National Weather Service

The National Weather Service is calling for valley snow and colder temperatures for the coming weekend.

It may come as no surprise to anyone who had to shovel their way out of their driveway on Saturday, but the National Weather Service hasn’t seen this kind of winter weather in Missoula for over 100 years.

Before most Missoulians can rake up their autumn leaves, they could be under a coverlet of light snow by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

The beginning of the Labor Day weekend will be idyllic in western Montana, with blue sky and warm sunshine, but from Sunday night into Monday, the National Weather Service is warning of a drastic and possibly dangerous change in the weather.

The two hottest days of the year are on tap, according to Meteorologist Brian Conlin with the National Weather Service Office in Missoula.

The National Weather Service is predicting a system with heavy rains to move into western Montana starting Sunday and lasting most of the following week.

The 2020 wildfire season has the potential to be one of the most challenging since 2017, according to experts with the U.S. Forest Service.

Rain has been falling steadily all night around western Montana, according to meteorologist Leeanne Allegretto with the National Weather Service Office in Missoula. She provided the overnight numbers as of 4:00 a.m.

The National Weather Service office in Missoula is calling for an end to the warm springtime weather in time for the weekend when a cold arctic front is headed toward western Montana from the east.

The National Weather Service has issued a strong wind advisory for the Missoula area starting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday and continuing through 10:00 p.m.