Lewistown, Montana 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Lewistown MT
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Lewistown MT
Issued by: National Weather Service Great Falls, MT |
Updated: 8:51 am MDT Jul 17, 2025 |
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Today
 Sunny
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Tonight
 Partly Cloudy
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Friday
 Mostly Sunny
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Friday Night
 Partly Cloudy
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Saturday
 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers
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Saturday Night
 Slight Chance T-storms then Partly Cloudy
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Sunday
 Mostly Sunny
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Sunday Night
 Slight Chance T-storms then Slight Chance Showers
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Monday
 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers
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Hi 79 °F |
Lo 49 °F |
Hi 79 °F |
Lo 54 °F |
Hi 88 °F |
Lo 53 °F |
Hi 83 °F |
Lo 52 °F |
Hi 79 °F |
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Today
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Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. |
Tonight
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. |
Friday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. |
Friday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 6 to 9 mph. |
Saturday
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A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. |
Saturday Night
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%. |
Sunday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. |
Sunday Night
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. |
Monday
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A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. |
Monday Night
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. |
Tuesday
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A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. |
Tuesday Night
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. |
Wednesday
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A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Lewistown MT.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
253
FXUS65 KTFX 171439
AFDTFX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
839 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Slight chance for fog this morning mainly across the North
Central Montana Plains.
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms across North Central MT
this afternoon and evening, with hail and strong winds being the
primary threats.
- Low end chances for showers and thunderstorms this weekend.
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.UPDATE...
On-going forecast remains on track, with the only update being to
re-run diurnal trends. Morning fog and low stratus across the
plains of Central and North Central Montana will gradually
diminish/dissipate through 10 AM MDT, with focus and concerns then
shifting to isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms this
afternoon and early evening. Hi-Res models continue to support the
development of thunderstorms across Southwest Alberta and near
the Glacier National Park region between noon and 2 PM MDT, with
this activity moving to the southeast and across portions of the
North Central Montana plains through the remainder of the
afternoon and early evening hours tonight. Thunderstorms will be
capable of producing large hail and damaging winds northeast of a
East Glacier, to Conrad, to Fort Benton, to Fergus line; with
large hail probabilities being the highest in the Havre, Chinook,
Harlem, Fort Belknap, and Hays communities between 3-9 PM MDT. -
Moldan
&&
.DISCUSSION...
/Issued 444 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025/
- Meteorological Overview:
Low level moisture lingering from the recent system and weak
subsidence in place this morning will allow for the slight chance
for fog development mainly across the North-Central MT plains.
Fog that does develop is expected to clear out by late morning.
Instability and moisture builds in for the afternoon. A small
shortwave aloft moving through late afternoon and evening will
allow for the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms
across the Hi-line and portions of North-Central MT. Increasing
deep layer shear should allow for isolated severe storms, with
hail and strong winds as the main hazards. For Friday, another
shortwave moves through, which will allow for isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms across Southwest MT along and
south of I-90. Deep inverted V`s will help bring an isolated
strong wind threat with storms.
Zonal flow aloft continues through the weekend, which will keep
low end precipitation chances mainly in Central MT. Saturday`s
best chances look for strong to severe thunderstorms look to stay
off into Eastern MT, but any westward shifts in precipitation can
increase thunderstorm chances for Central MT. Temperatures
continue to gradually warm back close to normal through the rest
of the weekend. Ensembles hint at a troughing pattern for next
week, which will keep precipitation chances in the forecast, but
disagreements on the evolution of this troughing pattern makes
any details about precipitation unclear at this time.
- Forecast Confidence & Scenarios:
For fog this morning, hi-resoltution models show a 20-30% chance for
fog development across North-Central MT. Soundings show the best
support for fog development along the Rocky Mountain Front. Winds
will be a limiting factor for fog development, as other area may
see a lower cloud deck instead of fog.
For thunderstorms this afternoon, hi-resoultion models still support
for the potential for strong to severe storms along North-Central
MT. Although CAPE is relatively modest (less than 1,000 j/kg), an
increase in moisture (PWATS ~0.8") and deep layer shear (~50kts
of 0-6km) in similar timing with the shortwave moving through,
supports an environment for at least a few storms to produce hail
of 1" or greater, and/or 58mph or greater wind gusts. Best window
for thunderstorm development looks to be late afternoon and early
evening with the current shortwave timing. The best corridor for
strong to severe storms will be along and north of the Highway 2
corridor. However, showers and thunderstorms can develop as early
as early afternoon.
Thunderstorms Friday look be be mainly confined along and south
of the I-90 corridor. Deep inverted V sounding profiles and 1,000
j/kg of DCAPE do support the potential for a few stronger wind
gusts with storms. Precipitation chances for the weekend overall
is low/isolated across the region. -Wilson
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.AVIATION...
17/12Z TAF Period
The initial concern this TAF period will be for patchy fog
across portions of the plains this morning. Any fog that forms
looks to diminish by mid-morning. Attention then turns to the Hi-
Line and vicinity in the afternoon and early evening, where
thunderstorms capable of hail, lightning, and gusty and erratic
winds will develop. -AM
Refer to weather.gov/zlc for more detailed regional aviation
weather and hazard information.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF 81 53 82 55 / 10 10 0 0
CTB 73 47 77 52 / 40 30 0 0
HLN 88 53 88 55 / 0 0 0 0
BZN 89 49 90 52 / 0 0 10 10
WYS 81 41 81 43 / 0 10 30 20
DLN 86 47 87 50 / 0 0 10 0
HVR 81 52 79 55 / 40 50 0 10
LWT 78 49 78 53 / 10 10 10 10
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.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
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