We are going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight with some rain/snow around in eastern portions of north-central Montana and in northeastern Montana, mainly before midnight, and a few scattered rain/snow showers around Helena, generally before midnight, as a cold front works its way into the Dakotas. It is also going to be chilly tonight as lows are going to be in the 20s in most locations. Also, with temperatures dropping below freezing tonight, lingering moisture on paved surfaces will freeze, so please use caution when driving as there may be some slick spots. Light snow accumulations are also possible in locations that do see some snow tonight.
For tomorrow, we are going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies with some scattered PM snow and rain showers around, generally in central Montana (around Helena and the Big Belt/Little Belt/Big Snowy mountains) and between the Divide and I-15 in north-central Montana. It is also going to be chilly/cool tomorrow as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 30s and low to mid 40s, and it is going to be breezy tomorrow in northeastern Montana as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
In north-central Montana, there are going to be some scattered snow showers around tomorrow night, especially after midnight, and on Saturday, generally during the morning, as a disturbance passes through our area. Around the Helena area, there are going to be a few scattered snow and rain showers around tomorrow night and on Saturday, especially in the mountains, as this disturbance passes through our area. We are also going to have mostly cloudy skies tomorrow night and Saturday morning, with decreasing clouds Saturday afternoon/evening. It is also going to be chilly on Saturday as highs are going to be in the 30s and low 40s in most locations.
There are then going to be some isolated snow and rain showers around on Sunday in north-central Montana, generally during the afternoon/evening and generally in the mountains, and there are going to be some scattered rain and snow showers around Helena on Sunday, generally during the afternoon/evening and especially in the mountains, as another disturbance passes through our area. We are also going to have partly to mostly cloudy skies on Sunday. It is also going to be chilly on Sunday as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 30s and low to mid 40s in most locations.
Nice weather is then expected on Monday and Tuesday as we are going to have partly to mostly sunny skies and dry conditions on Monday and lots of sunshine and dry conditions on Tuesday. The temperatures are also going to warm up a lot over these two days as highs are going to be in the 50s and low 60s on Monday and the 60s and upper 50s on Tuesday. It is also going to be breezy in some areas on these two days as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph.
We are then going to have increasing clouds on Wednesday with a chance of rain showers during the afternoon and evening as a disturbance begins to approach our area. We are also going to have gusty winds around on Wednesday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 30 mph, and wind gusts over 40 mph are possible. It is also going to be warm again on Wednesday as highs are going to be in the 60s in most locations.
There are then going to be scattered rain and snow showers around on Thursday as this disturbance passes through our area. It is also going to be breezy and cooler on Thursday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph and highs are going to be in the 40s.
