Widespread haze is expected tonight and tomorrow due to smoke from wildfires burning throughout the western U.S. and in Canada. Most of this haze/smoke will be aloft in the atmosphere, so the air quality will be in the "good" or "moderate" category in most locations, but some thicker haze is expected tonight in eastern Montana and along the eastern half of the Hi-Line, and that's where the air quality may be “unhealthy for sensitive groups” at times. We are then going to have decreasing haze and good air quality on Sunday in most locations!
We are going to have partly cloudy to mostly clear skies tonight with some scattered showers and thunderstorms around, generally in locations east of I-15, as a disturbance continues to pass through our area. We are also going to have a wide range of temperatures tonight as lows are going to range from the mid 40s to the mid 60s, with the warmest temperatures in northeastern Montana.
For tomorrow, we are going to have beautiful summer weather as we are going to have lots of sunshine, mainly dry conditions (just a few isolated showers and thunderstorms around in northeastern Montana), little to no wind, and seasonable temperatures as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 80s and low 90s.
On Sunday, we are going to have increasing clouds with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms around during the afternoon and evening, especially in the mountains, as a disturbance passes through our area. It is also going to be hot on Sunday as highs are going to be in the 90s and mid to upper 80s.
There are then going to be some scattered showers and thunderstorms around on Monday, generally during the afternoon/evening, as another disturbance passes through our area. We are also going to have partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies (via increasing clouds) and very warm to hot temperatures on Monday as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 80s and low to mid 90s.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, we are going to have mostly sunny skies with a few isolated showers and thunderstorms around, mainly in the mountains and in locations east of I-15, as a couple more disturbances pass through our area. It is also going to continue to be very warm to hot on these two days as highs are going to be in the 80s and low to mid 90s, with Tuesday being the hotter day. There is also going to be a little breeze around on these two days as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 5 and 20 mph.
We are then going to have lots of sunshine and mainly dry conditions on Thursday, and mostly sunny skies with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms on Friday. It is also going to be warm and a little breezy on these two days as highs are going to be in the 80s in most locations and sustained wind speeds are going to be between 5 and 20 mph.
