After a warm, sunny weekend, a spring chill has moved back into Montana and it's cold enough that some places will see snowflakes on Cinco de Mayo. Not everyone will see snow and what does fall will not accumulate, but it will be a chilly day. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy. High temperatures will be well below average in the 40s and 50s, 30s in the mountains. The few flakes, showers and isolated thunderstorms will move out Tuesday evening as high pressure moves in. Clear skies and light wind will allow temperatures to drop into the 20s for most of the state, some normally colder locations will drop into the 10s. After that cold start on Wednesday, the temperatures will rebound quickly with highs reaching the 60s to near 70. It will be a beautiful day with mostly sunny skies. Thursday is when the next storm system moves through the state with scattered showers and thunderstorms, highs will be in the 60s to near 70. Friday will be on the cloudier side with a few lingering showers or storms up on the Hi-Line. It will stay warm with highs in the 60s to around 70s. This weekend will start off unsettled with mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers and thunderstorms, with a touch of high mountains snow on Saturday. Highs will be in the 50s and 60s. Sunday will be a nicer, drier day although an isolated shower or thunderstorm will linger. Highs will be in the 60s. While the weather will remain active through next week with some days of scattered showers and thunderstorms, there does not appear to be any major storms, late season blizzards, or severe weather outbreaks anytime soon. Enjoy the relative quiet while we have it.
Have a great day,
Curtis Grevenitz
Chief Meteorologist
