>>>>>That Alberta clipper just reached Montana.
>>>>>
>>>>>At 10:00 PM last night we had 40F at our house. By 7:00 this morning the temp had fallen to -9F, wind chill -33F. 3" of snow fell between 6:00 am and 7:00 am. We are finally having winter!
>>>>>
>>>>>>Holy moly - It's minus 36 and snowing in the wind here. Yikes! I might not
>>>>>>be able to afford my heating bill this month.
>>>>
>>>>Yep - That's the one. "Albertas clipper" is a misnomer - The bad weather really originates in the Soviet Union's weather machine. We do our best to warm it for you, but sometimes it's overwealming and the cold get's through to you.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> We do our best to warm it for you... <<<
>>>
>>>Try harder! Please!
>>>
>>>The temperature has stabilized at -11F, but still snowing and windy.
>>
>>Okay I'll bear down. Grrrrrrunt
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>Thank you. We appreciate the effort.
>
>Helena sits in a valley surrounded by mountains. Once the cold air settles in, it usually lasts for at least a week or until a chinook blows it out. I see that Cut Bank, out on the prairie about 100 miles north of Helena, currently has a wind chill of -46F. I guess I should be gratefull I'm in Helena. The micro-climates around here are pretty interesting.

I was in beautiful Helena a few years ago. Nice little town.