Winter Weather This Week

Winter Weather This Week

Key Points:

A slow moving system will once again bring increasing chances for freezing rain and snow to NE Montana Wednesday night through Friday night.

Colder and wetter weather conditions expected will likely stress newborn livestock at times this week.

Changes from Previous Briefing

A slow moving system will bring increasing chances for snow and freezing rain to NE Montana Wednesday night through Friday Night.

Weather Risk Outlook

Moderate risk of snow/freezing rain Thursday and Friday, March 3&4.

Details for

Northeast Montana

Snow

Impacts: Snow covered roads, reduced visibility, stress on newborn livestock.

Timing: Wednesday night through Friday night.

Confidence: Moderate

A slow moving storm system will bring increasing chances of wintry precipitation, including accumulating snow, this week. As of Sunday’s forecast, the greatest chances appear to be from Wednesday night through Friday night. The cold and snowy conditions will likely lead to snow covered roads, reduced visibility and stress to newborn livestock. Many locations have probabilities greater than 50% for at least 2” of snowfall from Wednesday night through Saturday afternoon.

Freezing Rain/Ice

Impacts: Slippery driving conditions, stress on newborn livestock.

Timing: Wednesday night through Friday night.

Confidence: Moderate

A slow moving storm system will bring increasing chances of wintry precipitation, including freezing rain, this week. As of Sunday’s forecast, the greatest chances appear to be from Wednesday night through Friday night. The cold and wet conditions will likely lead to ice road conditions and stress to newborn livestock.

For the latest forecast updates visit weather.gov/glasgow