textproduct: Billings

KEY MESSAGES

- Light snow and breezy conditions will gradually diminish this evening. - Warm & dry again this weekend, with potential for breezy conditions over the western foothills late in the weekend.

- Conditions may become more unsettled next week.

UPDATE

Light snow is gradually diminishing from the north to south over the Bighorns and far southeast MT this evening. Expect the breezy northerly winds to decrease into the overnight as well. As skies clear, temperatures will drop into the teens and 20s overnight. This will be the coolest night in about a week and a half. Patchy fog is possible (20% chance) over southeast MT where rain/snow fell earlier today and this evening. Have updated PoPs, temperatures and wind to current trends through the overnight. The remainder of the forecast is in good shape. STP

AVIATION

There is a small chance for fog/low stratus overnight for portions of southeast MT. VFR conditions will prevail. TS

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 025/058 038/072 039/066 038/072 035/054 031/051 034/058 00/U 00/B 00/B 12/W 44/W 44/W 44/W LVM 021/057 034/068 039/068 043/068 038/054 031/050 036/054 00/U 00/B 00/B 12/W 44/W 44/W 46/W HDN 022/059 031/072 035/068 037/074 034/057 030/053 031/060 00/U 00/B 00/B 12/W 44/W 44/W 44/W MLS 020/053 031/067 037/063 035/069 034/054 028/049 028/054 00/U 00/B 00/B 11/B 23/W 33/W 33/W 4BQ 021/054 035/069 038/067 039/072 039/056 031/050 032/058 20/U 00/U 00/U 01/B 22/W 33/W 33/W BHK 016/049 030/066 034/063 033/067 031/050 024/050 029/054 20/U 00/B 00/B 11/B 22/W 32/W 33/W SHR 019/055 031/070 035/068 037/074 036/057 028/052 030/061 20/U 00/U 00/U 02/W 34/W 44/W 44/W

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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