textproduct: Billings

KEY MESSAGES

- Brief return of smoke and hazy skies today.

- Drier conditions today through Friday. - Seasonal temps in the 80s to lower 90s the rest of the week. Increasing chance of precipitation over the weekend.

AVIATION

Hazy skies will return to much of the area today as smoke from distant wildfire drifts into the region from the north and northwest. Expect some reduction in slant range visibility, with a few locations over the eastern plains of Montana (including KMLS and KBHK) potentially seeing surface visibility reduction below 10SM, though likely still above 6SM, this evening into Thursday. With that said, confidence is low on exact visibility reductions. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail under a few high clouds. LA

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 059/093 063/091 064/090 064/093 061/087 061/089 062/091 00/K 00/U 01/B 21/B 20/U 11/B 21/B LVM 050/093 056/093 056/087 054/087 050/085 050/086 051/087 00/U 00/U 04/T 53/T 11/U 22/T 42/T HDN 055/094 059/093 061/094 061/096 058/089 057/091 058/093 00/K 00/U 01/B 21/B 20/U 11/B 21/B MLS 059/091 062/090 062/091 066/096 063/088 060/089 062/092 00/K 00/U 00/B 21/B 10/U 00/U 21/U 4BQ 060/092 063/093 063/090 066/094 063/089 061/089 062/092 00/K 00/B 01/B 42/W 20/U 11/B 11/U BHK 055/090 057/091 055/088 060/091 058/089 055/089 056/091 00/K 00/B 00/N 32/T 20/U 11/U 11/B SHR 053/091 058/092 058/091 060/091 056/087 055/088 055/090 00/U 00/U 01/B 22/T 11/U 12/T 11/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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