228 WWUS45 KTFX 082039 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Great Falls MT 239 PM MDT Thu Oct 8 2026 MTZ307-308-315-316-091245- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261010T1800Z-261012T0000Z/ Southern Rocky Mountain Front-Southern High Plains-Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass-Gates of the Mountains- Including the cities of Bynum, Rogers Pass, Flesher Pass, Canyon Creek, Choteau, Marysville, Pendroy, Wolf Creek, MacDonald Pass, Craig, and Lincoln 239 PM MDT Thu Oct 8 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations up to 9 inches below 6000 feet and between 8 to 12 inches above 6000 feet. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Gates of the Mountains, Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass, Southern High Plains, and Southern Rocky Mountain Front. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult, especially over mountain passes. Back country conditions may be very dangerous. Wet snow and gusty winds may down trees limbs and power lines. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A snow band may develop across portions of Central Montana leading to locally higher snowfall rates and amounts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ MTZ317-319-322-091245- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T0000Z/ Little Belt and Highwood Mountains-Helena Valley-Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains- Including the cities of Montana City, Helena, Wickes, Neihart, Monarch, Homestake Pass, Elk Park Pass, Kings Hill Pass, Corbin, Clancy, and Boulder 239 PM MDT Thu Oct 8 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations up to 6 inches below 5000 feet and between 6 and 12 inches possible above 5000 feet. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Helena Valley, and Little Belt and Highwood Mountains. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult, especially over mountain passes. Back country conditions may be very dangerous. Wet snow and gusty winds may down trees limbs and power lines. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A snow band may develop across portions of Central Montana leading to locally higher snowfall rates and amounts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ MTZ320-330-091245- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/ Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains-Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains- Including the cities of Big Sky, Deep Creek Pass, Trident, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, West Yellowstone, Maudlow, Targhee Pass, and Raynolds Pass 239 PM MDT Thu Oct 8 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches along the Big Belt Mountains and between 6 and 12 inches above 7000 feet in the mountains of Madison and Gallatin counties. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains and Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult, especially over mountain passes. Back country conditions may be very dangerous. Wet snow and gusty winds may down trees limbs and power lines. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ Glinskas