Weather

It won't be a Fourth of July many Montanans are used to this year, mainly thanks to record high temperatures and dry weather conditions.

With the temperatures so hot lately, everyone is hitting the river to float.

The past weekend's heavy cloudbursts and hail could be just a precursor to what western Montanans could expect Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected throughout the rest of the week in the Missoula area, but Meterologist Luke Robinson with the National Weather Service said there are more than thunderstorm watches to be aware of this evening.

A cold front will be coming through western Montana starting on Tuesday, bringing winds from 30 to 35 mph, and gusts of over 40 mph in the Bitterroot Valley.

A new weather system is expected to push through western Montana this weekend bringing lots and lots of rain with it.

The National Weather Service says Montana snow pack has dropped below normal for two straight months.

Old Man Winter..is in the rear view mirror, according to the National Weather Service office in Missoula.

The National Weather Service in Missoula has issued a winter weather advisory for snow, blowing snow and cold wind chills from 2 pm Monday to 11 am Tuesday.

Early February may have felt like an early spring for most of Montana, but now, National Weather Service meteorologist Marty Whitmore says weeks of cold weather are in store.

The National Weather Service reported flooding in Lemhi County, Idaho over the last few days, specifically in the town of Salmon.

While the temperatures drop around Western Montana, and our heating bill begins to skyrocket we are curious to see if our city is anywhere on the list of The Coldest Cities in America. Heck, it sure does feel like one of them this week, no doubt. So let's dig in and see if maybe lil' ol' Missoula made the cut. Here are, according to CNN Money Watch, the 25 coldest cities in America.