Snow watch issued for northwest Montana |
February 6, 2018 |
The National Weather Service, Missoula, has
issued a winter storm watch for the
Kootenai/Cabinet region and the Flathead and
Mission Valleys in effect from Wednesday evening
through Thursday afternoon.
Heavy snow with accumulations of two to five
inches are possible pushed by winds gusting to
40 miles per hour are expected, which could make
driving difficult, with slick roads and sudden
losses of visibility..
Expect a sudden drop in overnight temperatures
as well, with an overnight low in Troy of 35
tonight, warming to 40 Wednesday and staying
above freezing Wednesday night, and warming to
about 44 on Thursday before plunging to 12
Thursday night and to five degrees Friday night.
There is a 50-percent chance of snow forecast
for Troy Wednesday, then a chance of frozen mix
Thursday and Friday. Expect mostly sunny skies
on Saturday and a slight warm up through next
week.
In Bonners Ferry, Wednesday brings a 50-percent
chance of a frozen mix, with the snow level
dropping to 3,500 feet in the early morning then
climbing to 4,500 feet, and valley rain is
likely Wednesday night and into Thursday, with
snow at high elevations.
The cool down in North Idaho arrives Friday,
with a daytime high of 32 and an overnight low
of 12, then a warm up back into the low to mid
40s days and into the mid 20s to upper 30s
nights. |
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