Mountain Snow

A couple of days of sunshine have given way to a cold front heading into western and northwestern Montana, according to the National Weather Service Office in Missoula,

The National Weather Service is expecting very warm moist systems to move through western Montana and eastern Idaho this week that may bring an appreciable amount of snow to the mountains and rain to the valleys.

Visions of an early spring will be interrupted later this week as a winter cold snap accompanied by mountain snow will enter western Montana.

The National Weather Service is assuring valley residents that even though there wasn’t a great deal of snowfall this winter that mountain snow pack is in excellent shape

The National Weather Service produced a You Tube video describing a wind event in western Montana, according to senior forecaster Bob Nester.

The so far very dry December will be turning white in the next few days, according to the National Weather Service.

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.

So far, the Missoula area has experienced a dry fall, lots of snow over Christmas and into January, and with the advent of February, freezing valley rain and heavy mountain snow.

The National Weather Service is predicting a series of winter weather systems that are headed toward western Montana through the first part of next week. Meteorologist Trent Smith said several small systems will make their way through the area this week, but a much larger system is predicted by the end of the coming weekend...