Montana - During the day today, strong winds blew with mild daytime highs in most of the state. Gustiest conditions were between Helena and Missoula, with gusts into the low 20's (mph) and in the Glasgow area, low 30's (mph).
Areas like Lewistown, Great Falls, and Conrad experiences a snow squall today, ending this evening.
Today felt like spring: no snow, no summertime heat! Highs today maxed out in the 40's for much of western Montana, and 30's in central and eastern regions. Cooling and dry conditions are forecasted for this evening with increased winds in the Bozeman area.
This weekend is forecasted to see mostly dry conditions with high pressure building in and bringing clear conditions. Sunshine tomorrow will be shining over the Montana State Bobcats as they take to the field for the Sonny Holland Classic football game.
State-wide sunshine tomorrow carries through to Sunday afternoon, when a chance of showers enters northwestern Montana. Monday and Tuesday are looking to be mostly dry and sunny with very scattered showers moving through northern Montana Monday afternoon.
Lake Wind Advisories are in place for Fort Peck Lake through 6 pm tonight with a High Wind Watch for the Cut Bank area for the day on Sunday with gusts likely to surpass 45 mph. Great Falls is also likely to experience high winds on Sunday.
Freezing lows tonight state-wide are projected in the high teens to mid-20's with Lewistown seeing one of the coolest lows (17-degrees) and Missoula the mildest low (25-degrees). Daytime highs tomorrow surpass today slightly, with warming temperatures through the weekend and start of next week.
Highs climb up into the 70's by Wednesday in much of the region with cooler temperatures to follow in the second half of the week. Forecasted precipitation is minimal in the next 7 days, rain showers will likely hold-off until Thursday.
Our 8-14-day temperature outlook shows warmer than average conditions beginning to phase out with at average temperatures approaching western Montana with slightly above-normal precipitation.
