Weather picture not good through early September

Everyone talks about it but no one can do anything about it. That is the weather and readers have been waiting for the National Weather Service to announce that the heat and drought is over.

That is not going to happen very soon according to the National Weather Service in Great Falls.

Starting now, the 1 to 2 week outlook is hot and dry.

August should be about average for temperatures but don't look for much in the way of precipitation unless models change. The Great Falls forecaster said that there is a slight chance in August for above normal temperatures.

Although some models show normal p...