Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
097 FXUS65 KGGW 010804 AFDGGW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 204 AM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGES: 1) Unsettled weather with frequent opportunities for showers and thunderstorms will continue through next weekend. 2) The most frequent storms will be Wednesday and Thursday. WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: There will be frequent shortwave troughs this week moving through the forecast area within a NW flow aloft pattern. These waves will combine with unstable airmass to produce showers and thunderstorms at times. The showers and thunderstorms will be more frequent in the afternoon and evening each day. At this point, the strongest of these shortwave troughs will be on Wednesday and Thursday which has the highest chances for precipitation at this point. Temperatures will either be near normal or slightly below this week. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Confidence is low on timing any specific rounds of precipitation this week. Wednesday afternoon (40-80%) and Thursday afternoon (60-80%) have the best chances for precipitation at this point. Expect precipitation amounts to be highly variable. && .AVIATION... LAST UPDATED: 0800Z FLIGHT CAT: VFR DISCUSSION: There will be varying amounts of mid and high level clouds today and tonight mixed with daytime cumulus today. There will be chances for showers and thunderstorms at times today and this evening. Look for VFR conditions except when a shower or thunderstorm could bring brief MVFR conditions. WIND: Variable less than 10 knots early becoming west 5 to 10 knots this morning increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Wind will be WNW 5 to 15 knots tonight. && .GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ weather.gov/glasgow