Record Warmth Gives Way to Powerful Winds, Light Rain, and Bighorn Snow

Overview

• Temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above normal set records Tuesday with more records likely Wednesday across parts of Montana.
• Light showers produced only a trace to about two‑tenths of an inch Tuesday evening in southeastern Montana and northern Wyoming, while the Bighorn Mountains could see substantial snowfall near 7,500 feet.
• Forecasters flag elevated fire danger Wednesday around Yellowstone County as warm, breezy conditions return.
• A cooler push will drop highs by roughly 8 to 12 degrees from Wednesday to Thursday ahead of a stronger wind event.
• Eastern Montana and northern Wyoming have about a 70% chance of gusts over 50 mph Thursday into Friday, with risks to trees, power lines, and travel, and the highest potential focused over eastern Montana.