####018016200#### FPUS85 KTFX 121230 OPUTFX MONTANA SOIL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 630 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025 ... 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 57 58 56 52 Broadus BLM 3175 M M M M Broadview E 4018 M M M M Bredette 4SE 2643 62 63 61 62 59 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 55 57 59 52 49 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 60 64 63 56 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 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 52 53 54 51 48 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 59 61 62 61 58 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 54 55 56 53 47 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 51 52 52 51 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 12 12 11 6 12 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 12 36 13 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 7 20 26 21 17 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 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 22 28 30 20 14 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 10 7 9 9 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 24 31 41 48 8 Toston SW MDA 4076 M M M M Twin Bridges 4783 M M M M Utica 11SW 5070 12 20 13 17 15 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 121231 OPUFGF PRAIRIE TO PINES WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 700 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2025 **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 MOCLDY 69 40 34 S18 29.64F 6HR MIN TEMP: 67; 6HR MAX TEMP: 78; GRND FORKS AFB FAIR 72 38 28 S23 29.61S GRND FORKS NWS N/A 68 45 43 S12 29.61S BUXTON NOT AVBL DEVILS LAKE FAIR 68 43 40 S12 29.60S 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; FARGO FAIR 70 39 32 S26G39 29.72S 6HR MIN TEMP: 69; 6HR MAX TEMP: 76; WAHPETON ARPT FAIR 66 37 34 S18G26 29.77F $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JAMESTOWN FAIR 63 39 41 S21G32 29.65S 6HR MIN TEMP: 63; 6HR MAX TEMP: 74; BISMARCK FAIR 60 41 49 VRB3 29.61S 6HR MIN TEMP: 57; 6HR MAX TEMP: 88; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MINOT FAIR 62 50 64 SW13 29.56R 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; 6HR PCP: TRACE; MINOT AFB MOCLDY 59 50 72 SW8 29.53R 6HR MIN TEMP: 54; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; 6HR PCP: TRACE; GARRISON N/A 58 47 66 W3 29.59R 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 77; WILLISTON NOT AVBL DICKINSON FAIR 57 47 69 SW5 29.61F 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 68; HETTINGER FAIR 49 45 86 CALM 29.66S 6HR MIN TEMP: 45; 6HR MAX TEMP: 70; $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS WALHALLA FAIR 70 46 43 S10 29.57S LANGDON FAIR 66 43 42 S12 29.59S CAVALIER FAIR 70 45 40 S15 29.58S GRAFTON FAIR 66 41 39 S10G20 29.60F CANDO N/A N/A N/A N/A MISG N/A FORT TOTTEN N/A 67 42 39 S9 29.95S ROLLA FAIR 63 46 55 S6 29.58S RUGBY FAIR 63 50 63 CALM 29.56R ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** OTHER OBSERVATIONS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COOPERSTOWN FAIR 68 41 37 S16G24 29.66S VALLEY CITY FAIR 68 41 37 S23G37 29.67F OAKES FAIR 68 41 37 S26G32 29.71F GWINNER CLEAR 72 41 33 S23G30 29.73S SHEYENNE NWR N/A 66 41 40 S16 29.95S BUFFALO NOT AVBL WYNDMERE NOT AVBL ***** THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE NON NWS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED AND MAY MIS-REPORT RAIN FOR SNOW... $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FLAG ISLAND FAIR 54 45 71 S13 29.67F WARROAD FAIR 73 28 19 S14G28 29.67R HAZE ROSEAU FAIR 72 34 25 S23G29 29.65S HALLOCK FAIR 72 27 18 S20G29 29.61F THF RVR FALLS FAIR 71 40 32 S24 29.72R 6HR MIN TEMP: 71; 6HR MAX TEMP: 76; HALSTAD NOT AVBL FOSSTON FAIR 72 36 26 S29G35 29.74F BAUDETTE FAIR 73 43 33 S17G32 29.71F 6HR MIN TEMP: 72; 6HR MAX TEMP: 76; WASKISH FAIR 73 39 29 S12G22 29.77F CROOKSTON FAIR 70 39 32 S24G30 N/A $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI FAIR 69 38 32 S15G28 29.81F 6HR MIN TEMP: 67; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; PARK RAPIDS FAIR 65 38 36 S17 29.85F 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; WADENA FAIR 64 37 36 S17 29.87S DETROIT LAKES FAIR 70 39 32 S16 29.80F MOORHEAD FAIR 66 37 34 S20G26 29.76R FERGUS FALLS FAIR 68 37 32 S20G25 29.83F ELBOW LAKE FAIR 66 36 32 S20 29.86S 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 74; MORRIS MN FAIR 63 39 42 SE15G21 29.86S STAPLES FAIR 66 37 34 S12 29.90F WHEATON NOT AVBL $$ ***** WEATHER ELSEWHERE ACROSS MINNESOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH FAIR 66 35 31 SW17G25 29.98S 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; INTRNTL FALLS FAIR 71 39 31 VRB7G20 29.80R 6HR MIN TEMP: 70; 6HR MAX TEMP: 75; ELY FAIR 68 32 26 S8G17 29.95S CLOQUET FAIR 64 30 27 S12 29.97S BRAINERD FAIR 63 38 39 S13G20 29.93F 6HR MIN TEMP: 62; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; HIBBING FAIR 61 38 42 VRB7 29.93F 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 70; ALEXANDRIA FAIR 66 38 35 S17G25 29.91S 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; SAINT CLOUD FAIR 61 37 41 SE8 29.96F 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; MINNEAPOLIS FAIR 60 38 43 SE6 30.01S 6HR MIN TEMP: 58; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; $$ ***** WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SIOUX FALLS FAIR 61 39 44 S10 29.93S 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 70; BROOKINGS FAIR 58 39 49 S14 29.91F WATERTOWN FAIR 59 40 49 S13 29.86F 6HR MIN TEMP: 58; 6HR MAX TEMP: 71; HURON FAIR 59 41 51 S16G26 29.81F 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; SISSETON N/A 67 39 35 S21 29.79F ABERDEEN FAIR 64 40 41 S21G35 29.73S 6HR MIN TEMP: 63; 6HR MAX TEMP: 73; MITCHELL FAIR 57 41 55 S14 29.86S PIERRE FAIR 61 41 47 S10 29.70S 6HR MIN TEMP: 59; 6HR MAX TEMP: 71; MOBRIDGE FAIR 62 41 46 S16 29.62F RAPID CITY FAIR 57 40 52 E6 29.71F 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; $$ ***** SOME WEATHER IN NEARBY STATES ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GLASGOW MT FAIR 51 41 68 E5 29.54S 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; GREAT FALLS MT FAIR 48 46 93 NW7 29.53S 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; 6HR PCP: TRACE; CHEYENNE WY FAIR 50 37 61 W6 29.96S 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 69; SCOTTSBLUFF NE FAIR 53 42 66 E7 29.83F 6HR MIN TEMP: 53; 6HR MAX TEMP: 70; OMAHA NE FAIR 57 43 59 SE6 29.99S 6HR MIN TEMP: 55; 6HR MAX TEMP: 66; DES MOINES IA FAIR 54 41 61 E7 30.03S 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; DAVENPORT IA FAIR 56 45 66 E8 30.09R 6HR MIN TEMP: 52; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; CHICAGO IL PTSUNNY 56 46 69 NE3 30.10S 6HR MIN TEMP: 48; 6HR MAX TEMP: 56; EAU CLAIRE WI FAIR 52 44 74 CALM 30.05S 6HR MIN TEMP: 45; 6HR MAX TEMP: 64; LA CROSSE WI FAIR 55 45 68 S3 30.07S 6HR MIN TEMP: 51; 6HR MAX TEMP: 58; $$ ***** SOME NATIONAL WEATHER ***** CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LA GUARDIA NY FAIR 61 41 47 NE8 30.36S