Montana Missed by Major Snowstorm

A WINTER STORM WARNING has been issued for excessive southeast Montana.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for elements of japanese Montana.

Lastly, Montana will get a break. A serious spring snowstorm and blizzard will largely miss Montana over the subsequent few days with heavy snow falling in states to our south and east. Temperatures will nonetheless be nicely beneath common and snow showers will pepper the state, however the worst of the storm will keep nicely to our south. Journey east on I-94, I-90, and south on I-25 will likely be fairly tough if not inconceivable over the subsequent few days. North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming might have situations that warrant closing of interstates and highways. Tuesday will likely be one other chilly, cloudy day with scattered snow showers for Montana. Highs will likely be 15-30 levels beneath regular, solely reaching the 20s and 30s. Some locations in northern Montana could have highs holding within the 10s. Little to no accumulation is probably going with the sunshine, scattered snow showers. Wednesday will flip partly cloudy with a couple of snow showers, primarily over the mountains. Highs will likely be within the 30s and 40s. West wind will gust greater than 20mph. Thursday will begin to get hotter for many of the state. Skies will likely be largely cloudy for western Montana and simply alongside and east of the Continental Divide. Central and japanese Montana will likely be largely sunny. Highs will usually attain the 40s and 50s, with 30s in far northeast Montana and within the mountains. Good Friday will likely be largely cloudy with highs within the 40s and 50s. A robust southwest wind will blow throughout the plains. A minor storm will push by means of the state on Saturday with scattered rain/snow showers within the decrease elevations, and somewhat snow within the mountains. Highs will likely be within the 40s to round 50. Snow accumulation within the mountains will solely be up to some inches. Easter Sunday appears to be like magnificent. Skies will filter out with a number of sunshine and temperatures will heat by means of the 50s to round 60. Wind will likely be robust throughout the plains and on the Divide, however Easter Egg hunts is not going to need to be within the snow this yr. Temperatures might get even hotter Monday and Tuesday as some locations may attain the 70s. This warm-up will trigger snow to soften within the decrease elevations probably resulting in minor flooding.

Curtis Grevenitz
Chief Meteorologist