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Extreme Cold Warning, Montana

Severe

Wind chills as low as 36 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Ended Sunday, December 28, 2025.

Issued
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Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 36 below zero

Map

Map of Montana with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Shelby, Cut Bank, Chester. Also shown: Winter Weather Advisory. ShelbyCut BankChesterValierSunburstMONTANA20 mi ShelbyCut BankChesterValierMONTANA20 mi ShelbyCut BankChesterMONTANA20 mi ShelbyMONTANA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 36 below.
Where
Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Hill County, and Northern Blaine County.
When
Until 11 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. December 28, 2025
  2. Ended for part of the area. December 28, 2025
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 27, 2025
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 27, 2025
  5. Area expanded. Now also replaces the Cold Weather Advisory. December 27, 2025
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 26, 2025
  7. Extreme Cold Warning issued for Saturday morning through Sunday morning. December 26, 2025