Weather

Several counties in southwest Montana are expected to see much needed rain throughout Monday, however weather cells are slow moving and may produce more rain than small streams and streets can handle.

Yet again, most of the counties in eastern Montana are in for a painfully hot day on Thursday. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect with temperatures expect to be as high as 103 for several towns.

Why have one advisory when you can worry about two or more? Gallatin County along with several others across Montana are struggling with another day of extremely hot and dry conditions.

Scary hot temperatures are coming to several counties in Montana this weekend and into next week. An Excessive Heat Watch covers almost half of the state with triple digit temperatures coming for several days in a row.

Several counties in Montana are already expecting triple digit temperatures on Sunday with continued dry conditions. Fire weather is certainly upon us and extreme caution should be used this weekend.

Grow your hair long and don't shower for a while. Your lawn, that is. The grass will be fine and we have drought conditions, my friend. Trust me. I've been experimenting already.

As you can see from the map below, Gallatin County and a few others in southwest Montana are being spared the vicious triple-digit daytime highs that are plaguing most of the state this week.

Drink lots of water!

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.

One of the biggest storms of the year just swept through Montana, but there is still drought in the Treasure State.

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.

A resident of Pavillion, Wyoming filmed a funnel cloud as it touched the ground.