Up to a foot of snow expected in NW Montana high country

June 13, 2022

The National Weather Service, Missoula, has issued a winter weather advisory for the Kootenai/Cabinet Region of northwest Montana in effect from 1 a.m. to noon Tuesday, calling for possibly heavy snow at elevations above 4,000 feet.

Above 4,000 feet, one to four inches of snow is expected, above 5,000 feet, four to seven inches could fall and as much as a foot of snow could fall at elevations over 6,000 feet.

Travel could be very difficult in the backcountry, especially for those recreating throughout the high country of the Cabinet Mountains and Purcell Mountains.