BILLINGS – โMontana and Wyoming residents can expect cool and dry conditions through Halloweenโ night, with โคtemperatures possibly dropping below freezing in eastern Montanaโฃ and northern Wyoming by โฃ9 PM.
A persistentโฃ high-pressure systemโ is keepingโฃ the regionโฃ dry through Saturday.Breezy conditions are expected โคThursday, with stronger winds -โข gusting over 40 mphโ – lingering โin southeast Montanaโข throughโ the afternoon. Aโ cold โfront arriving Friday will bring coolerโค temperatures, โขwith highs โฃdipping into the 40s and 50s. Some areas inโข eastern Montanaโข may struggle to reach โthe 30s on Friday. Temperatures will rebound into the 50s โคand 60s over the weekend, though a cold front expected Sunday could limit warming if it arrives sooner than โขforecast.Windy conditions will returnโ Saturday along the Livingston-to-Nye corridor, with gusts of โ30-50โ mph,โข spreading across theโค area Sunday with โคthe front’s โฃpassage. This front willโ also โbring aโค slight chance of lower-elevation rain and mountain snow showers, expected to be light.โ
High โขpressure isโฃ forecast to returnโ dry conditions Monday through mid-week. Nighttime lows โขwill be โฃin the โคmid to upper 20s Thursdayโ night, mid-20s to low 30s Friday night, 30sโฃ andโข 40s โฃSaturday night, and 30s โขsunday nightโฃ through early next week.
– Miller Robson, Q2 Morning Meteorologist, miller.robson@ktvq.com
