Montana Weather 3/7 Morning - Sunshine & Sudden Shivers

Good morning. Montana. I'm Aaron Jolly. Spring is technically just 13 days away, but someone forgot to tell the atmosphere. Here comes a serious temperature divide today—like the state can't decide if it wants to be May or January. Out East, you're stepping into summer. Highs near 60 degrees—that's a solid 21 degrees above normal. But here's the catch: that west wind hits 20 to 24 miles an hour. Around 10 A.M., it's going to feel like 34 degrees. The warmth holds tonight under clear skies, with a low of 41. Tomorrow gets even wilder—highs flirt with 71 before a cold front crashes the party Sunday night. Central Montana follows that same script today. You hit 60 degrees under mostly sunny skies. But watch out for gusts hitting 41 miles an hour. That kind of wind stirs up dust and makes holding onto your steering wheel a workout. Tonight stays mild at 47 degrees. Sunday brings one more warm run near 63, but that cold front arrives Sunday evening, swapping rain for snow by Monday. Western Montana is the odd one out. Rain showers linger this morning with highs struggling to hit 51. A slight chance of rain sticks around tonight. Then Sunday brings that cold front, dropping you to 32 degrees by nightfall as rain turns to snow. By Monday, the snow sticks around with highs barely scraping 42. The big story is the Sunday night swing. Eastern Montana goes from 71 degrees Sunday to 49 on Monday—a 22-degree drop. The mountains see light snow, less than half an inch, but enough to slick up the passes. Cooler weather settles in Monday through Wednesday, with highs in the 40s and 50s. We warm up slightly by Thursday. In A quick heads-up, a High Wind Warning is in effect for the West Glacier Region Sunday. Gusts could hit 70 miles an hour. If you're driving a high-profile vehicle, you might want to rethink your travel plans. See you tomorrow. See you this afternoon.