Lewis Dortch
Meteorologist at KPAX-TV (Missoula, MT)
North Carolina born and raised (Go Tar Heels), love my wife, kids, anything outdoors. Working as Chief Meteorologist at KPAX-TV in Missoula, Montana (NWA)
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2 days ago |
kpax.com | Lewis Dortch
MISSOULA — Once again, rain showers and thunderstorms are popping up around the region this afternoon and evening. Highs again will be running in the 50s to low 60s. Thursday's rain will focus primarily around northwest Montana during the morning, with a round of moderate to heavy rain expected. Because this system moves through earlier in the day, snow will be possible in the Glacier Region, primarily impacting locations above 4,000 feet.
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3 days ago |
kpax.com | Lewis Dortch
Posted and last updated MISSOULA — Another day with cooler temperatures, along with rain showers around Western Montana. Highs today are mostly in the 50s. Watch the forecast: Rain showers continue Each day this week will showcase a similar weather setup with off and on showers and storms, along with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. This exact setup will carry on right through the weekend and into the start of next week. Watch the 24/7 StormTracker Weather stream below:
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4 days ago |
kpax.com | Lewis Dortch
MISSOULA — Scattered showers and storms popping up again around western Montana this afternoon. No strong storms are expected with these continuing into the evening. Each day this week will showcase a similar weather set up with off and on showers and storms along with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. This exact setup will carry on right through the weekend and into the start of next week.
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1 week ago |
kpax.com | Lewis Dortch
MISSOULA — Warm and mostly sunny for your Friday as highs are in the mid 70s to low 80s around the region. We're then looking at another warm day Saturday, in fact temperatures could even be a few degrees warmer than today. One thing to keep in mind for Saturday plans, afternoon and evening thunderstorms will return to the forecast as a cold front approaches. Some storms could be strong with gusty winds, heavy rain and hail.
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1 week ago |
kpax.com | Lewis Dortch
MISSOULA — Very pleasant Spring weather for our Thursday. Highs today are in the upper 60s to low 70s with a bit of a breeze and sunny skies. We'll warm it right back up into the 70s and 80s Friday and Saturday with mostly to partly sunny skies. One thing to keep in mind for Saturday plans, afternoon and evening thunderstorms will return to the forecast as a cold front approaches.
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Check out the snow that has fallen (and continues to fall) up Lost Horse in the Bitterroot! 📷 Becky Karnow-Hawkins https://t.co/f3zYExyP3t
RT @NWSMissoula: [615 pm MST 2/3/25]: Snow continues to spread south to north across the Northern Rockies this evening. Radar imagery shows…
Getting really icy there. #montana #missoula #mtwx https://t.co/4fJPk1Bmpl