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FXUS65 KGGW 082003
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
103 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
- A WARM FRONT ON SATURDAY WILL BRING SEVERAL DAYS OF ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
- MOSTLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
DISCUSSION
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
A NEARLY ZONAL FLOW TODAY WILL TRANSITION INTO A DEEPENING TROUGH
ON FRIDAY AS SEVERAL SHORTWAVES PUSH THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. WITH THE AMPLIFYING FLOW, BY THE WEEKEND A RIDGE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THOUGH TONIGHT THAT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
SEASONABLY COLD FOR FRIDAY. MEASURABLE MOISTURE WILL STAY TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THIS SYSTEM.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
EAST ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. IF SKIES CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS, NIGHTTIME FOG IS
POSSIBLE. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
DRY WEATHER AND MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE
SNOW-FREE SOUTHWEST ZONES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
CONFIDENCE FOR TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT WEEK IS HIGH FOR
SUSTAINED MILD CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST ZONES, WHILE LOW TO MEDIUM
FOR THE HI-LINE WHERE LIGHT SNOW PACK LINGERS AND INVERSIONS ARE
LIKELY. GUIDANCE DIVERGES THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK FOR THE EXTENT
OF A COLDER AND/OR WETTER TREND RETURNING.
-JEZ
AVIATION
UPDATED: 2000Z
FLIGHT CONDITION: VFR
DISCUSSION: SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID-LEVEL CLOUDS DOMINATE THROUGH
THE CYCLE. WINDS INCREASE LATE TONIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
BEHIND A COLD FRONT, 10-15 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KTS.
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
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