Advisory Archive
In the past 24 hours 3-4 inches of high density snow has fallen in the mountains around Cooke City and in the Bridger Range totaling a half inch of water (SWE). The rest of our advisory area picked up 2-3 inches. Currently, winds are blowing 15-20 mph out of the W-NW with gusts reaching the upper 30’s mph and mountain temperatures are between 10-15 degrees F. Today, temperatures will rise into the 20’s F under mostly clear skies, but increasing clouds and wind move into southwest Montana by this evening. Another storm system is scheduled to impact our area starting tonight and last through mid-day tomorrow. Accumulations of 2-4 inches can be expected in the mountains by tomorrow afternoon.
This morning temperatures were near 20 degrees F, and winds were ripping 20-40 mph from the SW except on Flanders Mountain in Hyalite where they were blowing 40-60 mph. Yesterday the mountains near Cooke City and West Yellowstone received 1-2 inches of snow and all other areas remained dry or received a trace snow. A strong pulse of snowfall will come this morning followed by decreasing temperatures although the coldest air will descend into eastern Montana. Strong winds will continue blowing 20-40 mph from the W, and temperatures will drop into the low teens F by late this afternoon. By tomorrow morning 4-6 inches of snow will accumulate in most areas.
Calm weather ended yesterday with winds in Hyalite Canyon blowing 40-60 mph. This morning winds throughout the advisory area were blowing 20-40 mph from the W with temperatures in the low 20s F. The mountains near West Yellowstone received 6 inches of snow, the southern half of the advisory area received 2-3 inches and the northern half received only a trace. Under cloudy skies today winds will remain strong and temperatures will only climb a few degrees. With moisture streaming through Idaho into Wyoming, mountains near West Yellowstone will receive 2-3 inches of snow by tomorrow morning, and the rest of the area will get 1-2 inches.
After a sunny day with temperatures in the high 20s, clouds rolled in and winds started to pick up last night. Ridgetop winds are southwest at 15-25 mph and will gust into the mid 30s later this afternoon. Today will be cloudy and windy with temperatures in the mid 20s. Most importantly, a moist westerly flow will bring snow showers and drop 1-2 inches in the north and 2-4 inches in the southern ranges.
Late yesterday, a brief snow shower dropped 1-2 inches from West Yellowstone to Big Sky with Cooke City getting a trace to 1 inch. In the past 24 hours mountain temperatures remained in the high teens to low 20s with light westerly winds at 5-10 mph. Today will be mostly sunny and calm with temperatures reaching the mid 20s. This high pressure system will begin to break down tonight with increasing clouds and moderate southwest winds, although no precipitation is expected until tomorrow.
High pressure is dominating our weather pattern and has created strong temperature inversions. At 4 am this morning mountain temperatures are in the mid to high twenties F with the exception of Cooke City which is in the mid teens F. Winds are light are out to the W-SW at 5-15 mph. Today, mountain temperatures will reach into the low thirties F and skies will become mostly cloudy by this afternoon. West Yellowstone could see some light precipitation by this evening while the northern ranges will remain dry. No real accumulations are expected over the next 24 hours.
A ridge of high pressure is currently sitting over southwest Montana producing clear skies and calm conditions. No new snow has fallen over our advisory area in the past 24 hours. Presently mountain temperatures are in the high teens to low twenties F and winds are light out of the W at 5-10 mph. Today clear skies and lots of sun will allow mountain temperatures to climbing into the 30’s and winds will stay calm out of the W. Stable weather will persist over our area for the next 24 hours.
Yesterday morning an additional 2-3 inches of snow fell. The storm ended and clear skies came overnight with single digit temperatures this morning. Winds calmed to 5-10 mph from the WSW with a few gusts near 20 mph. As another storm passes south of the advisory area, the mountains near West Yellowstone will have mostly cloudy skies while the mountains near Bozeman will have mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will warm into the low 20s F and winds will remain calm.
By 6 a.m this morning, the mountains near Cooke City had received 17 inches of snow, the Bridger Range and mountains near West Yellowstone received 7-10 inches, and the Madison and Gallatin Ranges received 4-5 inches. Temperatures were in the low 20s F with winds blowing 10-30 mph mostly from the west. Snowfall will continue this morning with another 2-3 inches. As cold air descends from the north, temperatures will drop into the teens F by this afternoon with the Bridger Range being the first to receive this cold air. Winds will decrease somewhat and blow 10-20 mph slowly shifting from the W to NW.
Yesterday morning most areas received about 1 inch of new snow but more is coming tonight. This morning temperatures were hovering near 20 degrees F with winds blowing 10-20 mph from the WSW. Temperatures today will climb into the high 20s F and winds will increase this afternoon to 20-40 mph from the SW. Snow should start slowly around midday with the heaviest snowfall occurring late this evening. The southern mountains near West Yellowstone and Cooke City will receive 7-9 inches of snow while the mountains near Big Sky and Bozeman will receive 5-7 inches.
