Cold winter in store for the Hi-Line

Conditions that led to an extremely wet Montana summer and fall are expected to continue, with patterns in the Pacific Ocean and other areas leading forecasters to expect a cold, snowy winter in the state."We're starting to hear some forecasts for a good, old-fashioned Montana winter," said Jesse Aber of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.Aber said that numerous meteorological conditions around the world — including a shift in the temperatures of the northern Pacific, which had been in a 30-year cycle contributing to warmer, drier winters in Montana — are leading to t...