Areas of Severe Thunderstorms Monday

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible from the northern Plains to the Gulf Coast on Monday. Thunderstorms with large hail and severe wind gusts are expected Monday afternoon and evening across parts of the central Plains. Read More >

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What is "Z" Time?

Since weather observations and forecasts are provided around the globe, it is important to understand when each piece of data is valid for. To overcome the problem of numerous time zones, it was internationally agreed upon that weather time stamps would be based on the Prime Meridian, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Other names for GMT include Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) or "Z" Time.

In the Mountain Time Zone:

Z = MST + 7 hours
Z = MDT + 6 hours
or
MST = Z - 7 hours
MDT = Z - 6 hours

examples: 11 am MST = 1800Z (6:00 pm GMT)
or
1800 MDT (6:00 pm) = 0000Z (Midnight the next day GMT)

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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms Monday

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