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KEY MESSAGES

- A prolonged period of above normal temperatures will persist through at least the first week of February.

- Occasional light snow tonight to Friday morning near the Dakotas border, with localized late night and early morning fog.

- A brief period of light freezing rain (30-50% chance) may impact Rosebud County eastward late Friday night to early Saturday.

- Wind gusts along western foothills may reach 50-60 mph Friday night through Saturday morning; 60% chance of 50+ mph gusts at Livingston and Nye.

- Mostly dry with periods of gusty winds along the western foothills through the next 7 days.

UPDATE

Light snow continues over portions of far eastern Montana this evening. Look for occasional light snow to continue through the night before tapering off Friday morning. Outside of the light snow, fog is also possible (moderate to high chance) tonight into Friday morning over eastern Montana. With this, the greatest chance of fog is where the cloud cover decreases tonight. Any fog that does develop will dissipate through the morning hours Friday. The rest of the forecast, including the potential for mixed precipitation (and light freezing rain) late Friday into Saturday morning, remains on track. Arends

AVIATION

Light snow will linger over far eastern Montana tonight before coming to an end Friday morning. Where snow is falling, look for MVFR to IFR conditions to be common. Otherwise, there is a moderate to high chance of fog tonight into Friday morning over portions of eastern Montana, mainly where low to mid-level clouds are not present. Any fog that does develop will dissipate through the morning hours. VFR conditions will prevail elsewhere ahead of another weather system late Friday into Saturday morning which could bring mixed precipitation to eastern Montana. Arends

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 030/049 039/058 032/058 035/055 031/051 030/053 034/061 01/B 10/N 00/B 01/B 11/B 10/B 00/B LVM 028/046 037/053 033/057 033/048 028/046 029/051 032/057 01/N 10/N 00/B 01/B 00/B 10/B 00/U HDN 030/051 034/058 026/056 030/056 029/050 026/053 031/061 11/B 20/B 00/B 01/B 11/B 11/B 00/U MLS 018/036 025/051 026/045 027/050 028/043 023/046 029/056 11/E 42/W 00/B 01/B 11/B 00/B 00/B 4BQ 024/040 026/051 027/049 029/052 029/044 024/047 030/057 22/E 32/W 00/B 00/B 11/B 11/B 00/U BHK 011/023 013/043 024/039 021/043 023/038 019/039 023/048 62/S 45/W 00/E 01/E 21/B 11/B 00/B SHR 026/046 028/054 026/055 028/052 024/045 024/049 027/060 11/B 10/N 00/B 01/B 22/W 11/B 00/U

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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