A DENSE FOG ADVISORY is in effect for a good chunk of north-central Montana until 11am Thursday.
A HIGH WIND WATCH is in effect for the Rocky Mountain Front and some adjacent locations from 2am Saturday until 2am Sunday.
We are going to have partly cloudy to mostly clear skies tonight (via decreasing clouds) with areas of fog around in north-central Montana. There is also going to be some light snow around tonight in northeastern Montana, including in Valley County and Phillips County, and a coating to an inch or two of snow accumulation is possible. It is also going to be chilly tonight as lows are going to be in the teens and 20s, and it is going to be breezy tonight along the Rocky Mountain Front as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
For tomorrow, we are going to have lots of sunshine with some areas of fog around during the morning in north-central Montana. We are also going to have a wide range of temperatures again tomorrow as highs are going to range from the mid 20s to the low 50s, with the coldest temperatures along the Hi-Line/in the plains east of I-15 in north-central Montana. It is also going to be breezy tomorrow along the Rocky Mountain Front as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 25 mph. Elsewhere, there is going to be little to no wind tomorrow.
We are then going to have increasing clouds and mainly dry conditions on Friday as high pressure is going to be in control of our weather. It is also going to be warmer on Friday than it is going to be tomorrow as highs are going to range from the mid 30s to the mid 50s, with the coldest temperatures along the Hi-Line east of I-15. The wind is also going to increase on Friday as it is going to become windy along the Rocky Mountain Front (gusts over 60 mph are possible) and it is going to become breezy in portions of the plains (sustained wind speeds between 10 and 25 mph).
Saturday is then going to be the windiest and warmest day of the next week. On Saturday, sustained wind speeds in a lot of locations are going to be between 15 and 35 mph, and wind gusts over 50 mph are possible. Per usual, even stronger wind is expected along the Rocky Mountain Front where wind gusts over 70 mph are possible. It is also going to be mild on Saturday as highs are going to be in the 50s and mid to upper 40s in most locations. We are also going to have mostly cloudy to overcast skies on Saturday with a few rain and snow showers around, mainly along the Divide, as a storm system begins to approach our area.
There are then going to be scattered areas of snow around on Sunday as this storm system slowly passes through our area. Some rain is also possible on Sunday, especially during the morning, but the rain will transition over to snow as the day goes on. There are then going to be some scattered areas of snow around on Monday, especially during the morning, as this storm system departs our area. We are also going to have mostly cloudy skies on Sunday and decreasing clouds on Monday. The temperatures are also going to cool down some over these two days as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 30s and low 40s on Sunday and the upper 20s and low to mid 30s on Monday. We are also going to have gusty winds around on Sunday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 30 mph, and wind gusts over 40 mph are possible. Lighter wind is then expected on Monday.
On Tuesday, we are going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies with some isolated snow and rain showers around, generally in the mountains. We are then going to have partly cloudy skies on Wednesday with a chance of snow and rain during the morning in locations east of I-15. We are also going to have near average temperatures on these two days as highs are going to be in the 30s and low 40s. It is also going to be breezy in some areas on Tuesday and Wednesday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
