I will be in the Forsyth area April 25-27. Will be outdoors hunting. Have no idea about weather in the west. Especially weather in your area in April. If you could advise. Or is there a website that gives average temps, conditions for a given time period.

Well, I would either bring lots of water so you do not get dried out in the heat, or be prepared for a 12 inch, very wet snow.

If you click the Weather tab you can find a link to a climate chart for Miles City on the lower right hand corner of the page. Forsyth is fairly close so I assume it would be similar.

http://www.milescity.com/weather/climatology/

Looks like the temperature could range from from about 100° to 10°. Normal daytime highs being about 65°, normal nighttime lows about 40°.

Of course, normal seldom happens, and there is a saying in Montana... if you don't like the weather, just wait 15 minutes and it will change.

[This message has been edited by Larry Antram (edited 2/15/2001).]

100 degrees to 10 degrees. That truly says it. In all honesty, early spring is very unpredictable -- it can be a cruel time of the year for anything living outside. Your best bet is to not assume that spring is going to be warm, pleasant days with cool nights -- not to say that doesn't happen, it's just rather unlikely. We've had some pretty heafty snows in late April and into early May. Spring likes to go outta' here like a lion at times. Why back when I still had teeth and hair I remember a spr.......

[This message has been edited by Bart Freese (edited 2/14/2001).]

I found this comment in the book, "The Truth About Montana Winters -- A Collection of 'Winter Tales' published in The Miles City Star":

"Spring is undependable and often disappointing. Almost anything can happen and probably will weatherwise in April and May. Consequently we don't talk about Spring much."

I think that pretty well sums it up. : )