STATE FORECAST FOR MONTANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1001 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST GLACIER REGION... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION... TONIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 17 TO 27. TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEDNESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. CENTRAL MONTANA- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... REST OF TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 15 TO 25. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS 30 TO 35. TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 35 TO 45. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 30. HIGHS 40 TO 45. FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS 20 TO 30. SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 25. HIGHS 35 TO 40. SOUTHWEST MONTANA- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT REST OF TONIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOWS 15 TO 20. TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 35. TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 25 TO 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 35 TO 45. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 20 TO 35. HIGHS 30 TO 40. FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS 20 TO 30. SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS 25 TO 35. NORTHEAST MONTANA- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT REST OF TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 15. TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 20. WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE 20S. THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. LOWS 5 TO 15. FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HIGHS 10 TO 20. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA... REST OF TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW WEST...AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EAST. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO THE MID 20S. TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S. TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOWS FROM THE LOWER 30S WEST TO THE TEENS EAST. WEDNESDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WEST... AND SNOW LIKELY...CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EAST. HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 40S WEST TO THE MID 30S EAST. THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW...RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOWS FROM THE MID 30S WEST TO THE TEENS EAST. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30S. SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS OF 10 ABOVE TO 25 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO AROUND 40.