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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill February 23, 2023 · Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTMDP MacDonald Pass and mtm68 Blossburg both measures wind chills of less than -40 F in quick succession. The minimum wind chill was at MacDonald Pass and was -51 F.

The wider storm

After loss of diurnal heating during the day on the 23rd of February, another round of frigid wind chills took place before Chinook winds were able to warm most areas up later on the 24th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1073998. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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