Advisory Archive

Over the past 24 hours no new snow has fallen. At 4 a.m. mountain temperatures range from the mid-20s to low 30s F under partly cloudy skies. Winds are blowing 15-25 out of the west with a few ridgetop gusts reaching over 30 mph. Today, clouds will increase as a weak pacific storm system moves into the area. Valley rain and mountain snow will develop by mid to late afternoon. Temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 30s F and winds will continue to blow 20-30 mph out the west. Snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are likely in the mountains by tomorrow morning.    

The mountains received 1-2” of new snow last night to begin a change in the weather pattern. Temperatures this morning are in the high 20s F and wind has been out of the west at 10-20 mph. Skies will be mostly cloudy today, temperatures will reach the high 30s F, and wind will be out of the west-northwest at 15-20 mph. Anticipate more snow Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

This morning mountain temperatures are in the high 20s with westerly ridgetop winds averaging 20 mph and gusting to 50 mph up Hyalite and 30 mph elsewhere. Skies are mostly cloudy and will remain so as temperatures climb into the low 40s today. It’s spring in February, but  do not despair, winter is far from over. I’m an optimist and it looks like we could get snow Saturday afternoon.

The western US is under a bell of high pressure.  Temperatures have been unseasonably warm with highs at 9,000 feet reaching the 40s yesterday and only dropping to the low 30s to upper 20s this morning. Winds are blowing westerly at 20-25 mph. A few thin bands of high clouds will pass overhead, but today will be mostly sunny with mountain temperatures reaching into the 40s again.

At 4 a.m. mountain temperatures range from the high 20s to low 30s F. Winds are out of the west-northwest at 20-30 mph with gusts near 40 mph. Today will be sunny with seasonally warm temperatures reaching the 40s F and winds out of the northwest at 15-25 mph. Warm and dry conditions will continue through Thursday, and then the weather pattern begins a slow shift back to cooler temperatures and light snowfall through the weekend.

At 4 a.m. mountain temperatures range from the teens to mid-twenties F and skies are partly cloudy. Winds are blowing 15-30 mph out of the W-NW with the occasional ridgetop gusts pushing 40 mph. Today, unseasonably warm temperatures will produce spring like conditions. Highs will climb into the 30s and 40s under mostly clear skies and winds will continue to blow 15-30 mph out of the W-NW. High pressure remains the dominant weather pattern and temperatures look to be even warmer over the next few days.

The big weather story over the past 24 hours has been wind. While no new snow has fallen, overnight winds have been blowing consistently at 20-40 mph out of the W-NW with ridgetop gusts pushing 50 mph. This morning temperatures are in the teens F under mostly clear skies. Today, winds will continue to be strong out of the W-NW through the morning hours, but will begin to relax by this afternoon. Temps will warm into the mid-20s to low 30s and skies will remain mostly clear. There is little to no chance of precipitation over the next 24 hours.  

The mountains did not receive any new snow since yesterday morning, except for Cooke City where they received 2-3”. Temperatures this morning are in the teens to low 20s F and wind is out of the west-southwest. In the mountains near Bozeman and Big Sky wind speed is 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. In the southern mountains wind speed is 10-15 mph with gusts around 20 mph. Today, wind will be westerly and increase to 30-40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in the northern areas. In the southern areas wind will be 20-30 mph with gusts around 40 mph. Temperatures will be in the 20s F and light snow showers this afternoon will deliver 1-2”.

Since yesterday morning the mountains near Bozeman and Cooke City received 3” of low density snow, and the mountains near Big Sky and West Yellowstone received about 7”. Winds overnight were out of the west-northwest at 15-20 mph, and gusts were in the 40s near Bozeman and Big Sky. Temperatures this morning are in the single digits to low teens F. Temperature today will rise to the low 20s F under partly cloudy skies. Wind will remain out of the west-northwest around 20 mph and will increase tonight. The next chance for significant snowfall is tomorrow.

Over the past 24 hours the mountains near West Yellowstone and Cooke City picked up a trace to 1” of new snow while the rest of the area remained dry. Wind has been out of the west to southwest with average speeds over 20 mph and gusts in the 30s, near Bozeman and Big Sky. Wind in the southern mountains has been 10-15 mph with gusts in the 20s. Temperatures this morning are in the single digits to low teens F. Today will be mostly cloudy with snow showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures will reach the low 20s F, wind will be out of the west at 20-30 mph, and 2-4” of snow will fall by morning.