Heat wave. Monday through today’s high- 80°F! Seeing the snow recede is like watching an sno-cone melting. Problem is, there is not much to melt in these parts. It is suppose to cool back down into the 50′s toward Thursday so that should slow things down a bit.
I hate to say it, I could almost slap myself but- we need more snow pack or at least some spring rain or it’s going to get crispy pretty quick. The amateur grass burners are already providing lots of pyrotechnical displays. But this is Montana, we could be under a foot of snow this time next week or anytime between now and the middle of June so there is still plenty of time to “just ad water”.
MONTANA SNOTEL Snow Water Equivalent Update Graph
As of TUESDAY: APRIL 20 , 2010
| Basin | Snow Water Equivalent Percent of Average |
| KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN | 71% |
| FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN | 74% |
| UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN | 72% |
| BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN | 52% |
| LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN | 55% |
| JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN | 71% |
| MADISON RIVER BASIN | 68% |
| GALLATIN RIVER BASIN | 79% |
| MISSOURI HEADWATERS | 71% |
| HEADWATERS MISSOURI MAINSTEM | 79% |
| SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS | 97% |
| SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS | 57% |
| MISSOURI MAINSTEM RIVER BASIN | 77% |
| ST MARY AND MILK RIVER BASINS | 69% |
| UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN | 66% |
| WIND RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 80% |
| SHOSHONE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 58% |
| BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 65% |
| TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 65% |
| POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 83% |
| LOWER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN | 71% |
