Central and western Montana picked up a significant amount of snow Wednesdaywith up to 6 inches on some east-facing slopes. The storm will slide southwardinto Wyoming Wednesday night and could drop a little bit of snow onnortheastern Colorado Thursday. That would include the Denver area.The current storm has another right on its heels. After a brief break in theaction Thursday, more snow will spread from north to south through MontanaThursday night then reach Wyoming on Friday. Again, this will not be a majorsnowstorm, but there will be enough snow to cause poor travel conditionsthrough the region.
The second shot of snow will be accompanied by some of the coldest air Ihave ever seen so early in the season. Friday and Saturday, the entire areafrom Montana into the Dakotas can expect temperatures to remain below thefreezing mark which is 30 to 35 degrees below normal!Story by AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.
