A “strong and potentially dangerous” Arctic cold front will begin moving out of Canada starting Saturday, finally settling in this area Sunday and Sunday night, according to meteorologist Corby Dickerson at the National Weather Service Missoula office.
The front will bring strong, gusty winds and the potential for localized blizzard conditions along with wind chills that will range from minus-15 in the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys to 35 to 40 below zero in and around Butte early Monday morning.
The snow accompanying the front should end by Sunday evening.
Driving conditions ahead of the front have been mostly dry or wet in western Montana but could become dicey as the storm moves south into the region.
The most recent snow dumped from two to five inches in the Missoula and Bitterroot Valleys. About 3.5 inches had fallen at the Missoula airport since Thursday.
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