11 inches of snow was reported south of Livingston. Nine inches was reported in the mountains south of Billings. Great Falls saw smaller amounts closer to 3 or 4 inches.
As we gear up for the first business week of the New Year, I imagine the water cooler conversation Monday morning will be about how cold it got during the holidays (and how much warmer 15 above feels after you felt 15 below).
Montana weather has always been whacky. Check out these historical temperature swings in Montana. Plus, Billings reached 60's in December a few different times.
Western Montana is undergoing an extreme temperature change this week, shifting from 50 degree temperatures up into the upper 70s or even 80s by Saturday... but it may not last.
It’s been unusually cold in western Montana, but according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Leach, when it comes to low temperatures, Missoula and Hamilton are actually the warmest.
Traffic was backed up past Lolo, with some claiming to have been waiting for 30 minutes near 8:00 a.m. as first responders dealt with a jack-knifed trailer.