Billings, Montana

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Local Time: 7:11 PM MDT on July 12, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 45.8° N 108.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Soudelor (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Special Weather Statement (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Zimmerman Trail, Billings, Montana (PWS)

Updated: 7:11 PM MDT on July 12, 2009

77.9 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	39%
Dew Point:	51 °F
Wind:	8.3 mph from the ESE
Wind Gust:	11.0 mph
Pressure:	29.97 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	79 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 7500 ft Scattered Clouds 10000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	3265 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KBIL)
Wind Speed:	16.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	108° (ESE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Billings	80 °F	Scattered Clouds	6:53 PM MDT
	Greybull	90 °F	Clear	6:53 PM MDT

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Min Temperature:

Normal (KBIL)

86 °F

58 °F

Record (KBIL)

107 °F (2002)

43 °F (1951)

Yesterday

92 °F

56 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 9

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Billings	93°F
Miles City	91°F
Bozeman	89°F
Missoula	88°F
Malmstrom AFB	87°F

State Lows:
Drummond	50°F
Butte	52°F
Cut Bank	52°F
Dillon	53°F
Great Falls	53°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:36 AM MDT

9:02 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

4:59 AM MDT

9:39 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:10 AM MDT

10:27 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:07 AM MDT

11:30 PM MDT

Moon

11:16 PM MDT (7/12)

10:59 AM MDT (7/12)

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 40m

Length of Day

15h 26m

Tomorrow will be 1m 35s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 73% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Billings, MT

77.9 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 7:11 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 59101

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
85° F \| 54° F	74° F \| 54° F	79° F \| 54° F	85° F \| 56° F	88° F \| 58° F
Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Cooler than today.

Nowcast as of 6:41 PM MDT on July 12, 2009

Now

At 639 PM MDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a line of thunderstorms 8 miles west of Rapelje...moving east at 35 mph. Areas affected include Rapelje by 655 PM MDT. This line will approach west Billings by 730 PM MDT. This line of storms will produce wind gusts to 45 mph and brief moderate rain as it moves through.

Forecast for Yellowstone

Updated: 3:22 PM MDT on July 12, 2009
	Tonight Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe early in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
	Tuesday Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
	Wednesday Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
	Thursday Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Friday Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Saturday Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Sunday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
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Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Monday:		Monday Night:		Tuesday:
Billings	63°F	40%	85°F	50%	56°F	50%	75°F	30%

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Rockies	1:10 PM MDT on July 12, 2009	Thunderstorm, 83 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	12:35 PM PDT on July 12, 2009	Clear, 88 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
CD Chivas USA vs. New England	5:00 PM BST on July 18, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	2:18 PM EDT on August 02, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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Heat Index

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Updated

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MesoWest Yellowstone River Bridge I-90 M, Billings, MT

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72 °F

59 °F

64%

ESE at 12 mph

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

3250 ft

6:15 PM MDT

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Downtown, Billings, Mt

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88.5 °F

44 °F

21%

NNW at 2.7 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

85 °F

3136 ft

5:38 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

RAWS MTRMA_PORT1 MT, Billings, MT

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83 °F

51 °F

33%

East at 8 mph

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

3000 ft

6:33 PM MDT

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RAWS SODA SPRINGS MT, Billings, MT

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70 °F

58 °F

65%

ESE at 16 mph

0.06 in / hr

4020 ft

6:21 PM MDT

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Zimmerman Trail, Billings, MT

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77.9 °F

51 °F

39%

ESE at 8.3 mph

29.97 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

3265 ft

7:11 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

Lockwood, Billings, MT

Billings, Montana (Lockwood) Current Weather Conditions, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.5 °F

59 °F

61%

West at 0.0 mph

29.94 in

0.04 in / hr

77 °F

3202 ft

7:09 PM MDT

Normal

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BFM, Billings, MT

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81.5 °F

56 °F

42%

NNE at 9.0 mph

30.08 in

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

0 ft

7:11 PM MDT

Normal

NonFedAWOS LAURELMUNICIPAL , Laurel, MT

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82 °F

54 °F

37%

NE at 16 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

3517 ft

6:35 PM MDT

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MesoWest Arrow Creek Hill I-90 MP 468.6 , Huntley, MT

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86 °F

53 °F

32%

East at 15 mph

0.00 in / hr

84 °F

3701 ft

5:30 PM MDT

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MesoWest SOUTHERN AG. RESEARCH CENTER , Huntley, MT

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77 °F

62 °F

59%

ESE at 4 mph

30.18 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

3000 ft

6:50 PM MDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 7:07 PM MDT on July 12, 2009 ... Significant weather advisory for northeastern Stillwater... southeastern Golden Valley... western Yellowstone and southern Musselshell counties until 800 PM MDT... At 704 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorm 23 miles south of Ryegate... or 26 miles north of Columbus... moving east at 35 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and brief heavy rain are expected with this storm. It appears at this time that the strongest part of the storm will stay north of Billings... but wind gusts of 45 mph are still possible on the west and north sides of town by 745 PM MDT. This storm will be near... Molt around 715 PM MDT. Broadview around 725 PM MDT. Comanche around 730 PM MDT. Acton around 735 PM MDT. Lat... Lon 4631 10842 4579 10831 4580 10919 4618 10925 time... Mot... loc 0105z 255deg 31kt 4599 10908 622 PM MDT sun Jul 12 2009 ... Significant weather advisory for northern Big Horn and central Yellowstone counties until 715 PM MDT... At 621 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Worden to 18 miles southeast of Lockwood... moving east at 25 mph. Hail up to the size of pennies and wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected with these storms... along with heavy rain and frequent dangerous lightning. These storms will be near... Ballantine around 630 PM MDT. Corinth around 650 PM MDT. Hardin around 715 PM MDT. This includes Interstate 94 between mile markers 10 and 9... and Interstate 90 between mile markers 462 and 510. If threatening weather approaches your area... take shelter in a sturdy building. Lat... Lon 4601 10747 4555 10745 4553 10829 4599 10832 time... Mot... loc 0022z 268deg 22kt 4594 10821 4562 10817