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FXUS65 KGGW 022000
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
200 PM MDT SAT MAY 2 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD
70S ON SUNDAY WITH A RED FLAG WARNING FOR AREAS EAST OF HWY 24.
- 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:
SYNOPTIC UPPER RIDGING WILL ALLOW FOR LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE AND
MUCH WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. WHILE A DRY
COLD FRONT BRINGS SOME MID-LEVEL CLOUDINESS AND STABILIZED
TEMPERATURES TODAY, ANOTHER ONE LATE ARRIVING SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGS
PARTICULARLY WARM/DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS AHEAD OF IT WITH HIGHS
NEAR 80 DEGREES.
AFTER THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT, A NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT WILL BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES MONDAY WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS. AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXPANDS EASTWARD, THE
PATTERN WILL REBOUND TEMPERATURES TO SEASONABLY WARM LEVELS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
INCREASED WINDS/WIND GUSTS AND MAX TEMP, AND LOWERED MIN RH FOR
DAY 1-2. SLIGHTLY INCREASED POPS FOR DAY 1 BASED ON RADAR AND TO
BETTER MATCH UP WITH NEIGHBORS IN SOUTHERN ZONES. THERE IS HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN MINRH AS LOW AS 10% TOMORROW, WITH MODERATE
CONFIDENCE IN TEMPERATURES REACHING LOW 80S.
AVIATION
LAST UPDATED: 1900Z
FLIGHT CAT RANGE: VFR
DISCUSSION: DRY WEATHER WITH SCT TO BKN MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
WIND: NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KTS GUSTING TO 30 KTS, BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AFTER 6Z TONIGHT. WINDS TOMORROW GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE MORNING, BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KTS GUSTING
TO 35 KTS AFTER 18Z.
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
DAWSON/MCCONE/PRAIRIE/RICHLAND/WIBAUX COUNTIES-FORT PECK
RESERVATION AND DANIELS/ROOSEVELT/SHERIDAN COUNTIES.
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
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