Click here for 7 Day ForecastThe trend for the weekend will be warming temperatures, but plenty wind to go with it. Expect a lot of snow and ice to melt, just before more cold and snow showers arrive next week.

High temperatures will continually warm especially through Sunday. Readings will be mainly in the 30s this afternoon, with a good chance of hitting the low 40s on Saturday. By Sunday, highs could be in the mid to upper 40s from Billings to the West.

Winds will be gusty at times, especially in the wind prone areas from Billings to the West. Gusts along I 90 of the Livingston area could reach 50 to 60 mph through Monday. Billings will have sustained winds of 15 to 30 miles an hour and gust possible to 40 mph Saturday and Sunday.

Breezy periods will develop East of Billings over the weekend as well. Conditions will be generally dry, but a few snow showers or flurries could develop East of Billings often on through the weekend.

A cold front arrives Monday, and temperatures will drop from the 40s to the 20s for Tuesday. A chance of snow showers persists off and on through next week.

Billings forecast:

Friday… Sunny to mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 15 to 25 mph.

Friday night… Mostly clear, with a low in the neighborhood of 24. Continued breezy periods.

Saturday… Partly to mostly cloudy, and around 43 for a high. Wind gusts could approach 40 mph.