Warm, Dry Pattern to Replace Early-Week Storm

Overview

• The early‑week storm is clearing and Election Day will be sunnier and milder, though patchy valley fog and low clouds may reduce visibility during the morning commute.
• A broad area of high pressure will produce a much warmer, drier stretch through the weekend with widespread highs in the 50s and lower 60s and isolated mid‑60s in places such as Sheridan.
• Forecasters expect a pair of weak systems late Thursday and Friday to bring only limited rain and higher‑elevation snow, with snow levels near 5,000 feet and the best chances focused on western and northwestern Montana.
• Winds should be light through most of the week but turn breezier Friday, and the Bighorn Mountains already saw blowing snow that created localized travel difficulties earlier in the week.
• Primary impacts will be morning commute hazards from fog and spotty mountain travel issues; lower elevations should see very little precipitation and conditions should remain favorable for outdoor plans over the weekend.