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Q2 Weather: Wind, rain and snow headed our way
BILLINGS — A very windy Monday ahead Unsettled weather associated with an upper level trough of low pressure will pass through eastern Montana and northern Wyoming tonight through Monday. Winter Weather Advisories are posted for portions of western, north central and northeast Montana from Saturday evening out west through Tuesday morning out east. Portions of southeast Montana, the Red Lodge… → Read More
Q2 Weather: More flurries and cooler temps
BILLINGS — It's going to be colder, then warmer next week. Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect Sunday evening through Monday morning for the Crazy Mountains and the Beartooth Absaroka Mountains. Light amounts of snow are expected in surrounding foothills. Winter Weather Advisories are posted through Monday morning for the Bighorns, Pryor Mountains, and the northern Bighorns of Wyoming.… → Read More
Q2 Weather: More light snow and slick roads
BILLINGS — More light snow and slick roads A northerly flow of weather will move across the region again Sunday evening into Monday morning. Light snow is likely along with breezy to windy conditions overnight, and occasionally during the day Monday. Look for light accumulations, slick roads and occasional blowing snow. The Monday morning commute will require extra time and patience. An… → Read More
Q2 Weather: More snow Saturday night
BILLINGS — Another snowy night ahead Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect for much of central, south central and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming through Sunday morning. An additional 1 to 4 inches of snow are possible across the plains with more accumulation in the foothills. Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect for the mountains south and west of Billings through Sunday… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Winter weather returns
BILLINGS — Prepare for a wintry Monday morning commute Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect for much of south central and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming through Monday. An additional 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible across the plains. Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect for the Beartooth Absaroka, Bighorns and Pryor Mountain ranges through early Tuesday morning. Up to 2… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Winter returns on Sunday
BILLINGS — Snow and cold to replace wind and heat After an exceptionally dry, windy Saturday with record high temps in eastern Montana, an approaching Canadian cold front will bring us back into winter on Sunday. By mid afternoon, Billings reached 68 degrees, besting the old record high of 62 set back in 1935 After wind gusts of almost 80 mph in places like Livingston and Big Timber, the winds… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Snow tonight, but warm all week
BILLINGS — Snow tonight, potential fire concerns later this week A round of light snow will pass through the region tonight and early Monday morning with trace amounts expected along the plains and up to 5 inches possible in the mountains. Another batch of rain and snow will pass through the area Tuesday night with another couple of inches possible in the mountains. Daytime highs will remain… → Read More
Q2 Weather: More warm and mostly dry weather ahead
BILLINGS — Mostly warm and dry again on Sunday A passing cold front passing through eastern Montana Saturday afternoon and evening will keep Sunday afternoon highs a bit cooler than today. Scattered showers in northeast Montana continues to edge eastward while mostly sunny skies prevailed across much of central and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming. The ridge of high pressure over the… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Warmer and drier weather ahead
BILLINGS — Much warmer weather settles in As the arctic airmass shifted east of Montana Sunday, afternoon highs climbed into the 30s and even the 40s in all but southwest and northeast Montana. Occasionally gusty winds for the western foothills – including Livingston and Nye – will accompany the continued warming trend for the first part of the work week. Isolated snow showers in the higher… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Significant warming trend on the way
BILLINGS — Arctic air will move out on Sunday The remnants of an arctic air mass continues to bring pockets of cold air to much of eastern Montana Saturday afternoon and evening. In the Billings area Saturday, temperature variances of 10 to 20 degrees were seen between the airport atop the Rims and portions of the valley. Counties in northwest Montana have a Winter Weather Advisory in place… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Here comes the cold air
BILLINGS — Arctic air arrives Sunday evening Don’t let Sunday afternoon’s mild temperatures fool you: the arctic airmass is arriving this evening. Expect colder than average temperatures Monday through Friday. Current forecast models show daytime highs cooling to near zero Tuesday with sub-zero overnight lows Monday night through Thursday morning. The Billings area will see a chance for light… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Arctic air is on the way
BILLINGS — Arctic air is coming to stay Saturday afternoon temperatures were on the mild side – into the mid 30s - with occasionally strong, gusty winds in the Livingston area. A cold Arctic air mass will slide into south central and southeast Montana and northern Wyoming Sunday afternoon. Daytime highs will fall to around zero Tuesday and Wednesday with overnight lows dropping to as cold as 11… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Gusty winds return
BILLINGS — Here comes the wind again Gusty winds return to much of south central and southeastern Montana early Monday. A High Wind Warning from Harlowton to Big Timber is in effect from 11pm Sunday through 8pm Monday. And a Wind Advisory for the Livingston area and Beartooth foothills is in effect from 11pm Sunday through 11am Tuesday. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph are… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Warm and windy Saturday gives way to cooler, less windy Sunday
BILLINGS — Strong gusty winds through Sunday morning Record high temperatures were recorded across the region Saturday. Livingston reached 64, besting the old record of 59 set back in 1948. Miles City reached 57, a tie for the record set back in 2012. Billings tied the record of 56, set back in 2012. A band of snow showers accompanying the strong gusty winds moved through the area late Saturday… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Windy and warm wrap to 2019
BILLINGS — A windy and warmer wrap up to 2019 The major storm system centered over Nebraska Sunday afternoon will continue to bring cold temps, snow and blizzard conditions east of Montana over the northern plains Sunday night into Monday. Meanwhile, a mostly dry and mild weather pattern covers the Montana, Wyoming and most of the northern Rockies. Gap winds will pick up in the Livingston area… → Read More
Q2 Weather: A mostly dry but cold night ahead
BILLINGS — On the cool side, but still dry As a weak disturbance passes through the region Saturday evening with just a slight chance for snow showers, overnight lows will fall mainly into the single digits to the teens. A powerful storm system moving east toward the US central plains will, for the most part, miss most of south central and southeastern Montana and northern Wyoming tonight and… → Read More
Q2 WEATHER: A Quiet Weather Weekend
Mild Weather Will Continue As that major winter storm system over the northern plains continues to head east, the northern Rockies will remain mostly dry and cooler than average this weekend. Sunday afternoon high temperatures will be several degrees warmer than Saturday, but still below average for this time of year. A weak disturbance will bring some isolated rain and snow showers to northwest… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Winter Weather Wrapping Up
BILLINGS — Cold Overnight Temps Ahead The Winter Storm Warnings for central and western Montana will continue into Monday, expiring from the west to the east. Winter Weather Advisories west and north of Billings will expire Monday as well. Overall, showers and flurries are tapering off across much of central and eastern Montana. There is a slight chance Sunday evening for isolated thunderstorms… → Read More
Q2 Weather: Wintry Weather Weekend
Winter Storm Warnings are still posted for much of central and western Montana including the Crazies and the Beartooth Absaroka Ranges through Monday evening. In addition to another 10 to 15 inches of snow in those mountain areas, the Judith Gap area could see 4 to 8 inches of snow and blowing snow through Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisories are posted for the northeast, as well as west of… → Read More
Q2 Weather: A pleasant start to autumn Monday
BILLINGS — A mild start to Autumn - Mostly sunny skies and near average temperatures – in the 60s and 70s - prevailed across the region Sunday, the last day of summer. Autumn arrives Monday with mostly sunny, breezy and warmer weather. Monday afternoon highs will climb into the mid to upper 70s in eastern Montana. Expect more wind Monday night through Tuesday night with gusts up to 40 mph at… → Read More