BILLINGS — Thursday has been a transitional day for much of Montana and Wyoming with dry weather, but also a hazy/smoky sky, especially in northeast Montana where a Dense Smoke Advisory will be in effect through Friday night. If you have breathing difficulties, it would be wise to stay indoors.
Friday will start off calm and hazy, but another disturbance is expected to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Not everyone will see rain, however. Saturday will bring more heat and sunshine as a strong ridge of high pressure begins to dominate the Intermountain West.
This strong ridge will maintain control over the Great Plains from this weekend through at least the middle of next week, with southwest flow over Montana and Wyoming. Expect scattered showers and temperatures at or above average through next Thursday.
