Heavy Snow — Fergus County Below 4500ft, Montana

2025-12-02 to 2025-12-03 · Fergus County Below 4500ft, Montana

Event narrative

Trained spotter reported 6.5 inches storm total snow 5 miles west of Hilger. Start, criteria, and end time are estimated.

Wider weather episode

Upper level troughing propelled a Canadian cold front through the region, leaving a northerly to northwesterly upslope flow in its wake. This upslope enhancement led to isolated instances of heavy snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1298936. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.