http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick....68&map.y=51

And a screenie, in case it changed (which it most likely will, noting temps)



If only I could live at 9000ft.

Great Falls AFD:

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...MODELS ARE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT MOVING THE AXIS OF THE UPPER TROUGH
FROM WESTERN MONTANA TO THE DAKOTAS BORDER BY MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 6500 AND
7000 FEET. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SETS UP OVER MY FORECAST AREA ON
FRIDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...WITH ISOLATED
INSTABILITY SHOWERS LINGERING OVER THE AREA. WEAK UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY FOR CLEARING SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES DURING THE
WEEKEND. MPJ

Indeed.

I noticed that there were two fall-looking systems progged to travel along the border.

Might be some good snow in the Canadian Rockies, too.

Hey- What's with all this mid-August snow in the west?

I was en route to Seattle (driving) when the mountain snow was forcasted, so I missed it. But I froze my butt off on the way there - temps were in the low 50's with a cold drizzle in mid-afternoon in Missoula. Cranked the heat up quite a bit in the car.

Then on the way back I overheard the Bozeman forecast on the radio. "Highs in the upper 80's on Saturday with temps in the 60's on Sunday. Expect high temps in the upper 40's on Monday." WTF

NWS is indeed forecasting a high temp of 49 on Labor Day and the leaves are already turning yellow... I feel like I hardly knew ya, summer.

Jak-

Beautiful area, but i don't know if i could handle such a short warm season. However, saying that, at least you aren't too far from milder temps. Just jump on Amtrak and head to Seattle...