Plains, Montana

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Lat/Lon: 47.5° N 114.9° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Anja (South Indian Ocean)

	Current Conditions

RAWS PLAINS MT US, Plains, Montana (PWS)

Updated: 4:02 PM MST on November 14, 2009

38 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	32 °F
Humidity:	40%
Dew Point:	16 °F
Wind:	9 mph Variable
Wind Gust:	14.0 mph
Pressure:	in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 5500 ft Overcast 6500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	2399 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (MKS34)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	263° (West)
Ceiling:	6500 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Mullan Pass	18 °F	Overcast	3:12 PM PST
	Missoula	34 °F	Overcast	3:53 PM MST
	Kalispell	34 °F	Overcast	3:55 PM MST

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (K3TH)

40 °F

30 °F

Record (K3TH)

51 °F (2001)

16 °F (2000)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Malmstrom AFB	46°F
Wolf Point	44°F
Havre	43°F
Glasgow	42°F
Sidney-Richland	42°F

State Lows:
Bozeman	5°F
Wolf Point	8°F
Livingston	10°F
Butte	10°F
Lewistown	12°F

Astronomy

November 14, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:43 AM MST

5:04 PM MST

Civil Twilight

7:09 AM MST

5:37 PM MST

Nautical Twilight

6:32 AM MST

6:14 PM MST

Astronomical Twilight

5:56 AM MST

6:51 PM MST

Moon

5:31 AM MST

3:32 PM MST

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 27m

Length of Day

9h 20m

Tomorrow will be 2m 37s shorter.

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Plains, MT

38 °F

Overcast

at 4:02 PM MST

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
34° F \| 20° F	38° F \| 25° F	41° F \| 27° F	40° F \| 34° F	40° F \| 29° F
Snow Showers 20% chance of precipitation	Mostly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Snow 20% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for Lower Clark Fork Region

Updated: 2:10 PM MST on November 14, 2009

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Tonight

Mostly clear. Lows 16 to 23.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 30s to lower 40s.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Patchy light freezing drizzle after midnight. Lows in the 20s.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Thursday

Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and snow. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and snow. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Friday

Chance of valley rain showers with mountain snow showers likely. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Friday Night and Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Today:		Tonight:		Sunday:		Monday:		Monday:		Tuesday:
Lookout Pass	14°F	10%	31°F	20%	24°F	20%	35°F	10%	32°F	10%	41°F	10%
Thompson Falls	19°F	0%	38°F	10%	25°F	20%	42°F	10%	30°F	0%	40°F	0%

= Probability of Precipitation

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bengals vs. Steelers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F
Falcons vs. Panthers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Wildcats vs. Commodores	11:20 AM CST on November 14, 2009	Clear, 67 °F
Big Green vs. Bears	12:30 PM EST on November 14, 2009	Rain, 56 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago	1:00 AM GMT on November 15, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 59° F/ 15° C
Empoli vs. Salernitana	12:30 PM CET on November 15, 2009	Partly Cloudy, High 68° F/ 20° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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NonFedAWOS PLAINS , Plains, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

37 °F

19 °F

48%

North at 0 mph

30.13 in

0.00 in / hr

37 °F

2461 ft

3:55 PM MST

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RAWS PLAINS MT, Plains, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

38 °F

16 °F

40%

West at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

2399 ft

4:02 PM MST

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RAWS HOT SPRINGS MT, Hot Springs, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

35 °F

18 °F

49%

West at 13 mph

0.00 in / hr

26 °F

2959 ft

3:15 PM MST

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RAWS PARDEE MT, Superior, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26 °F

19 °F

75%

NNW at 4 mph

0.00 in / hr

21 °F

4569 ft

3:59 PM MST

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HADS CLARK FORK RIVER NEAR SAINT REGI MT, Saint Regis, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

35 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

35 °F

2600 ft

2:00 PM MST

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RAWS ST. REGIS MT, Saint Regis, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

35 °F

24 °F

65%

WSW at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

35 °F

2680 ft

4:02 PM MST

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NonFedAWOS THOMPSON FALLS , Thompson Falls, MT

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36 °F

18 °F

48%

SW at 7 mph

30.14 in

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

2466 ft

3:55 PM MST

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RAWS THOMPSON FALLS A/P MT, Thompson Falls, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

36 °F

18 °F

48%

SW at 8 mph

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

2459 ft

4:02 PM MST

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:15 PM MST on November 14, 2009 The following are storm total snow accumulations for Friday evening through early Saturday morning for western Montana and north central Idaho. Location elevation snowfall comments (feet) (inches) (time of observation) ... Lincoln County Montana... Hawkins Lake 6450 2.0 400 am Stahl Peak 6030 2.0 400 am Banfield Mountain 5600 4.0 400 am Poorman creek 5098 3.0 400 am Garver creek 4249 3.0 400 am ... Flathead County Montana... Hand creek 5036 2.0 400 am Emery creek 4350 3.0 400 am ... Lake County Montana... Bisson creek 4920 2.0 400 am Swan Lake 3270 3.0 800 am ... Mineral County Montana... Hoodoo Basin 6050 5.0 400 am ... Missoula County Montana... Stuart Mountain 7401 2.0 400 am North Fork jocko 6329 3.0 400 am Lolo Pass 5239 2.0 900 am ... Ravalli County Montana... Saddle Mountain 7900 2.0 400 am Twin Lakes 6401 4.0 400 am Twelvemile creek 5600 3.0 400 am ... Granite County Montana... Peterson Meadows 7200 3.0 400 am ... Clearwater County Idaho... Orofino 3 se 3000 2.0 400 PM Weippe 3000 1-2 400 PM cool creek 6279 6.0 900 am Hemlock Butte 5810 6.0 900 am Elk Butte 5420 4.0 900 am Shanghai Summit 4600 3.0 900 am ... Idaho County Idaho... Mountain Meadows 6299 4.0 900 am Savage Pass 6171 5.0 900 am Dixie 1 N 5740 2.5 830 am