNE NWR N/A 34 31 88 W7 29.95S BUFFALO NOT AVBL WYNDMERE NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FLAG ISLAND NOT AVBL WARROAD MOCLDY 25 21 86 NW18 29.58R WCI 11 ROSEAU CLOUDY 26 24 92 NW14 29.59R WCI 15 6HR MIN TEMP: 28; 6HR MAX TEMP: 35; HALLOCK CLOUDY 25 25 100 N20 29.63R WCI 11 THF RVR FALLS FAIR 30 29 96 SW10 29.61R WCI 21 6HR MIN TEMP: 29; 6HR MAX TEMP: 33; HALSTAD NOT AVBL FOSSTON FAIR 30 30 100 W8 29.61R WCI 23 BAUDETTE CLOUDY 33 29 85 NW17G30 29.52R WCI 22 6HR MIN TEMP: 33; 6HR MAX TEMP: 40; 6HR PCP: TRACE; WASKISH NOT AVBL CROOKSTON FAIR 34 27 75 NW12G18 29.63R $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI FAIR 31 27 85 NW15 29.58R WCI 21 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; PARK RAPIDS CLOUDY 35 30 82 NW18G25 29.57R WCI 24 6HR MIN TEMP: 35; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; WADENA FAIR 34 28 80 NW13 29.59R WCI 25 DETROIT LAKES CLOUDY 32 32 100 NW15 29.59R WCI 22 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; MOORHEAD MOCLDY 34 30 86 NW9 29.67R FERGUS FALLS CLOUDY 34 34 100 NW13 29.65R WCI 25 ELBOW LAKE CLOUDY 35 34 93 N13G18 29.63R 6HR MIN TEMP: 36; 6HR MAX TEMP: 51; MORRIS MN CLOUDY 37 37 100 NW20G31 29.61R STAPLES N/A 41 36 81 NW9 29.58R WHEATON FAIR 36 32 87 NW14 29.69R $$ ***** WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH FAIR 43 36 76 NW15G29 29.42R 6HR MIN TEMP: 43; 6HR MAX TEMP: 48; 6HR PCP: 0.04; INTRNTL FALLS CLOUDY 33 31 92 W8G18 29.46R 6HR MIN TEMP: 33; 6HR MAX TEMP: 42; 6HR PCP: TRACE; ELY CLOUDY 37 28 70 W13G25 29.44R CLOQUET FAIR 43 34 70 W15 29.47R BRAINERD MOCLDY 42 34 73 NW14G25 29.56R 6HR MIN TEMP: 41; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; 6HR PCP: TRACE; HIBBING CLOUDY 39 34 82 NW14G23 29.45R 6HR MIN TEMP: 39; 6HR MAX TEMP: 50; ALEXANDRIA FAIR 37 34 89 NW14 29.59R 6HR MIN TEMP: 37; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; SAINT CLOUD FAIR 44 35 70 NW8 29.53R 6HR MIN TEMP: 40; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; MINNEAPOLIS MOCLDY 47 37 68 SW3 29.54R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 58; $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SIOUX FALLS FAIR 40 30 67 N7 29.58R 6HR MIN TEMP: 39; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; BROOKINGS FAIR 38 32 79 NW8 29.61R WATERTOWN FAIR 36 32 85 N18 29.63R 6HR MIN TEMP: 35; 6HR MAX TEMP: 51; HURON FAIR 38 33 82 N17 29.65R 6HR MIN TEMP: 38; 6HR MAX TEMP: 52; SISSETON N/A 34 30 85 NW13 29.64R WCI 25 ABERDEEN FAIR 32 29 88 N10 29.69R WCI 24 6HR MIN TEMP: 32; 6HR MAX TEMP: 53; MITCHELL FAIR 39 30 70 N10 29.62R PIERRE FAIR 33 30 88 N13 29.71R WCI 24 6HR MIN TEMP: 34; 6HR MAX TEMP: 54; MOBRIDGE FAIR 29 27 92 N5 29.67R WCI 24 RAPID CITY CLOUDY 35 30 82 N13 29.72R 6HR MIN TEMP: 35; 6HR MAX TEMP: 51; $$ ***** SOME WEATHER IN NEARBY STATES ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GLASGOW MT CLOUDY 27 24 89 W7 29.75R WCI 19 6HR MIN TEMP: 27; 6HR MAX TEMP: 28; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GREAT FALLS MT LGT SNOW 23 21 92 S5 29.65R FOG WCI 17 6HR MIN TEMP: 22; 6HR MAX TEMP: 24; 6HR PCP: 0.11; CHEYENNE WY FAIR 41 24 51 W12 29.83S 6HR MIN TEMP: 40; 6HR MAX TEMP: 47; SCOTTSBLUFF NE LGT RAIN 52 30 43 NW18G30 29.70R 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; 6HR PCP: TRACE; OMAHA NE FAIR 47 36 65 S6 29.60R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 58; DES MOINES IA FAIR 52 36 54 SW12 29.62R 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; DAVENPORT IA FAIR 48 34 58 S8 29.68S 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; CHICAGO IL FAIR 50 33 52 SW14G24 29.72S 6HR MIN TEMP: 49; 6HR MAX TEMP: 51; EAU CLAIRE WI FAIR 46 36 68 S7 29.51R 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 54; LA CROSSE WI FAIR 49 37 63 S10 29.56R 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; $$ ***** SOME NATIONAL WEAT