Monday, July 11, 2016

Winter Rudely Interrupts Summer in the Northern Rockies

Chris Dolce and Tom Moore
Published: July 11,2016

A taste of winter weather swept into the northern Rockies Sunday into early Monday where snow was reported in parts of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Monday morning, a light coating of snow could be seen on an Idaho DOT webcam at Lost Trail Pass.
Snow at Lost Trail Pass in Idaho.
(Idaho DOT)
This Montana DOT webcam at Big Hole Pass in the southwestern part of the state showed snow covering the ground Monday morning at an elevation of 7,400 feet.
Snow in Montana on Monday morning.
(Montana DOT)
Snow fell at elevations as low as 6,500 feet in the hills around Grangeville, Idaho, on Sunday evening.
Couple flakes of snow falling on the hills of Grangeville at about 6500 feet

Brundage Ski Resort near McCall, Idaho, also saw some snowfall.
Don't say we didn't tell ya so! Yes indeed, that is in July.

In Wyoming, snowflakes were spotted on a camera at Rendevous Peak near Jackson.
There's snow in them thar hills. Snow was falling at Rendevous Peak near Jackson around 6pm.

This snow is due to much colder air rushing into the northern Rockies from a trough of low pressure aloft (dip in the jet stream) moving across the region.
Temperatures are also well below average for the middle of July. On Monday morning, a wind chill of 21 degrees was reported at Point 6 mountain to the north of Missoula, Montana.
Point 6 mountain north of is currently 32 degrees w/ a wind chill of 21 degrees in mid July!!

MORE: Montana, Wyoming Snow - July 27,2015

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