901
FXUS65 KGGW 010921
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
221 AM MST SUN FEB 1 2026
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- A SHORTWAVE TROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE FORECAST AREA.
- OTHERWISE, DRY AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME
THIS WEEK.
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
A SHORTWAVE RIDGE TODAY WILL BE OVER MONTANA TODAY WITH DRY
WEATHER. A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT WILL BRING WITH SOMEWHAT COLDER
TEMPERATURES TODAY. THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND BRING A LIGHT
WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT RAIN, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW TO
THE AREA WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS
FOLLOWING THE SYSTEM ON MONDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. AT
THIS POINT, THURSDAY APPEARS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY AS A DRY COLD
FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON
FRIDAY THAT WILL STILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH DRY WEATHER.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
RAISED HIGHS ABOVE NBM TODAY IN SOME AREAS AS CURRENT TEMPERATURES
ARE ABOVE THE NBM FORECASTED HIGHS.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN FORECASTING PRECIPITATION INCLUDING
PRECIPITATION TYPE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
AVIATION
UPDATED: 0915Z
FLIGHT CAT RANGE: VFR - MVFR TODAY AND VFR TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION:
LOW CLOUDS IN THE NORTHEAST WILL BRING MAINLY MVFR CIGS THIS
MORNING WITH ISOLATED IFR. THE LOW CLOUDS COULD REACH AS FAR WEST
AS KGGW AND KGDV THIS MORNING BEFORE RETREATING EAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ABOVE THE LOW CLOUDS
TODAY AND THE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT WITH CHANCES FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AFTER 06Z.
WIND: WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY, BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AFTER 12Z. KGGW WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 7 TO 12
KNOTS AFTER 18Z.
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
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