Weather

The wildfire burning south of Red Lodge, Montana is being called the Robertson Draw fire and as of Wednesday at 1pm is over 21,000 acres.

Gallatin County, along with almost every other county in Montana, is under a Red Flag Warning for Fire Weather on Tuesday, June 15th. Dangerous fire conditions exist across the state.

A wildfire is burning between the Lewis & Clark Caverns and Three Forks and is approximately 240 acres as of Thursday morning. Crews are currently on scene and battling the fire from the ground and the air.

The entire state of Montana has been windy for days. But the eastern half of the state is getting a double whammy of high winds AND Fire Weather Watches for several counties. Dangerous conditions exist until at least Thursday night.

Keep an eye open for certain Missoula streets to flood in the coming days as the Clark Fork River above Missoula is under a Flood Advisory until further notice.

So, digging this Montana springtime? The highest elevations in southwest Montana could see up to 9" more snow (on top of what we've already received) by late Sunday night. The valleys won't see that kind of accumulation although an inch or less is expected.

Montana is being full-on Montana this week with up to 14 inches of snow possible by Friday afternoon in the higher elevations from Helena up to Glacier National Park. Lower valleys could see up to 5 inches of snow.

The devastating wildfires of last year come with consequences later...bad weather that is expected today is prompting a Flash Flood Watch for Gallatin County. This Watch pertains strictly to the drainage areas of the Bridger Foothills Burn Scar Area.

Several counties in northeast Montana will see dangerous fire weather conditions on Friday with temps in the low 80s and very gusty winds up to 50 MPH.

A rainy weekend brought lots of water to SW Montana, Yellowstone Park, the Absarokas, Salt and Wyoming Ranges. 6 more inches of snow is possible for the higher elevations.

Some counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory for snow with up to 4" possible in some higher elevations. The Bozeman area may experience a messy Friday morning commute.

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