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Heavy snow, wind and cold forecast for northern Rockies

by The Western News
| January 9, 2024 7:00 AM

It might be time to get those skis waxed and tune up the snowmobile, winter has finally arrived in northwest Montana.

Several inches of snow is blanketing the landscape with more on the way, according to National Weather Service forecasters.

The service has issued a winter storm watch through Wednesday morning with the possibility of heavy snow accumulating four to 12 inches in the valleys and two to three feet possible in higher elevations, including Lookout Pass. Winds could gust as high as 50 miles per hour causing blowing and drifting snow and low visibility over the mountain passes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

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