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KEY MESSAGES
- Colder with periods of precipitation tonight through Monday.
- Accumulating snow possible (60% for greater than 6 inches) for the western mountains tonight (above 5000feet), and across the Beartooth/Absaroka, Pryor, and Bighorn mountains/foothills Sunday night.
- Breezy winds expected across the area tonight. Gusts 30-50 mph are expected (strongest near the Dakotas border).
- Widespread frost/freeze likely Sunday and Monday night. Make sure to protect sensitive plants. - Warmer conditions return for the middle of next week with low chances for precipitation each day.
AVIATION
Scattered showers, and a few weak thunderstorms, will spread west to east this afternoon and evening ahead of a cold front. The best chance (10-20%) for a thunderstorm is over the mountains and foothills west of KBIL and near the Dakota border. With the frontal passage, winds will turn out of the northwest, with widespread gusts of 20 to 35 kts through Sunday morning. Widespread MVFR ceilings, with a 20% chance of IFR ceilings near KBIL and north, are expected tonight into Sunday. Expect mountain obscuration. Archer
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 040/056 036/048 032/063 039/069 043/071 046/076 047/078 73/W 24/W 10/U 02/T 31/B 12/T 21/B LVM 030/048 028/045 026/059 032/062 036/068 039/071 041/075 +6/T 65/W 20/B 03/T 31/B 23/T 32/T HDN 039/058 034/047 031/063 035/071 040/071 043/077 045/078 43/W 25/W 10/B 01/B 21/B 12/T 21/B MLS 045/059 036/047 034/059 036/070 042/070 044/076 046/077 72/W 13/W 21/B 01/B 11/B 12/W 21/B 4BQ 043/059 035/043 032/056 034/068 040/068 043/074 046/075 51/E 36/W 51/B 01/B 12/W 12/T 12/W BHK 042/058 032/043 029/053 031/067 039/067 041/073 045/074 64/W 25/W 52/W 01/B 22/W 12/T 22/W SHR 036/052 030/041 026/055 029/065 035/066 037/073 040/074 25/W 89/W 32/W 02/T 23/W 12/T 22/T
BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6 PM Sunday to noon MDT Monday FOR ZONES 56-66-171. WY...Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6 PM Sunday to noon MDT Monday FOR ZONE 198.
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