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June's cool, wet weather dampened wildfire potential in Montana, meteorologists say
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (175+ words) In his most recent July-through-October wildfire outlook, Meteorologist Dan Borsum said the recent storms tamped down southwest Montana's fire potential from "above-normal" to "normal." "The timing of this system, being at the very end of June, does support a delay…...
Forecasters warn of major mid-week shift in western Montana's weather
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (215+ words) Tuesday's near record mid-May heat will soon give way to what weather experts are describing as a wintery end-of-the-week "shock to the system.' A potent cold front is expected to sweep into western Montana Wednesday and Thursday. It will moderate…...
What does climate change in Montana look like? This winter, climatologist says
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (590+ words) It's a classic spring day in Montana; the birds are back, and in a small valley just outside Missoula, Marshall Creek is running high with snowmelt. "It's very unusual that it feels spring-like in Missoula." This is Kyle Bocinsky. He…...
Montana's warm winter is one for the record books; Spring outlook predicts more of the same
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (392+ words) Montana's warm winter is one for the record books This past winter was defined by historic warmth in the Rockies. Experts took a deep dive into climate data to see how that played out in western Montana. Fall of 2025 into…...
Winds whip through Montana, cutting power, blocking roads and toppling trees
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (288+ words) Sixty mile-per-hour wind gusts hit western Montana first, heavily impacting the Bitterroot, Clark Fork and Flathead valleys. The storm then pushed northeast blowing through Helena, Great Falls and across the Hi-Line. The severe winds left trees, power lines and semi-trucks…...
Floods leave at least 9 bridges in Lincoln County unusable, sheriff says
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (230+ words) Friday morning, several Libby residents ventured just outside of town to see what remained of a concrete bridge crossing Libby Creek. The only thing left connecting both sides was a metal guardrail. Standing next to the swollen creek, Sandi Oliveira…...
Forecasters warn of heavy rainfall, flash flood risk in parts of western Montana
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (171+ words) Western Montana's recent hot, dry late-summer weather will soon be replaced with a few days of scattered heavy rainfall and slow-moving thunderstorms According to the National Weather Service in Missoula, the storms will initially meander into the southern Bitterroot Valley,…...