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KEY MESSAGES

- Chance of showers and thunderstorms today and Friday. A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible both days with strong winds, hail, and brief heavy rain being the main threats.

- Warm and mostly dry Saturday, the 4th of July.

- Hot conditions next week with a daily low chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the week. Risk of severe is low.

AVIATION

05z Discussion...Overall VFR conditions will prevail through Thursday evening. there are scattered showers and thunderstorms crossing the eastern half of the forecast area at 05z and this activity is expected to bring local MVFR conditions and gusts to 40kts through 10z as it slowly progresses eastward late tonight. Another round of convection is expected on Thursday afternoon and evening. Local MVFR to occasional IFR conditions are possible with the stronger storms along with wind gusts to 45kts. The best chances for impactful thunderstorms will be east of a Red Lodge to Billings to Forsyth line. Convection may get going as early as 19z, but will be most active between 22z and 04z.

Smoke from distant wildfires may continue to reduce slant range visibility over far eastern Montana tonight into Thursday. Chambers

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 086 058/086 057/089 062/094 064/090 065/091 064/091 2/T 33/T 20/U 00/U 11/B 12/T 21/U LVM 079 049/081 049/088 055/090 056/087 057/087 056/088 2/T 23/T 20/U 01/U 21/B 12/T 31/U HDN 088 057/088 056/092 061/095 062/093 064/094 063/093 2/U 32/T 30/U 00/U 10/B 12/T 21/B MLS 090 061/086 057/090 063/096 065/093 065/093 065/092 2/U 35/T 60/U 00/U 20/B 12/T 21/B 4BQ 090 060/086 057/089 061/096 065/094 065/093 064/091 2/U 54/T 40/U 00/U 21/B 12/T 42/T BHK 089 057/083 054/087 059/095 062/092 061/091 061/090 2/T 34/T 40/U 01/U 21/B 12/T 32/T SHR 086 054/085 052/089 057/094 060/091 060/091 059/089 2/T 42/T 40/U 01/U 01/B 23/T 22/T

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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