Snow Band Dumps Inches East of I-15 as Ice Coats Helena, With Alerts Into Saturday

Overview

• Lewistown has received roughly a foot of snow, with additional totals up to 4 inches possible east of I-15 and localized 4–8 inch pockets in parts of Chouteau, Blaine, Phillips, and northern Fergus counties.
• Winter weather alerts remain in effect for portions of central and eastern Montana through early Saturday morning.
• Roads are snow-packed and slick in many areas, and freezing rain left up to a quarter inch of ice around Helena, producing very icy conditions.
• Snow showers are expected to taper by Saturday morning with improving, drier conditions by midday after a frigid Friday across north-central Montana.
• A warmer, breezier pattern returns Sunday, with highs in the 40s to low 50s and the potential for 70+ mph wind gusts along the Rocky Mountain Front from Monday to Wednesday.