Halloween is more fun than tricks – Carswellfamilyfoundation

Halloween is almost here and it’s almost time for the next storm to hit. Halloween in Montana is usually the turning point of the season in terms of weather. It’s usually around this time of year that the first snow or cold air hits, and it looks like it’s going to pay off. Montana is expected to see changes in the form of colder air and significant amounts of snow in the mountains, as well as the possibility of the first flakes in the lower mountains. It was a warm October, and only recently has it become more like this time of year. Halloween will have different weather for different parts of the state. Eastern Montana will be sunny with increasing clouds in the western part of the state. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s, cooling into the 40s during trick-or-treat periods. A few snow showers or mixed snow showers are possible later this evening in the Helena area and possibly into Great Falls. West of the Continental Divide there will be more rain throughout the day. Friday – November 1st, the start of cooler and more active weather. Scattered showers and snow will move across western and central Montana with highs in the 40s and 50s. Snow accumulations will be limited to the western mountains, with other areas receiving very light precipitation. Saturday will be cloudy, windy and cool, with showers and snow moving across the state during the afternoon and into the night. Highs will be in the 40s to 50s. Snow is possible Saturday night into Sunday morning, with most of the snow in the mountains where several inches could fall. Don’t forget that on Saturday evening we set the clocks back as Daylight Saving Time ends. Bummer. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a chance of light snow and temperatures in the low 40s. Clouds and winds will increase across the Plains on Monday as the next storm system approaches. Tuesday is Election Day and there is a good chance that areas of snow accumulation will move across the state with highs in the 30s to 40s.

Happy Halloween,
Curtis Grevenitz
Chief Meteorologist