Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana

2025-02-11 · Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Montana

Event narrative

ASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport measured a -49F wind chill.

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 1246408. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.