MONTANA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 400 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH KEPT SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH THE NORTH AND EAST PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR SEASONAL FOR MUCH OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WERE FALLING WEST OF THE DIVIDE AND IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WESTERLY WINDS WERE GUSTY ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS. TONIGHT...THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE SEASONAL FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. $$ WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS