The National Weather Service has issued a 'Winter Storm Warning' for all of western Montana, due to the joining of a moist system and an arctic cold front, accompanied by strong winds.
While Mom and Dad are busy shoveling and blowing the recent snow off the porch and driveway, kids are out having fun sledding and playing in the white stuff.
Forecasting the weather is a challenging job, and even more so when trying to predict just how much snow will fall in a certain place at a certain time.
Missoula had a small taste of snow on Sunday night into Monday, but the National Weather Service says the valley could get a much larger helping Thursday night into Friday.
The National Weather Service is predicting a series of winter weather systems that are headed toward western Montana through the first part of next week.
Meteorologist Trent Smith said several small systems will make their way through the area this week, but a much larger system is predicted by the end of the coming weekend...
Elk hunters have had an extremely difficult year in western Montana and most are blaming the lack of snowfall, which would help push elk into lower altitudes and make them easier to track.
With the major early winter storm that knocked out power in the Glacier Park area over the weekend, Missoula and the rest of western Montana will also feel the sting of winter.
The National Weather Service has issued a forecast calling for heavy rain in the western Montana valleys and snow above 6,000 feet starting Sunday and continuing through Monday, Labor Day.
After very little snow in early January, Montana witnessed a lot more precipitation toward the end of the month, however, Natural Resources Conservation Service water supply specialist Lucas Zukiewicz says areas in Northern Montana are still struggling with a lack of snow pack...