gas prices

For the first time in nearly a year, the price of unleaded gas is under $3.

Montana's low gas prices won't last long.

Now that the end of the year is approaching, gas prices in Montana continue to fall.

Montana's gas prices jumped off their own fiscal cliff this week, dropping another 7.3 cents per gallon to an average price of $3.33 per gallon.

For many years, gas prices have bottomed out during the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. In 2012, however, Thanksgiving gas prices hit a record high nationwide while prices in Montana rose .7 cents over the week.

Traditionally, the cooler months of the year bring a downward slide in gas prices. Not so this year, however, as September closed with prices flat-lined for nearly three weeks in a row. The average gas price in Montana is still stuck at $3...

Montana's gas prices this week are nearly identical to what they were a week ago. Although Montana's prices have been locked at $3.76 per gallon, the national price has dropped four cents to $3.81.

Average retail gas prices in Montana jumped another five cents over past week reaching a total of $3.77 per gallon this week.

Montana's gas prices rose a little over five cents in the last week to reach an average of $3.56 per gallon. Meanwhile, the national average has begun tapering down, rising only 2 cents per gallon in that same time period to reach an average price of $3.70.

After bottoming out for a few weeks, Montana's gas prices are rising and will likely continue to do so until November.