Upper Clark Fork News Today

Current outlooks predict above-average temps, below-normal precipitation this summer.

Montana’s winter is shaping up to have been among the worst for snowpack in 25 years and, combined with current outlooks, has water forecasters warning that streamflow levels this summer could be well below normal across most of the state. Early last month, Montana forecasters and water supply specialists said the state would need above-average […] The post Below normal water supply forecasted for Montana after low-snow winter appeared first on Daily Montanan.

While February moisture boosted snowpack levels across the state, March didn’t help much – except in southwest and southern parts of the state. However, recent rains have boosted precipitation in the Flathead basin, dumping 153% of the 1991-2020 average precipitation for the first week of April. The upper and lower Clark Fork basins also received significant boosts, and the Kootenai was at 91% for the first week.

The process, while not much fun for the trout, is generally accepted among fish and wildlife agencies as a helpful tool for tracking the size and health of populations.

The process, while not much fun for the trout, is generally accepted among fish and wildlife agencies as a helpful tool for tracking the size and health of populations.

Given the lack of precipitation from November through most of January in Montana, above normal precipitation was needed over the last couple of months

Hundreds of revelers in cowboy or hippie costumes showed up to Lost Trail Powder Mountain on Saturday for the annual Skiesta pond-skim party.

Our weekend weather conditions look drier and warmer as wet weather systems begin to exit the region.

The severely misnamed Montana Department of Environmental Quality recently announced that it was “initiating the bond forfeiture process for the Montana Tunnels mine after the mine failed to make a

This weekend's storm was a record breaker for precipitation in parts of the state, giving a nice shot in the arm to Montana.