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Extreme cold and gusty wind through the Butte area will cause SEVERE wind chill through at least noon on Monday.

It's going to be a blustery couple of days in SW Montana with Winter Weather Advisories for several counties. Higher elevations could see up to 5 inches of snow by Wednesday morning.

In case you didn't want to make the trek to Billings, there is another option.

Fun fact: The Berkeley Pit has a pH higher than Coke.

If you didn't get a chance to make it over to Butte on Saturday for the St. Patrick's Day festivities, we've got you covered.

Who would think? Apparently, tourists to Butte, Montana's Berkeley Pit give the Superfund "tourist attraction" a generous thumbs up with 4 out of 5 stars. Let's take a look at some of the reviews.

This place has been around since the late 1800's and is worth grabbing a bite to eat.

The fifth anniversary of the festival is happening September 8th and 9th.

He was born in Butte, Montana in 1938, and they still have a festival in his honor every year!

The valleys of Montana are susceptible to temperature inversions which we're experiencing now. These inversions essentially trap particulates in the valleys, causing poor air quality.

This fall just got a lot more interesting.
The Original Festival in Butte is back Sept. 9 and 10 and the lineup is pretty great.
The weekend features the headliner Ghostface Killer from the Wu-Tang Clan plus Mayhem, Rekoil, The Kitchen Dwellers, Satsang, and many, many more...

More snow is on the way for Butte and it's surrounding areas, especially the high elevations and mountain passes with up to 5 more inches possible.