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Plains, Rockies trouble - Windy, stormy midweek
A stormy and windy Wednesday afternoon and evening is ahead across the High Plains and northern Rockies today. shows heavy rain moving across the Pacific Northwest. The cold front producing the rain will slide eastward, rolling into the northern Rockies this afternoon and evening. The front will clash with a warm, spring airmass and produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms.
NBCMontana
Cold front brings strong winds and storms, colder weather to end the week
A strong cold front sweeps across the region today, bringing a significant pattern change. Expect the warmest temperatures early in the day, especially in Missoula and Kalispell, before readings steadily fall through the afternoon and evening. Wind will be the primary concern. Behind the front, westerly wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are expected. There is the potential for downed branches and isolated power outages.
NBCMontana
Isolated showers and storms continue; high pressure building for the weekend
Isolated showers and thunderstorms continue across the region today. Areas from Kalispell and Polson down to Butte and Bozeman will have the highest chance to see these storms. Outside of those, conditions should be quiet. Daytime highs have warmed into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Overnight lows will fall...
KPAX
New snow brings avalanche danger to northwest Montana mountains
NBCMontana
Record warmth today; big cooldown with mountain snow ahead
We’ll enjoy one more day of summer-like warmth today. Afternoon highs will be 20 to 40 degrees above normal, with temperatures climbing into the upper 70s and low 80s. Record highs are possible in Missoula, Butte, and Kalispell. Dry conditions combined with gusty southwest winds will also lead to elevated fire danger.
Hungry Horse News
West Glacier sees warmest winter on record; snowmelt a month early
The winter of 2025-26 was the warmest winter on record in West Glacier, the National Weather Service said in a recent presentation. The average temperature was 31.8 degrees F. The previous record was 30.4 F in 2020-21. In contrast, the average winter temperature, from 1991-2022, is 25.2. This winter was 6.6 degrees higher than normal. The data for the West Glacier weather station in Glacier National Park dates back to 1948. The warmest day was Dec. 16 when it was 55 F. Dec. 17 was 47. All told, there were eight record highs broken, three in December and five in February, where the temperatures ranged from 46 to 51, depending on the day. It was also wet overall, with 2 inches more liquid precipitation than average. The season saw 10.93 inches of precipitation. The wettest year ever was 1971-72, with 15.10 inches. The average winter sees 8.92 inches. Kalispell saw the fourth warmest winter ever, with an average temperature of 30.6. The record was ‘33-’34 at 32.5. Kalispell was wetter than average with 1.02 inches above average. The average winter (from ‘91-’20) is 3.86 inches. This season saw 4.88 inches. The wettest winter in Kalispell was ‘64-’65 with 6.76 inches.
NBCMontana
Wildfire fully contained after unattended campfire gets out of control
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire worked with the Polson Rural Fire District to contain an unattended campfire that became a wildfire in the Faulkerson’s Corner area. Officials want to remind the public to stay with your campfire until it is fully out.
The Western News
Forest officials continue assessing wind-damaged areas
Recent intense windstorms have swept across the Kootenai National Forest, leaving several areas, across all land ownerships, heavily impacted. While wind events are a common and important disturbance dynamic for forest ecosystems, these recent events resulted in unprecedented levels of downed trees and woody debris across the forest. Forest Service officials are taking action to evaluate and quickly address the blowdown areas to provide for public safety, to improve forest health, reduce the increased wildfire risk and identify commercial opportunities. Forest service personnel, in cooperation with state, county, and local partners, are focusing on identifying the priority areas to outline the most immediate needs. To accomplish this quickly, data from a full forest fixed-wing reconnaissance flight, along with footage from drone and helicopter flights, is being utilized to gain more information on the highest impacted areas and road systems and the overall forest conditions. Decisions on which areas will be addressed first are made with public safety being the main concern then forest health, followed by finding all opportunities for recovering salvageable timber value. In addition to wildfire risks, downed trees and heavy fuel loads can also provide fertile habitat for non-native and invasive species and other destructive pests, adding