Advisory Archive
A ridge if high pressure is dominating the weather pattern. Currently, skies are clear, temperatures are in the mid teens F and winds are blowing out of the WNW at 5-15 mph. Today will provide plenty of sunshine allowing temperatures to climb into the mid 30s F. Winds will stay light out of WSW. Clear and calm weather will continue through the weekend.
Yesterday morning, lingering snowfall deposited an additional trace to one inch of snow. Winds remained calm since then and were blowing 5-15 mph from the eastern half of the compass this morning. On the Bridger Ridge winds increased at midnight and were blowing easterly at 20-25 mph. Temperatures were in the upper single digits to low teens F this morning. Today will be beautiful and sunny with temperatures near 20 degrees F and continued calm winds.
Overnight 3-4 inches of dense snow fell in the Bridger Range while all other areas received 2-4 inches of less dense snow. Fortunately winds calmed as snowfall began last night and were blowing 10-15 mph from the NNW this morning with temperatures in the high teens to low 20s F. Lingering snowfall will deposit another 1-2 inches today. Northerly winds will increase to 10-20 mph and will keep temperatures from climbing more than a few degrees.
Late yesterday most mountain locations picked up 1-2 inches, although West Yellowstone and the northern Gallatin Range were missed. Temperatures are near 10F this morning after reaching the mid 20’s yesterday and winds are west to southwest at 15-25 mph. Today will become progressively cloudy as a weather disturbance moves in from the coast. By tonight winds will be light, but shift west to north. By tomorrow morning I expect 1-2 inches in the northern mountains and 2-4 inches in the southern ranges.
The northern mountains picked up 1-2 inches of new snow with the southern areas getting 2-3 inches and Cooke City squeezing out 4-5 inches. This system came in with 20-40 mph westerly winds and temperatures in the high teens. This morning ridgetop winds have lessened to 15-30 mph with temperatures in the low teens. Today will be a mixed bag of clouds and sun. Tomorrow evening looks to be our next chance of snowfall with dry conditions through the weekend.
Over the past 24 hours no new snow has fallen over our advisory area. Today, a weak weather disturbance embedded in a strong westerly flow will move into southwest Montana. Snow showers will develop over the mountains by mid morning, producing accumulations of 2-4 inches by tonight.
Currently, mountain temperatures are in the high teens to mid twenties F and winds are blowing out of the WSW at 25-45 mph. Temperatures will not warm much today and winds will remain strong out of the west, blowing 25-40 mph. Snow will diminish by late this evening and temperatures will drop 10-15 degrees.
Over the past 24 hours 3-4 inches of new snow has fallen in the mounains around Cooke City while 1-3 inches has fallen elsewhere except the Bridger Range which has remaind dry. Currently, winds are blowing are 25-35 mph out of the WNW with gusts reaching into the 60s at the Hyalite weather station. Mountain temperatures are in the low to mid 20s F around Bozeman and mid teens near West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Today, winds will continue to blow 25-35 mph out of the WNW and temperatures will climb into the high 20s to low 30. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers over the mountains.
No snow fell overnight and this morning temperatures were in the single digits F with winds blowing 30-50 mph from the W and SW. Clouds will move over the area today and temperatures should warm into the teens and low 20’s F. Westerly winds will blow 15-35 mph. A few snowflakes may fall late today but not accumulate.
Since yesterday morning, 1-2 inches of snow fell near Big Sky and the Taylor Fork. 4-5 inches fell near Cooke City and West Yellowstone. Temperatures this morning dropped into the single digits F with winds blowing 20-40 mph from the W and NW. Today skies will clear, temperatures will warm into the teens F, and winds will blow 15-30 mph from the W and NW. Tomorrow should be warmer and the next chance of snow may not come until early next week.
In the last 24 hours, 1-2 inches of snow fell near Big Sky and West Yellowstone and 3-4 inches fell near Cooke City. However, strong winds dominated yesterday’s weather averaging 30-40 mph and gusting 50-70 mph from the W. This morning westerly winds eased and were blowing 15-20 mph, gusting 30-40 mph. Temperatures were in the high teens and low 20s F. Today temperatures will rise into the upper 20s F, and winds may calm a bit more. More snow will fall with 1-2 inches near Big Sky and Bozeman and 3-4 inches further south
