The Weather Outside Is Frightful

On the final day of 2021, the National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Great Falls issued a statement indicating that bitterly cold air would continue to be our companion as we welcome the new year.

"Cold air surging back into the region will remain in place through tonight before some warming develops by Sunday," the statement read on December 31.

The NWS further suggested: "Wind chill values around 30 below are expected today over North Central Montana, lowering to about 45 below at times tonight through Saturday morning along the Highway 2 corridor from Cut Bank to Harlem."

Whether in respo...