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Funny how half the nation is completely frozen, and it is damn near t-shirt weather in western Montana. Keep spraying that aerosol and crack the air conditioners... Now, you may have seen a ton of videos of people throwing boiling water in the air, only to have it instantly freeze...

It is hard to believe that just a few short days ago, temperatures in Montana where colder than either of the earth's poles. With temperatures getting down to as low as -35 degrees in eastern Montana, on Saturday December 7th. If you have never seen what extremely cold temperatures can do, test out how cold it is by doing the old boiling water trick, like the one performed in Great Falls, Montana

If you've been noticing that this year has been extremely dry, you're not alone. The National Weather Service is calling 2013 the driest in the last 40 years.

Old man winter is making an early visit to the mountains of western Montana.

Winter's forecast for Western Montana may be milder than usual or colder than usual. We could have more snow, or less snow, depending on who's providing the information.

A weather system heading into the area from the west coast will hit western Montana Thursday afternoon, September 5, with the full thunderstorm package.

Firefighters are keeping a wary on on the sky as a red flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the area near where the Lolo Creek Complex has already burned over 9,000 acres since Sunday.

What would fair week be without the risk of some good old-fashioned summer thunderstorms? Corby Dickerson with the National Weather Service said Monday that after a pleasant start, storms will be moving into the area later in the week.

Strong weather systems from the south will bring thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds, small hail and heavy, soaking rains. National Weather Service forecaster Corby Dickerson said the weather will be both bad news and good news.

Tuesday was the hottest day in years in several Montana communities. The National Weather Service reported early Wednesday morning that Butte broke a record, and temperatures went well over 100 degrees in Missoula and Stevensville.

The rain and cool weather Missoula has been experiencing will soon be a distant memory, as a huge high-pressure system will be moving into the area over the weekend and into the Fourth of July holiday, bringing possible record high temperatures.

Looking for an excuse to get outside? Here are five ways to enjoy the beautiful summer weather in Missoula.