State and federal experts braced Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte at his annual fire briefing Wednesday for a potentially severe stretch of wildfires this year.
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Western Montana is expected to be warmer and drier than average this summer. Colleen Haskell, a meteorologist with the Northern Rockies Coordination Center, says the forecast falls in line with a trend seen across much of the country.
Haskell provided the update on the latest summer weather expectations during a fire media training meeting on Thursday.
“So, west of the continental divide is where we see the highest probability for drier than average,” she said.
In south central and southeast Montana, there is a medium probability of warmer- and drier-than-normal conditions.
Haskell’s inclination is that Montana will see some areas of above average potential for fires, primarily in the southwest and western regions.
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Early season wildfire outlook for Western Montana
NRCC Predictive Services Meteorologist Coleen Haskell says the spring could be busy east of the divide thanks to drier-than-normal and windy conditions.
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MISSOULA â It is the first day of Meteorological Spring which runs from March 1 through May 31 and that means the release of the Northern Rockies Coordination Centerâs (NRCC) Early Season Fire Outlook.
NRCC Predictive Services Meteorologist Coleen Haskell says the spring could be busy east of the divide thanks to drier-than-normal and windy conditions.
For western Montana, our snowy, cold February will likely keep the spring fire season quiet.