On the busiest travel day of the year, drivers in western Montana are experiencing a variety of weather and road conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service Office in Missoula is reporting that the snowpack in the mountains of western and northwestern Montana has benefited from the early spate of winter weather.
The National Weather Service has updated their forecast for the weekend and into the following week with more detailed information about the impacts it may bring to the area.
After the winter of 2018-2019, when the snow just fell and fell and fell some more, especially in February, western Montana residents are understandably curious about the long range forecast for the upcoming winter.
Sunday brought its own series of thunderstorms driven by strong winds into western Montana. Meteorologist Brian Conlan with the National Weather Service has details.