Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
222 FXUS65 KGGW 031015 AFDGGW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 315 AM MST Wed Dec 3 2025 .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGES: - Temperature continues to swing with an unsettled weather pattern over the next week. - Periods of light snow remain possible for the weekend (Thursday through Sunday). WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Today and tomorrow: Lingering, isolated snowfall will continue through the early hours of the morning as the low pressure clipper-ish system moves southeast out of Montana. Very little to no additional accumulation is expected. Today will be dry and cold as a strong arctic high pressure system drops south into the Dakotas. Warmer air moves back into the area Thursday afternoon with the passage of a warm front and upper ridging shortly behind. Tomorrow afternoon will have quite seasonably average temperatures! This, unfortunately, may cause icy roads as the snowpack (2" at WFO Glasgow) partially or fully melts and freezes overnight. Friday through Sunday: Multiple embedded short-wave disturbances along persistent northwesterly flow will bring repeating chances for snow across NE Montana. Temperatures are expected to oscillate back and forth from above, to near, to below normal at times with each wave. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Raised current overnight min temperatures, blended HRRR and NBM90 fro day 1-2 winds, raised PoPs for the early morning to reflect current obs. Today through tonight precip and temperatures: High confidence. Thursday through the weekend temperatures: High confidence. Thursday through the weekend precip: Moderate confidence. && .AVIATION... LAST UPDATED: 1000Z FLIGHT CAT RANGE: MVFR - VFR DISCUSSION: Lingering light snow moving east will diminish over the next 2-3 hours. MVFR ceilings this morning will improve to VFR for all terminals by mid-morning today. WIND: From the N around 10 to 15 kts becoming light and variable by morning becoming S and SE around 5 to 10 kts in the afternoon. && .GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ weather.gov/glasgow