Good Morning and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Today, it will be partly to mostly cloudy, with the cloud cover increasing as the day goes on. Most locations will remain dry today, but there will be a few isolated showers around along the eastern half of the Hi-Line this morning. It is also going to be warmer today than it was yesterday as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 70s and low 80s. There will be a good breeze around in eastern portions of north-central Montana today as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 25 mph. Elsewhere, it will just be a little breezy today as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 5 and 20 mph.
Tomorrow will be a windy day as a storm system approaches the state. Sustained wind speeds are going to be between 15 and 35 mph, and wind gusts are going to be between 40 and 60 mph. This wind will be coming out of the west and will make travel difficult for high-profile vehicles and vehicles pulling trailers, especially on north-south oriented highways. It is also going to be warm tomorrow as highs are going to be in the 80s and upper 70s, and this will be the warmest day of the week.
Partly to mostly sunny skies are expected tomorrow, with more cloud cover in eastern portions of north-central Montana and more sunshine around Helena and in western portions of north-central Montana. There will also be a few showers and thunderstorms around tomorrow, generally during the evening and generally along the Hi-Line, as a cold front begins to pass through our area.
Cooler temperatures are expected behind the cold front on Wednesday as highs are going to be back in the mid to upper 60s and low to mid 70s. It will be windy on Wednesday in eastern portions of north-central Montana as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 15 and 30 mph, and wind gusts over 50 mph are possible. Elsewhere, it will be breezy on Wednesday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph. There are also going to be some scattered showers and thunderstorms around on Wednesday and it will be partly to mostly sunny.
Nice weather is expected on Thursday and Friday as high pressure will briefly be in control of our weather. It is going to be partly to mostly sunny and mild on these two days as highs are going to be in the 70s and low 80s. It is also going to be mostly dry on these two days, just a few isolated showers and thunderstorms around. There is also only going to be a little breeze around on these two days as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 5 and 20 mph.
Not a washout, but there will be some scattered showers and thunderstorms around this weekend as a couple disturbances pass through the state, so make sure you have a jacket handy and keep an eye to the sky if you are going to be outdoors at all. It is also going to be partly to mostly cloudy this weekend. The temperatures will cool down some this weekend as highs are going to be in the 70s on Saturday and the mid to upper 60s and low to mid 70s on Sunday. There is also going to be a bit of a breeze around this weekend as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
Have a marvelous Monday!
Chief Meteorologist Ryan Dennis
