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Friday afternoon may turn stormy across eastern Montana<\/strong><\/p>\n The Billings area<\/strong> and much of eastern Montana<\/strong> should prepare for a dynamic shift in weather conditions<\/strong> on Friday afternoon and evening<\/strong>, as another strong wave of atmospheric energy<\/strong> moves in from the west. After a relatively quiet Thursday\u2014especially in southern Montana and northern Wyoming<\/strong>\u2014Friday\u2019s weather<\/strong> is expected to escalate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Skies will remain mostly calm during the morning<\/strong>, but starting late in the day<\/strong>, a line of showers and thunderstorms<\/strong> is forecast to sweep across eastern Montana<\/strong>. Some of these thunderstorms may reach severe levels<\/strong>, with gusty winds<\/strong>, heavy rainfall<\/strong>, and potentially hail<\/strong>. Atmospheric instability, driven by the incoming system, will contribute to the development of these intense storm cells<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday brings a brief pause, but not for long<\/strong><\/p>\n By Saturday<\/strong>, conditions will be less active<\/strong>, though not entirely settled. Isolated thunderstorms<\/strong> are still possible during the evening hours<\/strong>, especially in south-central Montana<\/strong>. A more sustained trough of low pressure<\/strong> is forecast to take shape over the Pacific Northwest<\/strong> from Sunday through Tuesday<\/strong>, which will enhance the southwesterly flow<\/strong> across the Northern Plains.<\/p>\n That change in flow is expected to increase rain chances<\/strong>, particularly for Monday and Tuesday<\/strong>, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms<\/strong> likely. The latter part of the week, however, appears calmer<\/strong>, as the trough weakens<\/strong> and drier air<\/strong> returns.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Temperatures and timing<\/strong><\/p>\n Expect Friday highs<\/strong> to reach the mid to upper 70s (24\u201326 \u00b0C)<\/strong> before clouds and precipitation move in. Thunderstorm development<\/strong> is likely to begin after 3:00 p.m.<\/strong>, continuing through the evening<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Saturday<\/strong> may reach 80 \u00b0F (27 \u00b0C)<\/strong>, with late-day thunderstorm chances. By Sunday and early next week<\/strong>, cooler air and cloud cover may keep daily highs<\/strong> in the upper 60s to low 70s (20\u201322 \u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Stay alert for storm watches and warnings<\/strong>, especially Friday evening<\/strong>, and monitor updates from local meteorologists across the Billings<\/strong> and Yellowstone County<\/strong> region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday afternoon may turn stormy across eastern Montana The Billings area and much of eastern Montana should prepare for a dynamic shift in weather conditions on Friday afternoon and evening, as another strong wave of atmospheric energy moves in from the west. After a relatively quiet Thursday\u2014especially in southern Montana and northern Wyoming\u2014Friday\u2019s weather is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n