textproduct: Billings

KEY MESSAGES

- Chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight through Tuesday night. A few thunderstorms could become severe, mainly over eastern Montana.

- Shower and thunderstorm chances return Thursday. A few thunderstorms could become severe, mainly over eastern Montana.

- Near normal temperatures through Thursday before temperatures trend above average late in the week into the weekend.

AVIATION

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and move northeast through the area this afternoon and evening. Any shower or thunderstorm that does develop could produce brief erratic wind gusts mainly in the 30s to 40s knots. Over far south- eastern Montana, a strong to severe thunderstorm capable of producing heavy rain and hail is possible as well (Marginal Risk from the Storm Prediction Center, 1/5). Due to the isolated nature of storms today, the probability for thunder at a given terminal remains low. Storm activity will diminish from west to east through 06z tonight. LA/PM

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 046/073 047/076 051/078 051/083 055/093 056/078 050/081 11/B 20/B 15/T 41/U 00/U 12/T 31/B LVM 039/070 041/077 045/073 043/080 046/087 047/070 042/076 31/B 10/U 17/T 31/U 01/N 24/T 42/T HDN 043/075 045/076 049/081 049/082 053/093 055/078 049/081 20/B 30/B 15/T 52/W 00/U 11/B 31/B MLS 045/073 047/074 048/079 053/080 055/091 060/084 054/081 60/B 10/U 04/T 73/T 00/U 10/B 31/B 4BQ 047/075 048/074 049/079 052/080 053/091 059/084 053/080 40/U 61/B 14/T 62/W 00/U 11/B 31/B BHK 046/074 045/072 044/077 051/077 052/086 058/084 053/078 92/B 41/B 13/T 74/T 10/N 11/N 31/B SHR 041/075 043/074 045/077 046/079 048/091 051/079 046/079 10/U 31/B 15/T 31/U 10/U 01/U 42/T

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...None. WY...None.