563 FXUS65 KGGW 092040 AFDGGW Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 240 PM MDT Mon Jun 9 2025 .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGES: 1) Haze and smoke will continue to be problematic at times, and may be in the unhealthy range by Tuesday behind a cold front. 2) A transition to more active weather with scattered showers, thunderstorms, and wetting rains is expected to get underway on Tuesday through much of the week. WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Hot afternoon temperatures and hazy skies will give rise to a fairly mild overnight with clear skies with lows in the 50s to near 60. Meanwhile, late tonight into Tuesday a more significant plume of haze and smoke may push into the region behind a cold frontal passage. Showers and thunderstorms late in the day may produce gusty winds, with support from the current HREF ensemble. Showers and isolated thunder may linger into Wednesday. Look for total QPF in the few hundredth to up to a tenth range for most of this activity, expected to be fairly hit or miss. Thursday into Friday could feature more widespread thunderstorms across the area, especially south of the Missouri River where quarter to half inch rainfall amounts will be common - isolated higher totals directly under steadier storms. There may be a sharp cutoff to the steadier showers in the northeast that will need to be monitored in future forecast updates. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Confidence is high on haze and smoke at times over the next couple of days. Medium confidence exists on thunderstorms this week, especially with regard to exact rainfall amounts and placement. Again, it will be especially worth monitoring the sharp cutoff in steadier totals setting up across the northeast as the gradient tightens with future forecast cycles. && .AVIATION... Updated: 2040Z on June 9. VFR is expected through tonight with sunny and hazy skies through the period. Initial haze and smoke is shifting east while a stronger area of smoke pushes south on Tuesday with possible MVFR visibilities. Showers and isolated thunder should remain west of the terminals through 00Z Wednesday. && .GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ weather.gov/glasgow