A HIGH WIND WATCH is in effect for most of north-central Montana east of I-15 from 12pm/5pm Thursday until 5am Friday.
A HIGH WIND WATCH is in effect for eastern Montana from 9am/12pm Thursday until 12pm/5pm Friday.
We had beautiful spring-like weather today with lots of sunshine, dry conditions, and unseasonably warm temperatures as highs were in the 50s and 60s. Multiple locations tied or set a new record high temperature today (January 14th), including Cut Bank, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, and Lewistown.
Tonight, it is going to be partly cloudy to mostly clear and mainly dry, just a couple isolated rain/snow showers around. It is also going to be cool tonight as lows are going to be in the mid to upper 20s and low to mid 30s. Gusty winds will continue tonight along the Rocky Mountain Front as gusts over 50 mph are possible, and it will be breezy tonight east of the Rocky Mountain Front as gusts up to 40 mph are possible.
Here is the detailed forecast:
On Friday, it is going to be partly cloudy, dry, and cool as highs are going to be in the 30s and low 40s (20s in northeastern Montana). There is also only going to be a little breeze (5-15 mph) around and west of I-15 on Friday. In central portions of north-central Montana, it will be a bit breezy on Friday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph. In eastern portions of north-central Montana/northeastern Montana, it will be gusty on Friday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 15 and 30 mph, and wind gusts over 40 mph are possible.
Saturday will be a beautiful day with lots of sunshine, dry conditions, and pleasant temperatures as highs are going to be in the 40s and low 50s in most locations (20s and 30s in northeastern Montana). It will also be breezy in some areas on Saturday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
Another cold front will pass through the state on Sunday, so it will be partly to mostly sunny and colder as highs are going to be in the 30s and low 40s. A few snow showers are also possible on Sunday with the passage of the cold front and it will be a bit breezy as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
MLK Day will feature nice weather with mostly sunny skies, dry conditions, and pleasant temperatures as highs are going to be in the 30s and low to mid 40s (20s in northeastern Montana). It is also going to be a bit breezy in some areas on Monday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
The dry weather continues on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is also going to be partly to mostly cloudy on these two days. Highs on these two days will be in the 30s and 40s. There is also going to be a bit of a breeze around on these two days as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
