Advisory Archive

The mountains around Big Sky and West Yellowstone received 2-3” of new snow in the last 24 hours while the Bridger Range and the mountains around Cooke City remained dry. Winds are 5 to 15 MPH from the southwest to northwest and temperatures are in the high single digits to mid-teens F. Temperatures will rise to the high teens to low 20s F with 10 to 15 MPH winds from the southwest today that will increase this evening. The mountains around West Yellowstone will have 2-4” by morning with the rest of the advisory area receiving a trace to 2”.

At 6 a.m. the mountains have 1-3” of new snow. Wind is west-southwest at 5-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph and temperatures are single digits to teens F. Today temperatures will reach high teens to low 20s F with west-southwest wind at 5-15 mph. Light snow through this morning will drop 1-2”. The next round of snow arrives tomorrow evening.

Since yesterday morning the mountains got 1-3” of low-density snow. Wind has been west-southwest at 5-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. This morning temperatures are single digits to low teens F. Today temperatures will reach high teens to low 20s F with west-southwest wind at 15-25 mph. Snow tonight will drop 2-3” by morning with another 3-5” during the day tomorrow.

Since yesterday morning, 2-4” of light snow fell across the advisory area (0.1-0.2” snow water equivalent). Winds are light out of the west. Temperatures are single digits to teens F. Snow flurries will taper off this morning. Winds today will remain light out of the west. High temperatures will be in the high teens to low 20s F. Skies will clear this afternoon. Another round of snowfall arrives tomorrow evening.

Monday and Tuesday, the Bridger Range and Cooke City received 6 to 8” of new snow with the rest of the advisory area getting 2-3”. Currently, winds are averaging 25 MPH in the Bridger Range from the west and 10 MPH elsewhere from the west to the north with temperatures in the upper 20s F.

This weekend, skies will be clear with 5-15 MPH winds and mountain temperatures in the 30s F. The next chance of snow arrives in the middle of next week. 

Since yesterday morning the mountains got a trace to 1” of snow. Wind has been west-southwest at 15-25 mph with gusts to 30 mph, and gusts of 40-55 mph in the Bridger Range. This morning temperatures are teens to 20s F. Today, temperatures will be high 20s to low 30s F under partly cloudy skies with wind out of the west-northwest at 15-25 mph.

There is a slight chance for a trace of snow Monday night. Otherwise, skies will be mostly clear through the next week with daily temperatures reaching high 20s to low 30s F, and overnight lows in the single digits to teens F.

Yesterday, 3-7” of low density snow fell across the advisory area. Temperatures this morning are single digits to mid-teens F.  Winds are westerly at 10-15 mph with gusts of 30-45 mph. Skies will clear today with no more snowfall expected. Winds will remain moderate out of the west. High temperatures will be in the teens to low-20s F.

This morning the mountains near Cooke City and West Yellowstone have 6” of dense new snow and near Bozeman and Big Sky got 2-4”. Temperatures are in the 20s F and wind is west-southwest at 15-20 mph with gusts of 35-50 mph. Today, a few pulses of snow could drop 1-2” near Cooke City and West Yellowstone with less than an inch elsewhere. Temperatures will be in the mid-20s and drop to the teens F overnight. Wind will be west-southwest at 15-30 mph. Over the weekend skies will clear with temperatures in the teens to 20s F, and the next chance for snow is middle of next week.

By 5 a.m. 10-12” fell around Cooke City, West Yellowstone and the southern ranges, 4” around Big Sky and 1-2” in the Bridger Range and Hyalite. In the last 24 hours westerly winds averaged 30 mph and gusted into the 70s. The storm will drop another inch or two in the south before it ends this morning. The sun may poke out today and mountain temperatures will rise into the high 20s with strong westerly wind blowing 20-30 mph and gusting to 50 mph. A few more inches of snow will fall on Sunday around West Yellowstone and Cooke City.

Since Monday, intermittent snow showers brought 1-6” of new snow, favoring the mountains around Bozeman. Winds have been westerly at 15-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. 

Snowfall will begin this afternoon, with up to 8” falling near West Yellowstone and Cooke City by tomorrow morning and 1-3” near Bozeman and Big Sky. Strong west winds are expected today and tomorrow as the front moves through. Another small pulse of snow favoring West Yellowstone and Cooke City will move through on Sunday. Mountain temperatures will remain below freezing in the mountains over the weekend and then rise a bit next week.