Winter Weather Advisory for Choteau, Shelby, Conrad, Browning and Helena Through Monday Morning

Weather advisories continue for northwestern Montana with snow and wind issues. Travel may be hazardous at times through Monday morning.

According to the National Weather Service:

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS... FAIRFIELD... CHOTEAU... STANFORD... CONRAD... BROWNING... MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS... SHELBY... CHESTER... CUT BANK... GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS... HELENA... LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS.

• TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT OUT ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS TONIGHT, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
• WINDS... WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TONIGHT AND GUSTS 50 TO 70 MPH ALL AREAS ON MONDAY.
• VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES AND LOCALLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS.
• DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS PREVIOUSLY PLOWED ROADWAYS MAY MAKE SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND.
• USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
• FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA DIAL 511.