Severe Thunderstorm Watch 554 in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening...
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Lows 45 to 55. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 75 to 80...65 to 70 in the mountains. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph...shifting to the west up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Northeast winds up to 5 mph...shifting to the east 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 to 70. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 45 to 50. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Thursday and Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 75. Lows 40 to 50.
Friday and Friday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 80. Lows 45 to 55.
Saturday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 85.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55.
Sunday and Sunday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 85. Lows 45 to 55.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 80.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 554 remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for the following locations
Mt . Montana counties included are
Beaverhead Blaine Broadwater Carbon Cascade Chouteau Fergus Gallatin Glacier Golden Valley hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lewis And Clark Liberty Madison Meagher Musselshell park Pondera Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Wheatland Yellowstone
Local Storm Report
07/06/2009 0400 PM
3 miles S of Monarch, Cascade County.
Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Few Golf-Ball sized hail... rainfall measured 1.25 inches with downed branches.
07/06/2009 0155 PM
3 miles se of Stanford, Judith Basin County.
Hail m0.88 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Nickel size hail reported 3.5 miles southeast of Stanford.
= Probability of Precipitation
