National Weather Service

I was looking out our radio studio windows this morning, and I thought- this can't be good. Wet roads. Now snow. And a deep freeze right around the corner here in Montana.

It seems that, for the weekend, we are done with the snow. But that doesn't mean the cold is leaving, far from it actually. Don't put your winter coat away.

With milder temperatures more frequent over the past couple of weeks, it's starting to feel like autumn is setting in.

I heard a conversation riding down the Billings Doubletree Hotel elevator today between a married couple discussing when to blow out their sprinklers.

One of the hottest days of the year with a threat of fire weather will be followed by a big temperature drop for Billings over the next 48 hours.

You better get used to afternoon showers and thunderstorms for the next several days, with the current forecast predicting a stretch of wet and stormy days for Billings.

The National Weather Service reports that over 200 lightning strikes in the western Montana area late Friday resulted in numerous small fires being battled over the weekend.

Another round of large hail and strong winds are possible through Yellowstone County over the next couple of days

Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s on Tuesday (6/28) around Yellowstone County, and that could be fuel to fire up some severe thunderstorms.

“We got six tenths of an inch here in Missoula so far and then one and a half to two inches in central Idaho, but it's not done,” said Allegretto.

Some portions of Yellowstone County could get a significant amount of snow accumulation this weekend, with another spring storm bringing whiteout conditions to parts of Montana.

After Billings received the highest April snowfall total since 1955 last week, with a total of 13.9 inches of accumulation on April 12, you would hope that was our last blast of winter weather. Maybe not.