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A "red flag" warning means dangerous wildfire conditions are happening or about to happen. The National Weather Service says it has an updated designation for exceptionally dangerous fire conditions.

Most Montanans have probably heard the old phrase: "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute and it will change." Montanans could get a striking demonstration of that phenomenon this week, forecasters say.

Missoula urban foresters the last 10 months clearing debris left by a powerful storm that tore through the region last July.That storm and another in August destroyed thousands of trees in western Montana. Now, volunteers and grant dollars are helping fill in that lost canopy.

Montana’s snowpack is mostly normal following soggy weather conditions last month, but more snow is needed in the mountains.

As summer heats up in Montana, so does wildfire season. This raises the question, does winter snowpack really correlate to the severity of the wildfire season? And what does a 'normal' fire season mean?

The effects of what’s being billed as ‘the most impactful winter storm of this season so far’ will continue to be felt through at least mid-day Wednesday.

Montana’s winter snowpack is growing after a lackluster start to the season, but remains below normal across most of Montana.

Contractors have been working six days per week since late November to clear Missoula's trees of dangerous loose branches. They're about a third of the way done, according to city officials.

Montana’s early snow season is off to a slow start, but it's too soon to be worried, hydrologist says.

The cold air trapped under fog is setting the stage for a potentially prolonged freezing rain event this weekend in northwest Montana.