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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
246 PM MDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...

KEY MESSAGES:

1) Light snow will continue through this evening, potentially
briefly heavy at times.

2) Dry and warmer weather are expected this weekend into next
week.

 WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:

Lingering snow this evening will take the exit, leaving clearing
skies for NE Montana tonight. This weekend, upper ridging will
begin building in across the Pacific shore with drier and warmer
weather conditions reaching eastern Montana. Ensembles show
temperatures eventually reaching into the 50s and 60s for highs
next week.

Looking ahead, some ensemble means are showing warm to hot
temperatures reaching NE Montana toward the middle of the month,
though uncertainty is large at late time scales.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:

NBM was largely followed here with high confidence on lingering
snow this evening, taking the exit tonight. High confidence exists
on a drier and milder weather pattern unfolding this weekend into
at least the first part of next week as upper level ridging sets
up.


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.AVIATION...
IFR to MVFR ceilings and visibility are common with snow crossing
the area today, but brief 1/4 mile visibility readings remain
possible at times with the heaviest snow showers. Snow will push
east tonight with VFR returning.

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.GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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