TODAY: High temperatures will be in the lower to upper 30s heading into this afternoon. We will see mostly sunny skies and scattered snow showers throughout the area. Some sleet and rain will mix in for the lower elevations of Western Montana. The winds will be out of the West at 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
TONIGHT: We will see isolated snow showers taper off throughout the overnight hours. Our low temperatures will be in the upper teens and low to mid 20s. The wind will stay a bit breezy out of the Northwest at 10-15 mph.
TOMORROW: High Temperatures will once again be in the lower to upper 30s heading into tomorrow. We will once again see the scattered snow showers in the area mixing in with sleet and rain initially in the lower elevations. The winds will be out of the Southwest at 10-20 mph.
THURSDAY: High temperatures heading into Thursday will be in the lower to upper 30s and low 40s. We will see mostly cloudy skies throughout the area. Scattered rain and snow showers will be possible. The winds will be out of the Southwest at 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
FRIDAY: We will see a cold front bring much cooler temperatures into the area on Friday along with a storm system. We will see highs initially in the 30s but will have dropping temps throughout the day. The front will bring moderate to heavy snow as well for Western and Central Montana. Decent snow totals are expected in these areas, especially in the upper elevations. Mostly overcast conditions are expected throughout the day.The winds will switch to come from the North at 10-20 mph.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: We will see the snow continuing as we head into Saturday as we are likely to stay overcast for a good portion of the day. We will then see clearing skies on Sunday leading to partly cloudy skies. As for the temperatures, we will see a big arctic blast as highs for Saturday are expected to be in the single digits and teens while highs on Sunday are only expected to make it to either the positive or negative single digits. A light wind around 5-10 mph can be expected for both days of the weekend.
MONDAY: We can expect to stay bitter cold heading into the start of next week with highs only in the positive and negative single digits. Mostly sunny skies can be expected throughout the area. We will see winds out of the Southwest at 5-15 mph.