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FXUS65 KBYZ 092053
AFDBYZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
153 PM MST MON FEB 9 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
- A COOLER AND QUIET WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE REST OF THE WORK
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN LAST WEEK, BUT STILL 5-10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
DISCUSSION
THE REST OF TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH
THIS EVENING AND MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW TO
LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF BILLINGS.
TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK WILL SEE A SPLIT FLOW
PATTERN, KEEPING CONDITIONS RELATIVELY QUIET AND HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOW 50S. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN LAST WEEK,
THEY ARE STILL 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THE EXCEPTION TO THE QUIET WEATHER IS WEDNESDAY, WHEN AN UPPER
LOW MAY PASS CLOSE ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS (20-50% CHANCE). OVER THE MOUNTAINS, PRECIP WILL FALL
AS ALL SNOW WHILE THE FOOTHILLS WILL SEE A RAIN/SNOW MIX. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LIGHT, WITH A LESS THAN 20% CHANCE OF MORE THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW.
SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, A PACIFIC TROUGH GRADUALLY
APPROACHES, LEADING TO AN UNSETTLED PATTERN WITH AN INCREASED
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION (20-40% OVER THE PLAINS,
30-60% OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS) BY SUNDAY. WITH THE
PATTERN CHANGE, WESTERN FOOTHILLS WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE AND
BECOME GUSTY TO LOCALLY STRONG AT TIMES. ARCHER
AVIATION
THE BAND OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IMPACTING SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. LOW STRATUS WILL TRAIL BEHIND DEPARTING PRECIP THROUGH
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE WEST
TO EAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. TS
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS
TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON
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BIL 026/047 025/047 025/052 027/053 028/052 031/050 026/046
30/B 01/E 10/U 00/U 01/B 13/W 22/J
LVM 023/043 025/046 026/048 027/048 027/046 031/045 024/041
30/B 02/W 20/U 00/U 12/J 34/J 43/J
HDN 025/049 022/048 022/052 024/054 026/053 029/053 024/049
30/B 01/B 10/U 00/U 01/B 12/W 33/J
MLS 026/043 023/044 022/047 024/049 023/048 027/047 024/044
10/B 00/B 00/U 00/B 00/B 11/E 12/J
4BQ 025/046 025/049 025/051 027/053 026/052 029/052 026/048
10/U 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B 01/E 12/J
BHK 023/041 021/047 021/045 024/049 023/047 024/047 022/042
00/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B 01/B 22/J
SHR 020/045 020/048 023/050 023/051 023/051 024/049 021/046
30/B 01/E 21/U 00/U 01/B 12/W 33/J
BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR ZONES 67-68.
WY...NONE.
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