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High Wind in Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana
High Wind January 6, 2026 · Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana
61 mph
Measured gust (53 kt)
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station SFJM8 S. Fork Judith RAWS measured a 61 mph wind gust.
The wider storm
An upper level trough brought strong winds aloft. The timing of these stronger winds aloft coincided with deep daytime mixing in the atmosphere, which brought those stronger winds to the surface across mostly North-Central MT.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1302917. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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