Dense Fog in Northern Montana to Affect Travel Friday Morning

If you're traveling in northern Montana between the areas of Cut Bank and Havre on Friday morning, expect areas of very dense fog that are affecting visibility. Much slower driving is advised until late morning when temperatures warm up and the fog can burn off.

Thankfully, as of 6am on Friday morning, this Dense Fog alert is the only area that is meriting an advisory from the National Weather Service across Montana.

NOTE: This weekend will see a few storms heading into the Yellowstone National Park area and that Winter Storm Watch is listed at the bottom of this article.

However, travel on Highway 2 near the Canadian border is experiencing patches of very dense fog - and it's freezing fog in some colder locations.

• WHAT...Visibility one-half mile or less in dense freezing fog.
• WHERE...Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera Counties, Eastern Toole and Liberty Counties, and Hill County.
• WHEN...Until 11 AM Friday morning.
• IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

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• Dense Fog Advisory: Issued when widespread dense fog is expected or is already occurring
• Freezing Fog Advisory: Issued when fog develops and surface temperatures are at or below freezing

These are the details regarding the storms that may affect the Yellowstone National Park area this weekend:

• A WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
• WHAT...Heavy snow possible.
• Total snow accumulations over 1 foot for southwest Yellowstone, 6 to 10 inches near Old Faithful, and up to 2 to 5 inches from Mammoth to Tower Junction.
• WHERE...Yellowstone National Park.
• WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
• IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.