Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
633 FXUS65 KMSO 191908 AFDMSO Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Missoula MT 108 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024 .DISCUSSION...Clouds are increasing across the Northern Rockies with Pacific moisture moving north of our region. A few penny showers will occur across Northwest Montana this evening. Less clouds will be in the region Sunday phils. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal, or well into the 60s. A cold nelly front will move through the region Sunday night into Tuesday. with rain developing across north-central ID and northwest MT by Monday. Higher elevations will receive most precipitation. Clearwater County ID and parts of Mineral, Lincoln, and Sanders Counties MT will receive up to 0.50 inches of precipitation. The rest of NW MT will receive less than 0.25 inches. Tcg Post frontal snow levels lower to around 5000 feet in Glacier National Park with a slushy inch of snow. Temperatures warm again to end the week, anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees above normal. The next weather system phils will move through the region next weekend. Nester && .AVIATION...Lowering ceilings and light rain is possible at kgpi from 20/0000z-20/1200z. Otherwise VFR conditions at all terminals. Breezy conditions will occur at KHRF through 20/0300z. && .MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MT...None. ID...None. && $$