Heavy Snow — Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana

2025-11-27 to 2025-11-29 · Cascade County Below 5000ft, Montana

Event narrative

Social media reported 6.3 inches of snow in Cascade. Spotters reported a storm total of 8 inches near Ulm and 6 inches at the Great Falls NWS office.

Wider weather episode

A trough coming through brought light snow across the region on the 27th. A front stalling out along North-Central MT on the 28th brought heavy snow to the plains as a mesoscale heavy snow band set up throughout the day. Gusty north winds setting up also brough area of blowing and drifting snow along with enhanced northerly upslope snow at the foothills of the Central MT mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300585. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.