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FXUS65 KMSO 080942
AFDMSO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
342 AM MDT FRI AUG 8 2025
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- THE KMSX RADAR (MISSOULA, MT LOCAL WEATHER RADAR) WILL REMAIN
OFFLINE DUE TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THROUGH AUGUST 9TH
- SHOWERY TODAY ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA
- WARMING AND DRYING TREND THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION YESTERDAY HAS SHIFTED INTO CENTRAL
MONTANA THIS MORNING. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING, PRIMARILY FOCUSED ACROSS NORTHWEST
MONTANA NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR MOST AREAS TODAY, WITH GUSTS GENERALLY 20 TO 25
MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST THIS WEEKEND AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO
THE LOW 90S FOR WESTERN MONTANA VALLEYS AND NEAR 100 FOR LOWER
VALLEYS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. FORECAST MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THE RIDGE WILL NEVER FULLY ESTABLISH ITSELF
OVER WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO, WITH WAVES OF ENERGY
RETURNING A COOLER AN ACTIVE PATTERN POTENTIALLY AS EARLY AS
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY ALSO INTRODUCE SOME PERIODS OF BREEZY
WINDS.
AVIATION
PATCHY FOG IS ANTICIPATED TODAY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS
THAT HAVE CLEARED OUT ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO. AIRFIELDS KMSO AND KGPI IN PARTICULAR MAY HAVE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF LOWERED CEILING/VISIBILITY THROUGH ROUGHLY 08/1500Z.
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANTICIPATED
THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO BE OBSCURED AT TIMES. DRIER AND WARMER
WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND.
MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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