Another pleasant November day today with partly to mostly cloudy skies, mostly dry conditions, and pleasant temperatures for this time of year.
Here is the detailed forecast:
There are going to be some scattered rain and snow showers around the Helena area tonight and tomorrow, generally between midnight and noon and especially in the mountains, and there are going to be some isolated rain and snow showers around tonight and tomorrow morning in north-central Montana as a disturbance passes through our area. In the mountains that see snow, a coating to an inch or two of accumulation is possible through tomorrow evening. In the lower elevations that see snow, little to no snow accumulation is expected. Roads should primarily just be wet, but a few slick spots are possible in the higher elevations.
We are also going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight and mostly to partly cloudy skies (via decreasing clouds) tomorrow. There are also going to be a few areas of fog around tonight and tomorrow morning, primarily in the valleys and along the Hi-Line.
Lows tonight are going to be in the mid to upper 20s and low to mid 30s. Along the Rocky Mountain Front and in Glacier County, it will be breezy (10-20 mph) during the first half of the night. Along the Hi-Line (east of Glacier County) and in eastern portions of north-central Montana, it is going to be a little breezy later on tonight as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 5 and 20 mph.
Cooler temperatures are expected tomorrow as highs are going to be in the upper 30s and low to mid 40s. It is also going to be a bit breezy tomorrow in central and eastern portions of north-central Montana as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
Beautiful weather is then expected on Thursday and Friday as an upper-level ridge is going to be in control of our weather. On these two days, we are going to have mostly sunny skies, dry conditions, and pleasant temperatures for this time of year as highs are going to be in the 50s and mid to upper 40s. There won’t be much wind on Thursday (with the exception of the Rocky Mountain Front), but gusty winds will return on Friday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 30 mph, and wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible. There will also be some fog around Thursday morning and Friday morning.
This weekend will feature pretty nice weather. On Saturday, we are going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies and mainly dry conditions. On Sunday, we are going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies with a few isolated rain and snow showers around, generally in the mountains, as a disturbance passes through our area. It is also going to continue to be mild this weekend as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 40s and low to mid 50s. Widespread gusty winds are expected on Saturday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 30 mph. Breezy conditions are then expected on Sunday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
The mild weather continues on Monday as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 40s and low to mid 50s. It is also going to be breezy on Monday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 25 mph. We are also going to have mostly cloudy skies on Monday with some isolated rain and snow showers around, generally in the mountains.
A pattern change to colder and possibly wetter weather arrives next Tuesday. Highs on Tuesday are only going to be in the upper 20s and low to mid 30s, and these colder temperatures will likely stick around through at least Thanksgiving weekend. Some scattered snow showers are also possible on Tuesday as a disturbance passes through the state.
