Winter weather advisory hits area

National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory starting at midnight through noon Friday for north-central and central Montana, including the Hi-Line from Browning to Chester.

A Weather Service forecast says a moist, low-pressure system moving into Montana tonight will combine with cooler temperatures coming in from Canada, bringing likely snow accumulation for the western part of the Hi-Line south through Cascade, Meagher and Judith Basin counties.

The advisory for Browning to Chester says rain will change to snow after midnight tonight, with up to 5 inches falling on the p...