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FXUS65 KGGW 012012
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
212 PM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARM AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD 70S ON
SUNDAY.
- A COLD FRONT ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY.
- ANOTHER SLOW WARM UP IS EXPECTED BY MID WORK WEEK WITH MOSTLY
DRY CONDITIONS.
DISCUSSION
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
UPPER RIDGING WILL NOSE ITS WAY IN FROM THE WEST ALLOWING LARGE
SCALE SUBSIDENCE AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. MEAN NBM GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR HIGHS IN THE 60S AND 70S DURING THIS
TIME.
A COLD FRONT ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING ON NW FLOW ALOFT.
A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY PRECEDE THE FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
BUT THEN SHOWERS HOLD TILL ABOUT MONDAY AND TAPER OFF. THERE WILL
NOT BE ANY WETTING RAINS WITH THIS ACTIVITY AS NOT EVEN A FEW
HUNDREDTHS HAVE MADE IT INTO ANY OF THE QPF FIELDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY CONDITIONS GO DRY AND AS A NEW RIDGE TO
THE WEST SLOWLY EXPANDS FROM THE PCNW TO THE FRONT RANGE AND
CENTRAL MONTANA.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
LITTLE TO NO DEVIATIONS WERE OBSERVED.
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH
SATURDAY.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT LARGER TIME SCALES INTO NEXT WEEK ON TIMING
AND PLACEMENT OF PRECIPITATION CHANCES.
AVIATION
LAST UPDATED: 1900Z
FLIGHT CAT RANGE: VFR
DISCUSSION: DRY WEATHER WITH FEW MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
WIND: LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING WINDS
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. BECOMING S AT 5 TO 10 KTS AFTER 3Z.
VEERING NW AT 10 TO 15 KTS BEGINNING 12Z.
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
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