The National Weather Service Office in Missoula is reporting that the snowpack in the mountains of western and northwestern Montana has benefited from the early spate of winter weather.
The National Weather Service released a webinar on Tuesday detailing the potential for flooding in western Montana as spring eventually turns to summer.
So far, the winter of 2017-2018 has been significantly warmer than the winter of 2016-2017, according to the National Weather Service Office in Missoula.
It's so unusual these days for Missoula to receive a heavy rain, that KGVO contacted the National Weather Service Office in Missoula to see if Tuesday's rainfall may have caused any problems in the Missoula area.
Senior Meteorologist Bob Nester with the National Weather Service Office in Missoula, has put together a look back at moisture levels for May, as well as a peek ahead into the probable forecast for summer and Montana's Wildfire Season.