With temperatures into the 80’s in western Montana, the temptation to grab the float tubes and hit the river can be irresistible, however, officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks urge caution after the just finished flood season.
Meteorologist Corby Dickerson with the National Weather Service office in Missoula said on Tuesday that conditions in the western Montana mountains could worsen to the point that a Winter Storm Watch could be issued for hunters and campers.
With temperatures hovering near zero with -20 wind chill factors, the Missoula City County Health Department has advice on how to protect children and the elderly from the bitter cold.
Ravalli County Sheriff's deputies responded to the West Fork of the Bitterroot on Friday, December 27, after two snowmobilers discovered a man who had fallen down an embankment trying to free his vehicle from deep snow.
The University of Montana Grizzlies will play the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on Saturday, December 7 on what forecasters say will be a bitterly cold day, with highs in the single digits and a possible below zero wind chill factor.