Silver Gate, Montana Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS65 KBYZ 250837
AFDBYZ
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Billings MT
237 AM MDT Thu Sep 25 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Warm and dry into early next week.
- A dry cold front brings breezy and slightly cooler conditions
  to the region Friday.
- Pattern change towards more seasonal temperatures with
  occasional chances of precipitation possible next week.
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.DISCUSSION...
Today through Wednesday...
Warm and dry conditions are forecast through the weekend with
upper level ridging generally in place. The only system of note to
watch during this time is a shortwave trough that is expected to
temporarily break down the ridge late tonight into Friday. While
the core of this system will pass too far north to produce any
precipitation for us, it will send a dry cold front through our
area. This will bring breezy conditions and slightly cooler
temperatures to the area on Friday. With this system continuing to
trend a bit farther south, high resolution models have come in
with a bit higher winds than previously advertised. However, the
timing of the frontal passage, late tonight through Friday
morning, is not very ideal for much of the area to see the
strongest winds. Therefore, wind gusts in the teens to low 30s
(mph) are currently forecast, strongest over the foothills west of
Billings and over eastern Montana where the nighttime inversion
looks to break before the strongest winds aloft exit the area.
While the chance of seeing a 40 mph wind gust is moderate to high
over the Beartooth Mountains ahead of the front, chances remain
low along and behind the front over the plains. Look for winds to
taper off across the area Friday afternoon and evening as low
amplitude ridging builds back in over the region.
While a bit of energy/moisture from a low pressure system
currently spinning over the California coast could push up into
our area late Sunday into Monday, the pattern change towards
cooler temperatures with increased chances of precipitation
doesn`t looks to enter the region until sometime Tuesday into the
middle part of next week. Will have to see how things trend over
the coming days as uncertainty remains in how the responsible
trough will eject east through our region.
Outside of high temperatures in the 70s to 80 degrees Friday,
look for highs in the 80s to persist today through at least
Monday. Arends
.AVIATION...
VFR conditions will prevail through the forecast period. Late
tonight into Friday, a dry cold front passage will bring breezy
northwest winds back across the region. With this, gusts will
generally be in the teens to low 30s (knots), strongest over the
foothills west of KBIL and eastern Montana. A period of increased
southerly winds ahead of the front is also forecast over eastern
Montana late this evening into tonight where a low- level jet is
expected to develop. Arends
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
Tdy Fri     Sat     Sun     Mon     Tue     Wed
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BIL 082 055/078 048/082 051/084 055/083 056/081 054/072
    0/U 00/U    00/U    00/U    00/B    11/B    21/B
LVM 084 046/075 042/081 046/081 048/079 047/073 043/065
    0/U 00/U    00/U    00/U    12/W    33/T    43/W
HDN 083 049/077 045/082 047/085 050/085 052/082 051/074
    0/U 00/U    00/U    00/U    00/B    11/B    21/B
MLS 083 052/077 046/082 051/087 054/086 056/083 053/076
    0/U 00/N    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    11/B
4BQ 083 052/078 047/081 054/085 055/084 056/082 055/074
    0/U 00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    11/B
BHK 081 049/079 043/082 048/087 053/085 053/083 052/076
    0/U 00/N    00/U    00/U    00/U    00/U    11/B
SHR 085 048/077 043/081 047/084 049/082 049/080 047/071
    0/U 00/U    00/U    00/U    00/B    11/U    12/W
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...None.
WY...None.
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