Advisory Archive
Dry and windy weather continues. This morning temperatures were in the teens F and southerly winds were blowing 15-25 mph with gusts of 40-60 mph at the highest ridgetops. The exception is the Bridger Range which had temperatures in the low 20s F and calmer winds. Today will be partly sunny and temperatures will rise into the low 20s F while the Bridger Range could see temperatures approaching 30 F. Strong south winds will continue and only slightly ease by late afternoon. Light snowfall should come sometime Sunday with more possible for Christmas.
This morning temperatures were in the single digits F and ridgetop winds were blowing 15-20 mph from the W and SW with gusts of 30 mph. Major low pressure systems are impacting the west coast and the Midwest, but southwest Montana remains under a ridge of high pressure. Fortunately this ridge will flatten and move east this weekend. Today temperatures will climb into the teens F, and winds will increase and blow 25-40 mph from the SW.
Under clear skies mountain temperatures are zero to minus five with light westerly winds. There’s no new snow to report, the first time in 14 days. Today will be sunny with temperatures rising into the low teens. Winds will blow 10-20 mph out of the west, but become stronger from the southwest tonight. A high pressure system will keep skies clear and dry for the next two days.
Since 5 a.m. yesterday morning the mountains picked up 3-4 inches of snow, with Cooke City getting eight inches. Winds are blowing 20-30 mph out of the west, a decrease from yesterday’s gusts that hit 50-60 mph. Mountain temperatures are in the chilly single digits. Today will be partly cloudy with only slight warming. Winds will continue out of the west, but become light. Scattered snow flurries will drop a trace to one inch of new snow by morning. Overall it’s a cold, calm, winter day.
Over the past 24 hours the mountains around Cooke City and West Yellowstone including the southern Madison Range picked up 4-5 inches of snow. The mountains around Bozeman and Big Sky picked up 1-2 inches. Today, an additional 3-4 inches will fall in the southern mountains including the northern Madison Range while the Bridger Range and Northern Gallatin Range will see 1-2 inches. Currently, temperatures are in the mid-teens to low twenties F and winds are blowing 20-30 mph out of the WSW with gusts over 50 mph in Hyalite and Big Sky. Today will be the warmest day of the week with highs reaching close to 30 degrees F. Winds will remain strong out of WSW blowing 20-30 mph with upper elevation gusts reaching 50 mph. Temperatures will drop this evening as conditions begin to clear and tomorrow will be a colder and drier day.
Since yesterday morning 1-3 inches of snow fell over much of our forecast area. Today, a fast moving disturbance will deposit an additional 1-3 inches by this afternoon. Currently, temperatures are in the single digits to low teens and winds have increased out of the WSW blowing 15-30 mph. Temperatures will stay on the cool side with highs reaching the upper teens to mid-20s F under cloudy skies. Winds will continue to blow 15-30 mph from the WSW with gusts reaching into the 40s. A more powerful storm is forecasted to impact our area tonight and tomorrow. Another 1-3 inches is possible by tomorrow morning. The southern mountains will be favored picking up 6-8 inches by tomorrow afternoon. The northern ranges will likely see 3-5 inches.
Over the past 24 hours 1-3 inches of low density fell in most mountain locations with the exception of the northern Madison Range which picked up 4 inches. Currently, temperatures are in the mid to high teens F and winds are light, blowing 5-10 mph out of the WSW. Today, temperatures will warm into the low 20s F under partly cloudy skies and winds will continue to blow 5-10 mph out of the WSW. There is a slight chance of snow showers in the southern Mountains, but today should remain mostly dry. Another storm is forecasted to impact our area Sunday night into Monday.
Yesterday the mountains near Cooke City and West Yellowstone received 1-2 inches of new snow while all other areas remained dry. Winds have been surprisingly calm in many areas; however, they increased yesterday afternoon before easing this morning to 10-15 mph from the SSW with gusts of 20-25 mph. Temperatures this morning were in the high teens to low 20s F. Today winds will remain the same and possibly calm a bit more by late afternoon. Temperatures will warm into the mid 20s F. More snow will come tonight from the south and favor the mountains near West Yellowstone and the southern Madison Range where 2-4 inches will fall. Other areas will get 1-3 inches.
Since yesterday morning the Bridger Range received 11 inches of heavy snow (1” of SWE). The northern Gallatin Range including Hyalite Canyon only received 2-3 inches of snow. All other areas including those near Big Sky, West Yellowstone and Cooke City received 10-12 inches of light snow (0.6-0.7” of SWE). Temperatures this morning were in the low to mid teens F and should rise into the 20’s F today. Winds were averaging 10-15 mph from the SSW with gusts of 20 mph and should remain about the same. Today the sun may appear near Bozeman and Big Sky, and 1-2 inches of snow should fall near Cooke City and West Yellowstone.
The northern mountains received a trace to one inch of new snow yesterday morning. In the southern ranges 2-4 inches fell with Cooke City picking up eight. Winds gusted into the 50s yesterday, but have dropped to 20-30 mph out of the west to southwest which is where they will remain today. At 5 a.m. mountain temperatures are in the high teens to low 20s, but will rise to the mid-20s under cloudy skies. More snow will fall today and tonight. By morning I anticipate 2-4 inches in the northern mountains and closer to six inches near West Yellowstone and Cooke City.
