Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Watch for northern Montana that is forecasting 7-15+” of snow in the mountains on Sunday/Monday.
This is only the second Winter Storm Watch of winter 2016/17. ย The first one was also in Montanaย on October 2nd, 2016. ย It’s starting to pile up up there…
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 15 INCHES. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. - NOAA Great Falls, MT today
Snow levels will be as low as 5,000′ with this storm.
* SNOW LEVEL...5000 FEET LOWERING TO THE PLAINS BY MONDAY MORNING.
- NOAA Great Falls, MT today
WINTER STORM WATCH for MONTANA:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 233 PM MDT SAT OCT 8 2016 ...WINTER CONDITIONS TO RETURN ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...AND ADJACENT PLAINS...SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OUT OF CANADA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...AFFECTING THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS AND TRAVELERS ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 15 INCHES. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COULD THEN DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THEN TO LINGER MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS...HIKERS...AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINTER CONDITIONS...OR DELAY OUTDOOR PLANS UNTIL WEATHER IMPROVES. THOSE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD ALSO PREPARE FOR SLICK ROADS AND WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW LEVEL...5000 FEET LOWERING TO THE PLAINS BY MONDAY MORNING.
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