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Montana weather for October 12, 2026

The day's Local Storm Reports for Montana on October 12, 2026 break down this way: 73 reports of snow, with the largest total 24.0 inches at 5 SW Stanford; 70 reports of rainfall, topping 1.70 inches at 22 SW Limestone.

Previous day: Oct 11Next day: Oct 13

5 SW Stanford (snow): 24.00″5 SW Stanford (snow) 24.00″2 SE Montana City (snow): 17.70″2 SSW Garneill (snow): 17.00″5 SW Great Falls (snow): 16.00″1 SE Montana City (snow): 14.00″7 SSE Ulm (snow): 13.80″Whitehall (snow): 12.00″17 WSW Bynum (snow): 12.00″Pony (snow): 12.00″4 SSE Bynum (snow): 11.20″9 NW Philipsburg (snow): 11.00″5 NE Hilger (snow): 9.00″2 SSE Bozeman (snow): 9.00″Church Hill (snow): 9.00″13 SW Heart Butte (snow): 9.00″5 NW Bearmouth (snow): 9.00″8 S Janney (snow): 9.00″Dillon (snow): 8.80″1 NW Amsterdam (snow): 8.50″2 SSE Bozeman (snow): 8.40″4 NNE The Knees (snow): 8.40″4 ESE Fort Shaw (snow): 8.20″6 SW West Valley (snow): 8.00″12 NE Bozeman (snow): 8.00″17 N Shoup (snow): 8.00″3 W Montana City (snow): 8.00″2 NE Cascade (snow): 8.00″3 SW Pinnacle (snow): 8.00″5 ENE Blacktail - Railr (snow): 8.00″2 WNW Anaconda (snow): 8.00″12 NE Wilsall (snow): 8.00″8 SE Silver Star (snow): 7.50″4 SSE Whitlash (snow): 7.40″10 N Helena (snow): 7.40″3 ENE Dutton (snow): 7.10″6 N Bozeman (snow): 7.00″2 SE Butte (snow): 7.00″4 NE Garnet (snow): 7.00″Drummond (snow): 6.80″Dillon (snow): 6.30″5 SW Porters Corner (snow): 6.00″13 E Whitlash (snow): 6.00″22 E Roy (snow): 6.00″3 NNW Cooke City (snow): 6.00″7 N Sourdough (snow): 5.20″7 ESE Harlowton (snow): 5.00″6 SW Skalkaho Pass (snow): 5.00″Skalkaho Pass (snow): 5.00″7 SSW Ryegate (snow): 4.20″6 SE Finley Point (snow): 4.00″3 SW Greycliff (snow): 3.20″2 SW Marion (snow): 3.00″15 ESE Chico (snow): 3.00″9 NE Hedgesville (snow): 3.00″3 SSW Luther (snow): 3.00″5 W Red Lodge (snow): 3.00″1 NNE Reed Point (snow): 3.00″8 WNW Absarokee (snow): 2.80″7 N Lavina (snow): 2.60″5 SW Porters Corner (snow): 2.00″1 SE Marion (snow): 2.00″9 NE Bigfork (snow): 2.00″1 SW Blacktail - Railro (snow): 2.00″11 NNE Roundup (snow): 1.90″2 ENE Grantsdale (snow): 1.80″6 ENE Broadview (snow): 1.80″4 ENE Springdale (snow): 1.80″22 SW Limestone (rain): 1.70″2 S Fort Smith (rain): 1.70″21 NW Cooke City (rain): 1.60″2 S Kila (snow): 1.60″13 ENE Wilsall (rain): 1.50″1 W Livingston (snow): 1.50″3 WNW West Valley (snow): 1.50″Wilsall (rain): 1.43″2 SW Molt (snow): 1.40″7 ESE Livingston (rain): 1.33″12 NE Wilsall (rain): 1.30″18 ENE Warren (rain): 1.23″4 ESE Reed Point (rain): 1.21″2 N Cooke City (rain): 1.20″6 E Melstone (rain): 1.18″4 S Billings (rain): 1.18″1 SE Klein (rain): 1.15″18 S Fort Smith (rain): 1.05″9 NE Hedgesville (rain): 1.05″10 WSW Limestone (rain): 1.00″6 W Cooke City (rain): 0.99″8 ESE Columbus (rain): 0.99″6 WSW Park City (rain): 0.98″4 ENE Huntley (rain): 0.98″1 WSW Livingston (rain): 0.94″5 W Cooke City (rain): 0.90″3 ESE Billings (rain): 0.90″1 NW Roundup (rain): 0.90″10 ENE Melville (rain): 0.89″2 NW Joliet (rain): 0.88″22 SW Fort Smith (rain): 0.85″2 W Billings (rain): 0.82″Park City (rain): 0.81″3 NNW Limestone (rain): 0.80″2 SSE Crow Agency (rain): 0.80″7 E Columbus (rain): 0.79″Cut Bank (rain): 0.78″3 NE Ismay (rain): 0.78″15 NNW Pompeys Pillar (rain): 0.78″7 E Reed Point (rain): 0.77″1 NW Billings (rain): 0.77″17 SSE Delphia (rain): 0.77″Big Timber (rain): 0.75″3 NNE Roundup (rain): 0.75″2 NNW Forsyth (rain): 0.74″6 S Lockwood (rain): 0.71″19 NW Stacey (rain): 0.71″2 WNW Billings (rain): 0.71″3 SSW Luther (rain): 0.70″3 NNW Cooke City (rain): 0.70″15 ESE Chico (rain): 0.70″3 NW Cooney Reservoir (snow): 0.70″3 NNE Billings (rain): 0.69″Roundup (rain): 0.69″6 W Billings (rain): 0.67″6 ENE Roundup (rain): 0.67″1 SSW Big Timber (rain): 0.66″3 WNW Miles City (rain): 0.65″7 WSW Roundup (rain): 0.65″3 NE Fromberg (rain): 0.62″13 SW Washoe (rain): 0.61″5 N Pine Creek (rain): 0.60″3 SSW Billings (rain): 0.60″3 SSE Limestone (rain): 0.60″13 NE Ingomar (rain): 0.60″2 WNW Lockwood (rain): 0.58″3 NW Miles City (rain): 0.57″9 NNW Lavina (rain): 0.56″Springdale (rain): 0.56″9 WNW Pine Creek (rain): 0.54″6 ENE Livingston (rain): 0.53″1 ENE Fromberg (rain): 0.53″9 NNE Roundup (rain): 0.52″5 W Red Lodge (rain): 0.50″4 SE Knowlton (rain): 0.50″3 SW East Bridger (snow): 0.30″IDNDSDWY
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Circles show spotter reports for Montana on October 12, 2026, each sized by amount. County lines mark the area, and the largest values are labeled. 143 reports are plotted.

Snowfall reports for the day

Snowfall reports for the day: Montana, October 12, 2026, 73 reports
AmountPlaceCountyReported byTime
24.0 inchesEstimated5 SW StanfordJudith BasinTrained Spotter
17.7 inches2 SE Montana CityJeffersonTrained Spotter
17.0 inches2 SSW GarneillJudith BasinMesonet
16.0 inches5 SW Great FallsCascadeOfficial NWS Obs
14.0 inches1 SE Montana CityJeffersonTrained Spotter
13.8 inches7 SSE UlmCascadeTrained Spotter
12.0 inchesEstimatedWhitehallJeffersonPublic
12.0 inches17 WSW BynumTetonTrained Spotter
12.0 inchesPonyMadisonPublic
11.2 inches4 SSE BynumTetonCO-OP Observer
11.0 inches9 NW PhilipsburgGraniteMesonet
9.0 inches5 NE HilgerFergusTrained Spotter
9.0 inches2 SSE BozemanGallatinCocorahs
9.0 inchesChurch HillGallatinTrained Spotter
9.0 inchesEstimated13 SW Heart ButtePonderaMesonet
9.0 inches5 NW BearmouthGraniteMesonet
9.0 inches8 S JanneySilver BowMesonet
8.8 inchesDillonBeaverheadPublic
8.5 inches1 NW AmsterdamGallatinTrained Spotter
8.4 inches2 SSE BozemanGallatinCocorahs
8.4 inches4 NNE The KneesChouteauCO-OP Observer
8.2 inches4 ESE Fort ShawCascadeCO-OP Observer
8.0 inches6 SW West ValleyDeer LodgeMesonet
8.0 inches12 NE BozemanGallatinPublic
8.0 inches17 N ShoupRavalliTrained Spotter
8.0 inches3 W Montana CityJeffersonCocorahs
8.0 inches2 NE CascadeCascadeCocorahs
8.0 inches3 SW PinnacleFlatheadMesonet
8.0 inches5 ENE Blacktail - RailrFlatheadMesonet
8.0 inches2 WNW AnacondaDeer LodgeCO-OP Observer
8.0 inches12 NE WilsallParkOther Federal
7.5 inches8 SE Silver StarMadisonPublic
7.4 inches4 SSE WhitlashLibertyCocorahs
7.4 inches10 N HelenaLewis and ClarkCocorahs
7.1 inches3 ENE DuttonTetonCocorahs
7.0 inches6 N BozemanGallatinTrained Spotter
7.0 inches2 SE ButteSilver BowPublic
7.0 inches4 NE GarnetPowellMesonet
6.8 inchesDrummondGraniteCO-OP Observer
6.3 inchesDillonBeaverheadTrained Spotter
6.0 inches5 SW Porters CornerGraniteCocorahs
6.0 inches13 E WhitlashLibertyCocorahs
6.0 inches22 E RoyFergusCO-OP Observer
6.0 inches3 NNW Cooke CityParkOther Federal
5.2 inches7 N SourdoughSweet GrassMesonet
5.0 inches7 ESE HarlowtonWheatlandMesonet
5.0 inchesEstimated6 SW Skalkaho PassRavalliPublic
5.0 inchesSkalkaho PassGraniteMesonet
4.2 inches7 SSW RyegateGolden ValleyMesonet
4.0 inches6 SE Finley PointLakeMesonet
3.2 inches3 SW GreycliffSweet GrassMesonet
3.0 inches2 SW MarionFlatheadPublic
3.0 inches15 ESE ChicoParkMesonet
3.0 inches9 NE HedgesvilleGolden ValleyMesonet
3.0 inches3 SSW LutherCarbonOther Federal
3.0 inches5 W Red LodgeCarbonOther Federal
3.0 inches1 NNE Reed PointStillwaterPublic
2.8 inches8 WNW AbsarokeeStillwaterMesonet
2.6 inches7 N LavinaGolden ValleyMesonet
2.0 inches5 SW Porters CornerGraniteCocorahs
2.0 inches1 SE MarionFlatheadCocorahs
2.0 inches9 NE BigforkFlatheadMesonet
2.0 inchesEstimated1 SW Blacktail - RailroFlatheadMesonet
1.9 inches11 NNE RoundupMusselshellMesonet
1.8 inches2 ENE GrantsdaleRavalliCocorahs
1.8 inches6 ENE BroadviewYellowstoneMesonet
1.8 inches4 ENE SpringdaleSweet GrassMesonet
1.6 inches2 S KilaFlatheadCocorahs
1.5 inchesEstimated1 W LivingstonParkPublic
1.5 inches3 WNW West ValleyDeer LodgeCocorahs
1.4 inches2 SW MoltStillwaterMesonet
0.7 inches3 NW Cooney ReservoirStillwaterMesonet
0.3 inchesEstimated3 SW East BridgerCarbonTrained Spotter

Rainfall reports for the day

Rainfall reports for the day: Montana, October 12, 2026, 70 reports
AmountPlaceCountyReported byTime
1.70 inches22 SW LimestoneParkMesonet
1.70 inches2 S Fort SmithBig HornCocorahs
1.60 inches21 NW Cooke CityParkMesonet
1.50 inches13 ENE WilsallParkMesonet
1.43 inchesWilsallParkCocorahs
1.33 inches7 ESE LivingstonParkCocorahs
1.30 inches12 NE WilsallParkMesonet
1.23 inches18 ENE WarrenCarbonMesonet
1.21 inches4 ESE Reed PointStillwaterCocorahs
1.20 inches2 N Cooke CityParkMesonet
1.18 inches6 E MelstoneRosebudCocorahs
1.18 inches4 S BillingsYellowstoneCocorahs
1.15 inches1 SE KleinMusselshellCocorahs
1.05 inches18 S Fort SmithBig HornMesonet
1.05 inches9 NE HedgesvilleGolden ValleyCO-OP Observer
1.00 inches10 WSW LimestoneSweet GrassMesonet
0.99 inches6 W Cooke CityParkMesonet
0.99 inches8 ESE ColumbusStillwaterCocorahs
0.98 inches6 WSW Park CityStillwaterCocorahs
0.98 inches4 ENE HuntleyYellowstoneCO-OP Observer
0.94 inches1 WSW LivingstonParkCocorahs
0.90 inches5 W Cooke CityParkMesonet
0.90 inches3 ESE BillingsYellowstoneCO-OP Observer
0.90 inches1 NW RoundupMusselshellCocorahs
0.89 inches10 ENE MelvilleSweet GrassCocorahs
0.88 inches2 NW JolietCarbonCocorahs
0.85 inches22 SW Fort SmithCarbonMesonet
0.82 inches2 W BillingsYellowstoneCocorahs
0.81 inchesPark CityStillwaterCocorahs
0.80 inches3 NNW LimestoneStillwaterMesonet
0.80 inches2 SSE Crow AgencyBig HornMesonet
0.79 inches7 E ColumbusStillwaterCocorahs
0.78 inchesCut BankGlacierPublic
0.78 inches3 NE IsmayCusterCocorahs
0.78 inches15 NNW Pompeys PillarYellowstoneCO-OP Observer
0.77 inches7 E Reed PointStillwaterMesonet
0.77 inches1 NW BillingsYellowstoneASOS
0.77 inches17 SSE DelphiaYellowstoneMesonet
0.75 inchesBig TimberSweet GrassMesonet
0.75 inches3 NNE RoundupMusselshellCocorahs
0.74 inches2 NNW ForsythRosebudMesonet
0.71 inches6 S LockwoodYellowstoneMesonet
0.71 inches19 NW StaceyTreasureCO-OP Observer
0.71 inches2 WNW BillingsYellowstoneCocorahs
0.70 inches3 SSW LutherCarbonMesonet
0.70 inches3 NNW Cooke CityParkMesonet
0.70 inches15 ESE ChicoParkMesonet
0.69 inches3 NNE BillingsYellowstoneMesonet
0.69 inchesRoundupMusselshellCocorahs
0.67 inches6 W BillingsYellowstoneCocorahs
0.67 inches6 ENE RoundupMusselshellCocorahs
0.66 inches1 SSW Big TimberSweet GrassMesonet
0.65 inches3 WNW Miles CityCusterASOS
0.65 inches7 WSW RoundupMusselshellMesonet
0.62 inches3 NE FrombergCarbonCocorahs
0.61 inches13 SW WashoeCarbonMesonet
0.60 inches5 N Pine CreekParkMesonet
0.60 inches3 SSW BillingsYellowstoneMesonet
0.60 inches3 SSE LimestoneStillwaterMesonet
0.60 inches13 NE IngomarRosebudCO-OP Observer
0.58 inches2 WNW LockwoodYellowstoneCocorahs
0.57 inches3 NW Miles CityCusterASOS
0.56 inches9 NNW LavinaGolden ValleyMesonet
0.56 inchesSpringdaleParkCO-OP Observer
0.54 inches9 WNW Pine CreekParkMesonet
0.53 inches6 ENE LivingstonParkASOS
0.53 inches1 ENE FrombergCarbonCocorahs
0.52 inches9 NNE RoundupMusselshellCocorahs
0.50 inches5 W Red LodgeCarbonMesonet
0.50 inches4 SE KnowltonCusterMesonet

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Aurora verdict for Montana

No Kp reading for the night of October 12 has reached the record for Montana yet.

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City climate figures for October 12, 2026

City climate figures for October 12, 2026, Montana
CityHighLowRainSnow
Billings42°F32°F0.03 inches0.0 inches
Missoula46°F32°F0.00 inches0.0 inches

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