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Springtime moisture has mitigated the impacts of a generally dismal winter snowpack.

Wildfire season is incoming and based on a preliminary analysis, Gallatin County will likely see an average season, dispelling some fears induced by the low snowpack.

NORTH IDAHO - While the Washington State Department of Ecology declared a drought declaration, extreme drought has been reported in North Idaho by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Scientists are continuing to track the ongoing drought signature in Northwest Montana and Northern Idaho

After a historically hot and dry summer in Northwest Montana last year, experts and scientists are spending the colder months monitoring moisture levels, weather patterns, drought and other factors in anticipation of the upcoming fire season.

Another soaking rain is on track to douse parched Northwest Montana beginning Tuesday night.

A wildfire west of Elmo raced across Montana 28 on Sunday, leaving a scorched swath of 5,000 acres in its wake.

While western Montana has largely been spared the wildfires breaking out in Canada and in the Pacific Northwest, a heat wave over the next week could change that in a

On Tuesday, Montana leaders urged people to be vigilant over the next few weeks, as wildfire danger could be on the rise across the state.

Montana is likely to see a rapid increase in wildfires as the summer grows hotter and the rain stops, according to fire weather experts.