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Pleasant Weather for the End of the Work Week

Posted at 6:23 PM, Oct 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-20 20:23:18-04

We are going to have partly cloudy skies tonight with a slight chance of valley rain and mountain rain/snow showers as a disturbance passes through our area. It is also going to be warmer tonight than it was last night in central Montana as lows are going to be in the mid to upper 30s and low 40s in most locations. In northeastern Montana, it is going to be chilly again tonight as lows are going to be in the mid to upper 20s in most locations.

For tomorrow, we are going to have decreasing clouds throughout the day, resulting in mostly sunny skies for tomorrow afternoon and evening. It is also going to feel really nice outside tomorrow as high temperatures are going to be in the upper 50s and low to mid 60s in most locations. There is also going to be a bit of a breeze around tomorrow as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.

On Friday, we are going to have increasing clouds with a slight chance of valley rain and mountain rain/snow showers, generally during the evening, as a disturbance begins to approach our area. We are then going to have a chance to see some valley rain and mountain rain/snow showers Friday night and Saturday, especially Saturday morning, as this disturbance continues to work its way through our area. We are also going to have cloudy skies Friday night, and partly to mostly cloudy skies on Saturday.

The temperatures are also going to cool down some between Friday and Saturday as highs on Friday are going to be in the upper 60s and low to mid 70s in most locations, and highs on Saturday are going to be in the mid to upper 50s and low 60s in most locations. It is also going to be breezy on Saturday, especially during the afternoon and evening, as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.

For Sunday, we are going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies with a chance of valley rain and mountain rain/snow showers, generally during the afternoon/evening and generally in south-central Montana, as another disturbance passes through our area. There are then going to be some scattered valley rain and mountain rain/snow showers around on Monday and Tuesday, especially in south-central Montana and generally from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, as another disturbance passes through our area. Some snow may also mix in with this rain at times in the valleys Monday night and Tuesday morning. We are then going to have partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with a few isolated valley rain and mountain rain/snow showers around on Wednesday.

The temperatures are going to continue to be above average for this time of year on Sunday and Monday as highs are going to be in the upper 50s and low to mid 60s in most locations. The temperatures are then going to be near to a little bit above average for this time of year on Tuesday and Wednesday as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 50s in most locations. It is also going to be breezy on Sunday and Monday, especially during the PM hours, as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph. It is then going to be windy on Tuesday and Wednesday as sustained wind speeds on Tuesday are going to be between 15 and 30 mph, and sustained wind speeds on Wednesday are going to be between 20 and 40 mph.