Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
095 FXUS65 KGGW 240815 AFDGGW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 215 AM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024 .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGES: - Warm and dry conditions last through Wednesday. A more active weather pattern begins Wednesday night. - A cold front Thursday night will bring a more significant chance for rain through the weekend. WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Most morning storms will exit the area by 5AM this morning. Zonal flow takes over today through Tuesday with dry conditions and slightly above average temperatures being the main impact. A quick moving ridge moves through on Wednesday. This will be followed by a trough moving into the Pacific Northwest and arriving Thursday night in the form of a cold front. This will keep things unsettled with rain and thunderstorm chances beginning Wednesday night, becoming significant thursday night, and lasting into the weekend. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Daytime winds for today were bumped up slightly through the afternoon and into the evening using a blend of the NBM90/NBM. -GAH && .AVIATION... LAST UPDATED: 0830Z FLIGHT CAT: VFR - MVFR DISCUSSION: Thunderstorms moving across the area should exit to North Dakota around 11Z. Brief MVFR Visibility, small hail, and gusty winds will be possible before their exit. Afterward FEW/SCT mid level clouds in the afternoon, otherwise SKC through the rest of the cycle. LLWS: Possible through 13Z this morning. WIND: W-NW at 10-20kts around sunrise onward gusting to 25kts in the afternoon. Calming in the late evening and becoming light after midnight. -GAH && .GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ weather.gov/glasgow