Advisory Archive
This morning there are 6” of new snow in Cooke City and 2-3” across the rest of the advisory area. Southwest and west winds are 10-30 mph with gusts of 30-50 mph overnight. Temperatures this morning are in the 20s F. A cold front today will bring snowfall, strong winds, and temperatures dropping though the day. Expect 6-8” by tomorrow morning near Bozeman, Big Sky and Cooke City and 2-4” near West Yellowstone.
Our largest storm of the year continues. At 6 a.m., 24-hour snowfall totals are 10-14” near Bozeman and West Yellowstone, with 14-24” near Big Sky, and 4” in Cooke City. The bulk of that snow fell yesterday during the day and it is snowing again this morning. Winds are 10-20 mph out of the west with gusts of 40 mph. Temperatures are in the teens to low 20s. Snowfall will continue today with a brief break this evening before another pulse hits overnight. By tomorrow morning an additional 6-10” will fall with strong W-NW winds and mountain temperatures in the 20s to low 30s F.
We are in the midst of a nice winter storm. At 6 a.m., the 24-hour snowfall is 10-15” from West Yellowstone to the Bridger Range, and 6” in Cooke City. Most of it fell last night. Wind has picked up and is blowing strong out of the W-NW at 20 mph with gusts of 40 mph. Snow will continue into Friday afternoon. By tomorrow morning another 12-18” will have fallen with strong W-NW wind and mountain temperatures near 20F. Today is your chance to lay a little groundwork so you can take tomorrow off. A few sniffles and well-timed cough equals a three day weekend of Pow!
Last night a northwest flow dropped 10” in the Bridger Range, 8” around Big Sky and 2” everywhere else. Ridgetop wind is blowing westerly at 15-20 mph with gusts of 30-40 mph. Mountain temperatures this morning range from a few degrees below zero to single digits. Today and tonight will be snowy and windy with westerly gusts hitting 40 mph. By morning I expect 8-12”of snow in most areas with Cooke City getting closer to 6”.
Temperatures this morning are in the single digits above and below zero F and there is no new snow. East winds shifted through the northern half of the compass and are currently 5-15 mph from the west Bozeman to Big Sky and from the north in the mountains near West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Today, temperatures will rise to the upper single digits to mid-teens F, winds will blow from the west to southwest at 10-20 mph, and the mountains will get a trace of snow tonight.
Snow started yesterday morning and dropped 14” in the Bridger Range and 7-10” elsewhere. Overnight, wind shifted east-northeast at 5-15 mph with gusts of 20-30 mph. In the Bridger Range east wind is 15-25 mph with gusts to 50 mph. This morning temperatures are single digits to low teens F and today will reach mid-teens F. Wind will remain 15-30 mph out of the east-northeast and decrease to 5-15 mph this afternoon. Snow showers taper with a couple more inches this morning followed by partly sunny skies this afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon at the summit of Big Sky southwest wind was 40-80 mph with maximum gusts to 155 mph. For the last 24 hours throughout the forecast area southwest winds averaged 15-50 mph with gusts of 50-80+ mph. This morning snow is starting to fall and there is 2-3” in the Bridger Range and zero to a trace elsewhere. Temperatures are high teens to low 30s F. Today temperatures will drop to teens to mid-20s F with wind shifting northwest-north at 5-25 mph. Snow showers are expected through today with 6-10” possible by this evening and 3-7” more overnight.
Yesterday, an inch of snow fell near Cooke City, with no accumulations in the rest of our advisory area. This morning temperatures are in the 20s and 30s F. Winds are 15-35 mph out of the southwest and west with gusts as high as 60 mph. Temperatures will be unseasonably warm today, rising into the 30s and even the high-40s F in spots. Winds will be southwesterly at 30-40 mph with strong gusts. A cold front tonight will bring snow and colder temperatures. A few inches are possible by tomorrow morning. Heavy snowfall will continue through the day tomorrow.
This morning there is no new snow. Mountain temperatures are in the 20s and 30s F near Bozeman and Big Sky and single digits to teens F near West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Winds are 15-30 mph out of the west. Temperatures will rise into the high 20s to mid-30s F today. Winds will be southwesterly at 20-30 mph. Intermittent snow showers today won’t leave much accumulation. More substantial snowfall is expected Saturday night and into Sunday.
At 5 a.m. the mountains picked up 1-2” overnight with temperatures in the high teens and westerly winds averaging 15 mph and gusting to 35 mph. Skies will clear by this afternoon as winds taper and temperatures rise to the mid-30s. Clouds will roll in tonight and a small shot of snow is expected tomorrow.
