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FXUS65 KGGW 091008
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
308 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE MUCH WARMER THAN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
- A WARM FRONT ON SATURDAY WILL BRING SEVERAL DAYS OF ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING A
COLD FRONT AND OCCASIONAL LOW CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AND LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST CHANCES ARE IN THE SOUTHWEST
ALONG I94.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
EAST ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH DRY WEATHER AND MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NIGHTTIME
FOG IS POSSIBLE.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
BLENDED HRRR FOR DAY 1 WINDS AND INCREASED DAY 1-2 WIND GUSTS WITH
A BLEND OF NBM90. INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY WITH SREF FOR EASTERN
ZONES TONIGHT.
HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK
WEEK. LOW CONFIDENCE ON LOCATIONS WITH FOG BEGINNING TOMORROW
NIGHT.
AVIATION
UPDATED: 1000Z
FLIGHT CONDITION: VFR
DISCUSSION: SLIGHT CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW BEGIN OVER KGGW AND
KOLF NEAR 14Z AND SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST TO KDSY AND KGDV BY 18Z.
KSDY AND KGDV MAY GET ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW AFTER 3Z TONIGHT.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS.
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
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