About Our Office

Our Mission:

The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.

It is accomplished by providing warnings and forecast of hazardous weather, including thunderstorms, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter weather, tsunamis, and climate events. The NWS is the sole United States OFFICIAL voice for issuing warnings during life-threatening weather situations.

Our Staff:

Meteorologist in Charge: Julie Adolphson

Warning Coordination Meteorologist: Tanja Fransen

Science and Operations Officer: Thomas Salem

Data Acquisition Program Manager: Mike Rawles

Electronic Systems Analyst: Craig Paju

Information Technology Officer: Andrew Pohl

Office Administration: Diana Koenig

Lead Forecasters:

• Ruth Ann Ebert
• Greg Forrester
• Ted Jamba
• David Secora
• Scott Valone

General Forecasters:

• Corey Bogel
• Donald Simonsen

Hydrometeorological Technicians:

• Matt Moorman
• Mark Pellerito

Meteorologist Interns:

• Steven Templer
• Brad Temeyer

Electronics Technicians:

• Mark Siverly
• Gar Nelson

About the Area:

CLIMATE: Glasgow is virtually smog and fog free. The Glasgow climate has abundant sunshine, low relative humidity, moderate winds and pronounced temperature extremes. Annual rainfall is 10.96 inches, with most of precipitation falling during the summer growing season.

CHURCHES: There are sixteen churches in Glasgow, with an active Ministerial Association. There are thirteen Protestant churches, two Morman churches, and one Roman Catholic church.

MEDICAL FACILITIES: A century-old commitment to accessible, quality health care has established progressive regional medical center facilities. The Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital keeps pace with modern medicine by providing caring, qualified professionals with state-of-the-art technology. Specialized services of larger medical facilities are made available with the hospital STAT Air Ambulance based at Glasgow. Nemont Manor retirement complex is a modern 100 unit retirement facility that provides apartment living for the elderly. Valley View nursing home, located on Sunset Heights, can provide for 112 full-time residents.

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES: The local Glasgow School District takes pride in small classes and an excellent teaching staff. There is one elementary school, one middle school and one high school in Glasgow. Total enrollment averages 900 students with a staff of 70. There are four Montana Universities; Billings, Bozeman, Havre, and Missoula, available as public, four year institutions for Glasgow graduates. Distance learning course offerings are available to Glasgow residents through the Glasgow Community Library and the University of Montana - Billings.

RECREATION: Glasgow recreational facilities include a bowling alley, movie theater, moto-cross track, rifle and skeet range, a country club with 9 hole golf course and an active saddle club. Glasgow Civic Center Recreation Department offers swimming pool, tennis, racquetball court and exercise room equipment. There are several baseball, basketball and volley ball leagues. Regional Fairs and Rodeo events are highly popular and well attended.

The Fort Peck Theatre is the home of summer theatre productions and other special events throughout the year. The professional summer stock theatre is operated by the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council. Theatre crews, made up of professional directors, actors, technical and business people, along with local volunteers, present many evenings of contemporary stage entertainment.

Fort Peck Lake Recreation Area, 17 miles south, provides uncrowded water recreation and world class fishing on 135 mile long Fort Peck Lake. The diverse sport fishery offers healthy populations of walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, lake trout, and chinook salmon . The trophy class hunting season for big game and upland birds extends from mid-September through November on large tracts of public land and readily accessible agricultural lands.

HOUSING: Home and ranch prices are generally rated in the modest range. The median home price is $68,000, with a typical range from $30,000 to $155,000. Montana Board of Housing makes available a home finance program for qualified first time homeowners. The rental market is competitive. There is no commute within Glasgow. All homes are within two miles of the office. There are additional homes or acreage available in Hinsdale, Saint Marie, Nashua and Fort Peck that are within a reasonable commuting distance.

TRANSPORTATION: Big Sky Airlines provides air service within Montana to Billings Logan Airport, serviced by United, Northwest and Alaska Airlines. Amtrak makes daily stops east and west at the Glasgow Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Terminal. There is a community bus available for transportation within Glasgow, with scheduled availability to nearby communities.

STATION PROGRAM: WFO Glasgow provides 24 hour forecast and warning services for a twelve county CWA/HSA, issues aviation forecasts , manages a cooperative observational program, augments ASOS and collects twice-daily upper-air soundings.