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FXUS65 KGGW 052123
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
223 PM MST THU FEB 5 2026
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- A SLIGHT COOL DOWN IS EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEK WHILE DAILY
TEMPERATURES BOUNCE AROUND.
- EXPECT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO BE WARM DAYS. THERE ARE SLIGHT
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
SHARP UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC NW FLATTENS AND SPREADS EAST
LATER THIS WEEK, KEEPING MONTANA MILD AND DRY.
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING
SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY. THE RIDGE MOVES EAST AND
FLATTENS ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS. SUNDAY SHOULD BE ABOUT AS WARM AS TODAY IN THE NORTH.
STREAMS THAT DRAIN THE SNOW IN VALLEY COUNTY NORTH OF THE MILK
RIVER WILL BE RUNNING BUT NOT FLOODING.
A PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES IN ON MONDAY WITH CHANCES FOR LIGHT MIXED
PRECIPITATION THROUGH MID-WEEK.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE AREA
THROUGH SUNDAY. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON POPS FOR MONDAY.
MINOR DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM WERE MADE TO:
- WINDS SATURDAY, MIXING WITH NBM90.
- MINIMUM HUMIDITY SATURDAY, LOWERING MAINLY IN THE SW ZONES. TFJ
AVIATION
UPDATED: 2120Z
FLIGHT CAT RANGE: BECOMING MAINLY IFR TONIGHT NORTH OF KGGW AND
KOLF, IFR AT KSDY AND KGDV. SLOWLY IMPROVING FRIDAY.
DISCUSSION: MVFR LEVEL LOW CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM
THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND LOWER TO IFR LEVEL AROUND 12Z FRIDAY.
EXPECT AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH
THE LOW CLOUDS.
WINDS: WEST TO NW WINDS THIS AFTERNOON DIMINISHING TO 5 KTS OR
LESS TONIGHT. TFJ
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
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