Freezing Rain

So far, the Missoula area has experienced a dry fall, lots of snow over Christmas and into January, and with the advent of February, freezing valley rain and heavy mountain snow.

Montana's Ryan Zinke spent several hours in the witness chair yesterday in Washington during his confirmation hearing to become the Secretary of the Interior, including sharp questioning from Vermont's Bernie Sanders.

The National Weather Service is expecting a freezing rain event in the valleys of western Montana starting Tuesday night and continuing into Wednesday.

Monday morning's commute had a little bit of everything, snow, freezing rain and several slide-offs and crashes, even a snow slide on I-90, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.

The National Weather Service is reporting that the Missoula area is in the grip of a weak La Nina patter, which has produced copious amounts of snow, and even some freezing rain and sleet, leading to a winter storm warning until 5:00 p.m. this afternoon.

Missoula will remain in the deep freeze..for now, but more snow and even freezing rain is in the extended forecast.

The body of a 65 year-old skier who was reported missing on December 22 has been recovered at Lost Trail Ski Area south of Missoula.

A freezing rain advisory is in effect on Monday, January 18 due to slick roads throughout western Montana.

When Superintendent Brian Hensel of the Missoula City Street Division went to work Monday morning, he knew it would be a challenging day.

As of 4:00 a.m. two school districts in western Montana have announced that they will be closed today due to heavy snow, and several others will be delaying the start of their school days.