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Spring Like Weather Is Here For A Few Days Butte

Posted at 2:11 PM, Apr 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-19 16:11:18-04

Nice stretch of weather is here for most of Montana. Warming and drying pattern for several days.

The above on demand STORMTracker video forecast with Chief Meteorologist Mike Heard will walk you through the forecast hour by hour for next 36 hours so you can see the cool morning lows and warming afternoon highs Friday and Saturday.


Micro Climate Forecast:
Finally a touch of Spring like weather is building over Montana!!!

BOZEMAN: LOW: 27°; HIGH FRIDAY: 58°. Mostly cloudy Thursday night into Friday morning should hold temperatures in the upper 20s. Friday look for increasing sunshine and warmer temperatures with highs just shy of 60°. Patchy valley fog is possible early Friday morning.

BUTTE: LOW: 27°; HIGH FRIDAY: 56°. Mostly cloudy Thursday night but partial clearing is likely after midnight. Friday should be mostly sunny and mild with light winds.

DILLON: LOW: 27°; HIGH FRIDAY: 57°. Mostly cloudy Thursday night with a few showers around mostly over nearby mountain ranges. Turning partly cloudy by early morning with light Northerly winds. Friday will be mostly sunny and warm with light winds.

WEST YELLOWSTONE: LOW: 25°; HIGH FRIDAY: 48°. Mostly cloudy Thursday night into Friday morning should hold temperatures in the 20s. Friday should be mostly sunny and mild with highs just under 50°


WEEKEND OUTLOOK OR NEXT WEATHER MAKER
Saturday will be the warmest day this weekend and mostly of SW Montana should land between the lower 50s to mid 60s. Surface winds will start off light Saturday morning but will likely begin to increase by afternoon out of the SW 10 to 20 MPH and stronger gusts in wind prone areas. A mostly dry cold front will pass through Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning producing the gusty surface winds. Behind the front temperatures will be a little cooler Sunday and the next weather maker will arrive Sunday night into Monday with increasing rain or snow and a sharp drop in temperatures to begin the new work week.