There are going to be some scattered showers and thunderstorms around this evening and tonight in locations east of I-15 as a disturbance works its way through our area. A few of these thunderstorms will be severe with damaging winds (up to 70 mph) and/or large hail (1+” in diameter). Around and west of I-15 will be mainly dry this evening and tonight. Severe or not, gusty winds, small hail, frequent lightning, and brief heavy rain will be possible with all thunderstorms that do develop, so make sure you keep an eye to the sky if you are going to be outdoors at all.
We are also going to have mostly clear skies tonight, with the cloud cover decreasing as the night goes on. It will be a bit hazy tonight around Helena, while we will see decreasing haze tonight in north-central Montana as the