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Snow Now, Summery Sizzle Soon
June snow! Snow squalls covered the ground in the higher terrain with a few inches for a few hours. The snow won’t last long if it hasn’t melted already. Tonight there is a FROST ADVISORY for some...
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After Mountain Snow, Record Lows Broken
Did you lose your garden or veggies to frost last night? West Yellowstone shattered a 75 year old record low, getting all the way down to 11. Lows in the 20s were common in the normally colder...
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When an Alaska Low Meets Tropical Storm Bud
Lots of rain is what happens when energy from Alaska meets up with tropical moisture in Montana. This storm is still a few days away, but I’d plan on a wet weekend no matter what. Until then, enjoy...
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Dad’s Weekend Doused with Rain
It’s Father’s Day Weekend and a few big storms will converge on Montana making for a lot of wet weather. Up to a couple inches of rain could fall in parts of Big Sky Country, especially along and...
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Two Tropical Systems Send Moisture to Montana
It’s Father’s Day Weekend and a few big storms will converge on Montana making for a lot of wet weather. Up to a couple inches of rain could fall in parts of Big Sky Country, especially along and...
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Flood Watch Continues With More Rain Falling
A FLOOD WATCH remains in effect for parts of Montana. Small streams and creeks The same storm that made for a soggy weekend continues to drench the state with more rain. Already, rainfall totals...
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Fearsome Flooding Once Again
Incredible rain totals on the Rocky Mountain Front of more than half a foot have resulted in washed out roads and bridges around Augusta. Do not attempt to travel through this area between the closed...
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A Nice June Tune Before Storms Strike Again
Thunderstorms will continue to move through the north central part of Montana on Monday evening. A few of the thunderstorms are producing hail and frequent lightning. This front will move into...
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Wildfires South of Montana for Now
What a beautiful day across Big Sky Country! Last year on this date, high temperatures were well up into the 90s for most towns. This year some places haven’t even hit 90 yet. Wildfires down to the...
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Chilly June Morning Changes Tune By Afternoon
Wednesday morning was not quite typical for the end of June with lows in the 30s and 40s, even some 20s in the normally colder spots. But high pressure made for another extraordinary afternoon with...
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Evening Severe Storms; Isolated Tornado Possible Eastern Montana
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING is in effect for Fergus County including Lewistown. This storm is producing large hail and strong wind. Another SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued in Petroleum...
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Severe Storms to Showers to Sunshine
Severe thunderstorms have erupted in central and eastern Montana. The western half of the state will have thunderstorms this evening but will not be severe. Parts of far eastern Montana are under a...
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Saturday and Sunday Not Too Shabby
This was the tornado that hit Carter County in southeast Montana on Thursday. The maximum wind speeds with that tornado were between 136-165mph. That’s a strong tornado! Fortunately the twister was...
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Beautiful Now but Fiery Weather Hits After the 4th
Happy Monday! What a beautiful start of July with blue sky, comfy temperatures and great outdoor conditions. The Lincoln Rodeo was even a bit chilly with a shower or two that passed through over the...
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Montana: Where it Snows on July 3rd
Happy July from Big Sky Country! Snow was falling in the mountains above 7000′ at times on the day before Independence Day. Tuesday has been unusually cold for the state as even the lower elevations...
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Didn’t Feel Like the 4th at First…
Happy Independence Day! This morning felt more like fall or spring with widespread temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Although it was sunny across Big Sky, afternoon highs were well below normal once...
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Friday: Hottest Day in Almost a Year
Friday is going to be HOT. In fact, it’s been nearly a year since it’s been this hot. This graphic shows the last time temperatures met or exceeded Friday’s forecasted numbers. Also, did you notice...
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Wildfires Remain South of Montana for Now
More typical summer weather with hot, dry conditions have moved throughout Montana over the last several days. It was almost a year ago this week that Montana erupted in flames as lightning-sparked...
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING is in effect for northwestern Judith Basin County, west-central Fergus County and southeast Chouteau County until 3:00pm. 60mph wind gusts and quarter size hail are...
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Tornado, Severe Storms Hit Montana
An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Plentywood with wind speed up to 110mph. This picture shows damage from the tornado which launched objects and tore apart buildings. The Glasgow National Weather...
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Settling into the Heart of Summer
What a beautiful summer’s day with sunshine, comfortable temperatures and not a lot of wind. Furthermore, the fire danger was not screaming on Wednesday although each day it is increasing. A burn...
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Friday Fire Danger
Montana has been very fortunate thus far regarding wildfires, but Friday will be a more dangerous day with hot temperatures, gusty wind and lower humidity. More counties are also under Local Burn...
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Bone Dry This July
After a very wet spring with widespread flooding problems, Montana has flipped the switch and shut off the rain so far in July. Most towns are well below average for rain to this point in July, and...
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Tuesday Thunderstorms and then Wednesday Wildfire Danger
An area of low pressure is moving into Montana with isolated thunderstorms on Monday evening and will continue to trigger scattered storms through Tuesday. While these thunderstorms are not “dry”,...
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Developing Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions
While Tuesday’s cloud cover, showers, storms and overall cooler weather was nice, the weather is about to change in a big way Wednesday. Thunderstorms on Tuesday produced hundreds of lightning...
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