Roads are not good, here is a look at current conditions

The entire state of Montana finds itself in the grips of a severe winter storm. Much, if not all of the state is below zero this morning with the Great Falls area facing the worst of it currently. Great Falls is showing -20, southeast of Great Falls there are readings of -27, and to the Southwest Logan Pass is currently at -28.

We are below zero in the Butte area this morning, and it will stay there all day. We are expecting to be near -16 by 5 pm this evening, and then continuing to drop to a low of -40 degrees in Butte.
Thursday our ‘high’ temperature will be -16, with windchill readings as low as -47 degrees. Thursday night we will be down to -31, and windchill readings down to -44.
Friday we will actually be above zero! 17 is our expected high.

Beyond the frigid temperatures, we have also seen quite a bit of snow so far with this storm. The roads around Montana, and especially Butte, are not good. This is a look at the current highway conditions from the Montana Dept of Transportation.

The roads in red are severe driving conditions. I-15 north out of Butte, Elk Park through Basin, Boulder, and Boulder Hill, all Severe conditions, there is currently a semi stopped in the road, southbound on Boulder Hill.
I-15 south out of Butte, from Feely through Divide to Glen, is severe driving conditions.
I-90 East- Homestake Pass has a chain requirement for towing units, Cardwell Hill is Severe Driving conditions, with a chain requirement for towing units as well.
I-90 West, from the Anaconda exit through Deer Lodge, nearly to Gold Creek is Severe driving conditions.
If you don’t have to travel, stay off of the highways, especially in the “Severe” areas. If you do decide to travel make sure to keep up on the latest road conditions HERE.

Conditions from the Montana Department of Transportation.