Early-Season Snow and High Winds Grip Northwest Montana With Warnings Through Midday Monday
A brief lull Monday afternoon precedes a midweek system delivering valley rain plus fresh mountain snow.
Overview
- Winter Weather Advisories and a Winter Storm Warning remain in place until noon Monday, with the most significant impacts centered from Sunday night into Monday morning.
- A High Wind Warning calls for northeasterly gusts of 40–50 mph around the Flathead area, raising risks of power outages, falling trees and very cold wind chills.
- Steadier snowfall is creating winter driving over mountain passes, while valleys can see a trace to a few inches with higher totals favored in northwest Montana and along the Divide.
- Snow showers diminish Monday afternoon with some breaks, and the Billings area stays mainly dry and chilly with highs in the mid-40s.
- Another low pressure system arrives Tuesday evening in the west and spreads east Wednesday, bringing several days of showers and renewed mountain snow as snow levels fall to around 7,000 feet and 4–8 inches accumulate above 8,000 feet.