950
FXUS65 KGGW 281934
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1234 PM MST WED JAN 28 2026
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY FOR ALL BUT THE SW ZONES.
- HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY THROUGH FRIDAY THEN
BUMP UP SATURDAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A WARM/OCCLUDDED FRONT.
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
ARCTIC OR MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR WILL HANG ON OVER THE NORTHEAST
ZONES THROUGH FRIDAY AS A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS NEAR MALTA,
JORDAN AND MILES CITY.
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHILE AN
UPPER LOW MEANDERS OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A NW TO NORTH UPPER FLOW OVER THE AREA.
DISTURBANCES COUPLED WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. SOME
LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS BUT AN ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, THE UPPER RIDGE PUSHES EAST, PUSHING
WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. A DISTURBANCE IN COMBINATION OF THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY BRING LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAINLY TO THE
NORTHERN THEN EASTERN ZONES. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS STARTING SATURDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
MODIFIED THE POPS AT TIMES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS NBM SOMETIMES
IS TOO LOW WITH SNOWFALL. OTHERWISE GENERALLY WENT WITH THE NBM
THROUGH THE PERIOD. TFJ
AVIATION
UPDATED: 1945Z
FLIGHT CATEGORY: A MIX OF MVFR AND VFR TONIGHT THAT CONTINUES INTO
THURSDAY. BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SNOW.
DISCUSSION: MVFR LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT WITH MVFR
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT IN SNOW. A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR IS
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR KGDV.
WINDS: BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING. TFJ
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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