National Weather Service

The National Weather Service is calling for a Winter Weather Advisory starting Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning as a series of strong weather systems will be moving through western Montana.

The bitter cold temperatures exacerbated by gusty winds will continue to batter western Montana for at least the next 24 to 48 hours.

When the National Weather Service declares that winter is officially here, it's time to bundle up.

Western Montana has for the most part escaped any severe winter weather recently, but that will change this weekend as a very cold and wet arctic front is headed this way and is expected to set up shop in Missoula and western Montana.

Meteorologist Corby Nickerson with the National Weather Service Office in Missoula said he was in awe of the powerful winds that swept over western Montana, especially up on Mt. Sentinel.

The National Weather Service is expecting very warm moist systems to move through western Montana and eastern Idaho this week that may bring an appreciable amount of snow to the mountains and rain to the valleys.

If children have their noses pressed up against the window pane on Christmas Eve, chances are they won't be seeing much of a white Christmas.

The National Weather Service said early Veteran's Day morning that the south side of Missoula could have anywhere from 10 to 12 inches of heavy wet snow on the ground by 6:00 a.m.

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.