AWUS85 KTFX 092158 RWSMT Montana Weather Summary National Weather Service Great Falls MT 355 PM MDT Fri Sep 9 2022 Today... Scattered showers and thunderstorms over Southeast Montana diminished early this morning. However, a more widespread area of lower clouds with rain and high-mountain snow moved south into North Central and Central Montana throughout the morning hours. Daytime heating then created more scattered shower and thunderstorm activity over much of the Treasure State during the afternoon. Behind yesterday's cold frontal passage, northerly winds prevailed across the region, gusting up to 30 mph in some locations. At 3 pm... Temperatures had mostly warmed into the 50s to mid 60s, ranging from 48 degrees F at both Augusta and Butte to 69 degrees F at Missoula. Overnight... Any lingering showers and thunderstorms will diminish during the evening, allowing skies to become mostly clear by midnight. Although easterly winds through the mountain areas of Western and Southwest Montana will remain breezy through the evening, winds will otherwise become light. This will allow temperatures to fall mostly into the 30s and 40s, with 20s likely in the mountains, which will cause patchy frost to form, mainly in the west. $$ NOTE: This will be the last issuance of the afternoon edition of the Montana Weather Summary by NWS Great Falls. However, the morning edition will continue to be issued by NWS Billings. weather.gov/greatfalls