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FXUS65 KMSO 040813
AFDMSO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
213 AM MDT SUN MAY 4 2025
DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGES:
- BRIEF COOL DOWN WITH RAW BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
MONDAY, THEN BACK TO SUMMER-LIKE CONDITIONS THEREAFTER
- BREEZY THURSDAY (WESTERLY WINDS 20-30 MPH WESTERN MONTANA)
- UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS AT THE END OF THE WEEK
A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA
AND LEMHI COUNTY TODAY. WE’RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THESE AREAS WITH GUSTY WINDS NEAR 40 MPH AND
LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREATS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5000
FEET AND THERE WILL BE SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
IDAHO INTO FAR WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM
SLOWLY DEPARTS TO THE EAST. NORTHEAST BREEZES ARE EXPECTED. IT
WILL BE CHILLY IN THE BACK-COUNTRY WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE
40S, NORTHEAST BREEZES, AND OCCASIONAL SNOW OR GRAUPEL SHOWERS
ABOVE 5500 FEET.
WARM AND DRY PATTERN RETURNS TUESDAY POTENTIALLY LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. BEGINNING FRIDAY, UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION...A FEW REMAINING SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
THIS AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN WESTERN MT AFFECTING KBTM, KHRF, KGPI, AND KMSO. LATE
EVENING WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE AND SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY AT KBTM.
EXPECT LOWERED CEILINGS WITH TERRAIN OBSCURATIONS AT TIMES.
MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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