We are in store for another mild day across the state. Highs will be in the 40s with a few isolated locations reaching 50 degrees. A weak cold front moved through this morning that brought a trace of snow to the mountains. The rest of the day will be partly cloudy and dry.

A storm system’s northern extent will reach southern Montana late tonight into tomorrow. Most precipitation will stay south of I-90, but a few isolated snow showers are possible near Helena. An overall colder and cloudier day should be expected for much of the state, with highs only reaching the 30s and low 40s.

By Friday, we will have already started to move in the right direction. The storm system passes and a ridge of high pressure starts to move in. This will bring mostly sunny skies with warmer temperatures.

The weekend will be another spring-like few days, with highs reaching the 50s and 60s once again. Clouds will start to build in Saturday night, and the wind picks up Sunday. A chinook wind with an associated arch cloud is likey Sunday into Monday.

Another storm with more seasonable temperatures moves in on Tuesday.

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WEATHER ALERTS:

A FLOOD ADVISORY continues for Richland County until 4 PM Wednesday

A FLOOD WATCH continues for Richland County until 4 PM Thursday

A WINTER STORM WARNING has been issued for the Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Foothills, and Red Lodge Foothills from 11 PM Wednesday until 5 AM Friday

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft from 11 PM Wednesday until 11 PM Thursday

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for the Gallatin and Madison County Mountains, Centennial Mountains, Ruby Mountains, and the Southern Beaverhead Mountains from 11 PM Wednesday until 11 PM Thursday

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for the Livingston Area and Paradise Valley from 2 AM Thursday until 2 AM Friday

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for Northern Carbon, Northern Stillwater, and Northern Sweet Grass from 2 AM Thursday until 2 AM Friday

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for the Bighorn Canyon, Southeastern Carbon, and Southern Big Horn from 2 AM Thursday until 2 AM Friday

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for the Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains from 2 AM Thursday until 2 AM Friday

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Helena Temperature Records Today:
High: 73 (1987)
Low: -27 (2019)
AVG: 43/21

Great Falls Temperature Records Today:
High: 74 (1987)
Low: -22 (1947)
AVG: 41/18

Enjoy the day!
Joey Biancone
Meteorologist

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HELENA — Montana’s large geographic size but low population density means recycling comes with some barriers that many other states do not have. On Tuesday at the Capitol, individuals were recognized for their recycling efforts to break those barriers.

Heidi Noyes of EcoMontana says, “A huge barrier everywhere for recycling is that only about nine percent of recyclable plastic gets recycled.”

Every year Recycle Montana recognizes a Recycler of the Year and this year’s award winner is breaking those barriers.

For 2024 Scott Berens of Earth First Aid took home the award for providing a recycling service in Billings for twenty years.

“Recycling is very important to Montana’s future,” Berens says. “It is a beautiful state and we should be doing our best to take care of it and would like to see more recycling throughout the state.”

It can be difficult to find markets for materials that are both economically or environmentally sustainable and desirable which is where companies like Earth First Aid come in.

Madelyn Heath, MTN News

And others like Washington Middle School in Missoula for their glass recycling trailer that won a grant for six thousand dollars.

Noyes says, “If we can get more of this in use, we can have less plastic in our waterways, on the sides of the road, making micro-plastics that are in our bloodstream, so it is super important for future generations to take care of it now.”

Madelyn Heath, MTN News

The governor, legislators, and recycling companies from across the state gathered to celebrate these recycling milestones and how Montanans can best save the environment and the public’s health.

“Montana has a great opportunity to recycle organically which can extend the landfills, save the state money, save town’s money, and also create a valuable agricultural product for communities,” Anthony Jabar, of Anu Drinkware says.