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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill February 5, 2025 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three mesonets observed wind chill or ambient temperatures of -35 or less, including mesonet sensor MTM37 19.9 N Zurich which measured a -37F wind chill.

The wider storm

Several waves ejecting from an upper level low near the Pacific NW coast resulted in periods of snow at times, with cold air filtering in from Canada resulting in extreme cold in northern areas. Overall the snow event fell short of expectations, but there were still a few locations that saw heavy snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1246029. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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