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

2025-02-10 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

Event narrative

RAWS station FBLM8 Fort Belknap measured a wind chill of -35F.

Wider weather episode

A cyclonic flow aloft, with several embedded shortwaves passing through it, allowed for several pushes of bitterly cold air to filter into the region from Canada in the early to mid February timeframe.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246035. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.