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Closures & Restrictions
Restrictions
There are currently no restrictions.
Closures, Construction, and Reconstruction
TRAILS
- Parmenter Trail - Back Open
ROADS
- Snowshoe and Cherry Creek Road - The Snowshoe Creek Road # 6213 will be closed to public access until November 14, 2008 for mine reclamation activities at the Snowshoe Mine. Due to heavy truck traffic hauling mine waste from the Snowshoe Mine access along the Cherry Creek Road # 867 from approximately the 4 mile marker and above will be limited, with delays up to 15 minutes to be expected. Road restrictions will be in effect from 6:00 a.m until 7:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The Cherry Creek and Leigh Creek Trailhead Roads will be open to general public traffic outside of these posted times, including weekends. - posted 7/21/2008
Weather
Please note that Missoula is the reporting weather station.
Current weather conditions from the National Weather Service are updated continually. Weather information is derived from National Weather Service data. Please see our weather disclaimer.
Montana webcam listings from the Montana Department of Transportation
Roads
Don't be delayed on the road! Check road reports for Montana.
Montana Road Report
Provided by the Montana Transportation Department
Montana Department of Transportation Road Conditions Webcams
View webcams at various locations on roads and passes around Montana.
For Road closures and restrictions, see the Closures and Restrictions section in the right column.
Fire
National Morning Fire Report
Daily report on the current wildfire situation in the United States
Missoula Fire Weather
Fire weather forecasts (weather forecasts that empasize conditions of possible fire danger) for the immediate area
Winter Conditions
Precipitation and Snowpack Report
Daily update of precipitation and snowpack at 8 electronic sites around the Kootenai National Forest (you must select from the Montana state map).
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) installs, operates, and maintains an extensive, automated system to collect snowpack and related climatic data in the Western United States called SNOTEL (for SNOwpack TELemetry). The following survey sites are located in Lincoln County, MT.
Glacier Country Avalanche Center
Flathead Valley: 406-257-8402
Montana and Idaho: 1-800-526-5329
Flathead and Kootenai National Forests, Glacier NP
Water
Streamflow Conditions on Kootenai River at Libby Dam
Historical data and updated graphs of river flow
Streamflow Conditions on the Fisher River
Historical data and updated graphs of river flow
Streamflow Conditions on the Lower Clark Fork near Plains, MT
Historical data and updated graphs of river flow
USDA Forest Service - Kootenai National Forest
Last Modified: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 at 15:32:24 EDT