Overall, pretty pleasant days are ahead with slightly cooler than average temperatures. But, scattered to isolated thunderstorms will still pop up in the afternoons and evenings area.

Afternoon highs for the next several days will be mainly in the 75 to 85° range all across the area. Billing should stay consistently 80 to 85 through Saturday.

Expect a mix of clouds and sun during the day, with scattered isolated showers and thunderstorms favoring areas closer to the mountains. Winds will generally be light.

We are on track for a bump in the temperatures to the upper 80s to low 90s by Saturday.

Billings forecast:

Today… Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. A light westerly breeze switching to the North in the afternoon. A slight risk of showers or thunderstorms for this afternoon this evening.

Tonight… Scattered isolated evening showers or thunderstorms. Partly cloudy overnight, with a low around 57.

Friday… Mostly sunny, with a slightly better chance of a shower thunderstorm than Thursday. In the neighborhood of 83 once again for daytime high.