000 AWUS85 KBYZ 261031 RWSMT MONTANA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 331 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2005 SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT. THE ONLY CLOUD COVER WAS A STREAK OF HIGH CLOUDS GENERATED OFF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THIS SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE STATE. TEMPERATURES WERE FAIRLY UNIFORM IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S AT 3 AM. THE EXCEPTIONS WERE BILLINGS AT 35 DEGREES AND CUT BANK AT 31 DEGREES. STRONGER WINDS HELPED HOLD TEMPERATURES UP IN THESE AREAS. BUTTE REPORTED 17 DEGREES AT 3 AM FOR THE COLD SPOT THIS MORNING. WINDS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. COLD AIR DRAINAGE WINDS KICKED IN FOR SOME LOCATIONS WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH IN LIVINGSTON...BILLINGS...AND CUT BANK. TODAY...SUNNY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST STATEWIDE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 50S TODAY...WITH A FEW LOWER 60S POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. $$ WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS