Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
862 FXUS65 KGGW 281035 AFDGGW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 335 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025 .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGES: - Winter storm Warnings and Advisories are in effect through Saturday morning. - Post-Thanksgiving travel will be impacted Today into Saturday. - Arctic air will then move in for the weekend. Lows Saturday night look to be below zero for most of the area. && WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A deepening surface low originating over the PNW will descend into southern Montana and Wyoming Friday evening. As cyclogenesis organizes over Montana the intensifying low pressure frontal system will bring a band of organized snowfall with totals of 4" to 8" inches across much of the state. On the backside of this system light widespread snow will move into the area tapering off west to east by Saturday morning. Totals upwards of 8" from Malta to Zortman are possible, especially in areas of higher elevation. As much as 5" or 6" is possible in northern Dawson and Richland counties, notably the Big Sheep Mts. Lows Sunday and Monday look to be below zero for most areas. This will be the coldest temperatures of the season thus far. Another weaker system moves in late Monday with light snow. Less than an inch accumulation is expected at this time. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Lowered day 1 min and max temperatures to account for snow depth. NBM otherwise. && .AVIATION... A winter storm moving into the area within the next few hours will spread snow into the TAF sites through late Friday night. Steady snow and low clouds with IFR conditions. Mostly light winds backing from east to north with occasional gusts of 20 to 30 kts tonight as the system moves east. && .GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Storm Warning until 5 AM MST Saturday for Central and Southeast Phillips-Central and Southern Valley-Dawson-Garfield- McCone-Northern Phillips-Petroleum-Richland-Southwest Phillips. Winter Weather Advisory until 11 AM MST Saturday for Daniels- Eastern Roosevelt-Northern Valley-Prairie-Sheridan-Western Roosevelt-Wibaux. && $$ weather.gov/glasgow