Weather forecasters are warning hunters and other back country travelers to be aware of the incoming weather. The general accumulation of snow, anticipated to be measured in feet in the highest elevations, will occur along with a substantial drop in temperature this weekend.
Forecasters say because of the early-season and severe nature of this storm, people in the backcountry will be at risk for becoming stranded for days with well-below-freezing temperatures at night. Specifically, rain showers are forecast to begin today over portions of northern Idaho and western and central Montana. However, cold air will surge southward across western Canada around the same time a storm will track eastward from the Pacific Ocean, and a change to snow is expected to take place from north to south and from higher elevations to lower elevations later Friday and Saturday.
The National Weather Service say the heaviest precipitation is expected Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. Cities likely to be hit hardest include Great Falls, Butte and Missoula, Montana.
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