Wintry weather will cling to the inland Northwest through the early week asan outbreak of cold meets sluggish low pressure along and east of the northernRocky Mountains.Through Tuesday night, the heaviest snow with falls reaching between 1 and 2feet will hit the eastern slopes of Montana and southern Alberta, Canada.

Significant snowfall will also cover Great Falls.

Other substantial falls of snow will happen mostly away from major highwaysand population centers between the northern Rockies and the Cascade Range inOregon and Washington. Highways most likely to intersect areas of significantsnowfall through the morning Wednesday will be I-15 and I-90.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews.