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FXUS65 KGGW 262151
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
251 PM MST MON JAN 26 2026
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- A GRADUAL RECOVERY IN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WITH WIDESPREAD HIGHS ABOVE FREEZING POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
ARCTIC OR MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR WILL HANG ON OVER THE NORTHEAST
ZONES FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AS A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS NORTHWEST
TO SOUTHEAST NEAR FORT PECK LAKE.
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND AN UPPER LOW NORTH
OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS WEEK, MAKING
FOR A NW UPPER FLOW OVER THE AREA. CLOUDS WILL DROP IN
OCCASIONALLY WITH ANY DISTURBANCE. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACCOMPANY
THE DISTURBANCES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, THE UPPER RIDGE PUSHES EAST, PUSHING
WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. A DISTURBANCE IN COMBINATION MAY BRING
LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAINLY TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES. ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED STARTING SATURDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
NO CHANGES TO THE NBM ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES, IN PARTICULAR THE
MAXT, WILL NEED MONITORING FOR AFFECTS OF LIMITED SNOW COVER ON
THE EROSION OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TFJ
AVIATION
UPDATED: 2150Z
FLIGHT CATEGORY: VFR.
DISCUSSION: MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL SPILL INTO THE AREA
FROM THE NW TONIGHT, GRADUALLY THINNING TUESDAY.
WINDS: DECREASING NW THIS EVENING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY. TFJ
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
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