El Niño

The federal government is sending more than $800,000 to Montana to further economic development in rural and tribal communities. Agricultural producers in a handful of Montana counties are now eligible for federal emergency loans.

New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows winter wheat planting and emergence are lower throughout Montana then there were this time last year.

According to the latest U.S Drought Monitor map, Montana’s entire southern tier, as well a respectable slice of the state’s mid-section, is drought free. Conditions across northern Montana aren’t as encouraging.

MT’s fire season got off to a slow start this year due to persistent rainfall. But fire officials told Gov. Gianforte that a drying and warming trend will change that.

Odds are that Montana’s winter will be marked by at or below normal snowpack and above-normal temperatures.That’s according to the Missoula National…

Something’s brewing in the Pacific Ocean that could significantly affect Montana later this year. Edward O’Brien explains:Goodbye, El Niño. It was nice…

The recent sunny, warm weather is taking a toll on Montana’s mountain snowpack. The Natural Resources Conservation Service says our snowpack peaked in…

Bark beetles over the past two decades have devastated millions of acres of North America’s best lodgepole and whitebark pine stands.The University of…

Snowpack conditions were a mixed bag last month. Western Montana’s basins are in the best shape, while some eastern Montana basins are lagging far…

The State of Montana has a new Fire and Aviation Bureau Chief. He was hired last month, and is keeping a close eye on this winter’s weather.Mike DeGrosky…