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Inversion

An inversion over Northwest Montana as viewed from the slopes of Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Temperature inversions occur when colder air near the surface of the Earth becomes trapped under a layer of warmer air, causing clouds to settle into valleys, leaving clear sunny skies at higher elevations. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon

Hunter D'Antuono
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion over the Flathead Valley as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion over the Flathead Valley as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Telecommunications equipment atop Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion over the Flathead Valley as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion as viewed from Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An inversion at sunset viewed from the summit of Blacktail Mountain on Nov. 18, 2023. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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