Montana, Dakotas Get a Break From Summer Heat

After another weekend of hot summer weather, there's a welcome cooldown coming. Cooler weather and rain is now in the forecast for next week.

I'm not a big fan of hot summer weather, so I am always thrilled to see blue and green on the maps that NOAA's Weather Prediction Center has which show the difference from average temperatures. In the case of the map below, high temperatures on Tuesday in Montana will be around 20 degrees cooler than normal for this time of the year.

Cooler temperatures won't last forever, but a few days in the middle of summer with a break from the heat is a welcome break. The cold front that will bring this cooler air will also bring with it some rain. I found this helpful graphic from the National Weather Service office in Billings, Montana. It shows temperatures from many parts of Montana will be cooler on Tuesday and Wednesday next week after a hot weekend. Rain will also be likely from Monday evening through Wednesday.

By Thursday of next week, the cooler temperatures will have pushed to the east a bit, cooling things down for North Dakota, South Dakota and states to the east and south. Highs on Thursday will be about 15 degrees cooler than average for these areas as rain chances increase with the cooler weather.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center also shows a cooldown for the upper plains areas next week on this 6-10 day outlook.

It's only mid-July, but a few days of cooler weather in the middle of a hot summer can give a nice break to both animals and people and I am a big fan of letting my air conditioner get a break.