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FXUS65 KBYZ 010714
AFDBYZ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Billings MT
114 AM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Cooler today with lingering light showers or sprinkles on the
  eastern plains.

- Dry and mild Friday through much of next week.


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.DISCUSSION...

Today through Wednesday...

A weak upper wave drops through the Northern Rockies today.
Sprinkles to light showers may continue through this afternoon
across portions of south-central Montana. Accumulations are
expected to be very light with any activity. A backdoor cold front
this afternoon will help keep temperatures cool with highs in the
50s and 60sF. Winds will increase out of the east to northeast as
well, with gusts in the teens to low 20s mph mainly around and
east of Billings. A weak low-level jet develops tonight over the
southeast, with gusts in the 20s mph as well.

Otherwise, riding and dry conditions will build Friday into the
weekend, lasting into next week. High temperatures climb back into
the 70s to around 80F for Friday, before another dry cold front
briefly drops temperatures into the upper 60s to low 70sF on
Saturday. Highs will return to the 70s to 80s Sunday into the
middle of next week, with Monday looking to be the warmest day.

An additional cold front may bring temperatures down a touch on
Tuesday, though the latest forecast keeps highs in the mid to
upper 70sF anyway. High confidence remains for above normal
temperatures and dry conditions through the first half of next
week, with ensembles agreeing that ridging will continue through
the end of next week.

Matos

.AVIATION...

Mid to low level cloud decks will persist across the region with
isolated light showers through the forecast period, but VFR will
generally prevail. The chance for MVFR from low clouds is only
(~15%) for KLVM and KSHR through the morning hours. Mountains may
be obscured at times. BT
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...

    Tdy Fri     Sat     Sun     Mon     Tue     Wed
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 063 042/079 050/070 044/073 047/083 051/078 047/075
    1/B 00/B    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U
LVM 066 038/079 045/072 039/079 044/083 046/077 042/076
    1/B 00/B    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U
HDN 065 040/078 047/070 043/076 044/084 048/079 044/076
    1/B 10/B    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U
MLS 057 042/074 048/068 042/073 046/081 050/075 046/072
    2/W 00/B    10/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U
4BQ 060 045/078 050/070 044/075 048/084 053/077 048/075
    2/W 10/B    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U
BHK 058 040/074 047/069 040/071 045/081 051/076 046/073
    2/W 00/B    01/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U
SHR 068 039/079 045/071 041/076 044/084 049/077 044/076
    1/U 10/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U

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.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...None.
WY...None.

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