Advisory Archive
Yesterday morning the mountains near Big Sky, West Yellowstone, and Cooke City received about an inch of snow and winds increased in all areas blowing as hard as 30 mph. This morning temperatures were in the high single digits to low teens F with westerly ridgetop winds blowing 10-20 mph. Today cloudy skies will produce some snow with a bit more falling this evening. Temperatures will only climb to a high of 20 degrees F and winds will continue blowing from the west at 10-20 mph. By tomorrow morning 1-3 inches of snow will accumulate though more should fall Friday as well.
Under sunny skies temperatures remained cool and only rose into the teens before dropping to the single digits last night. Yesterday, strong west to southwest winds picked up, most notably in the northern mountains. They've been blowing 25-30 mph and will likely increase during the next 24 hours. Sunny skies will cloud up later today with temperatures reaching the low 20s. Tonight, scattered snow showers will drop a trace to one inch of new snow with flurries continuing tomorrow.
Although it was sunny in the mountains, the Gallatin Valley was under a low ceiling of clouds yesterday. These clouds and fog will persist until this afternoon when sunny skies will prevail. Mountain temperatures are in the single digits this morning but will warm into the low twenties. Ridgetop winds have picked up slightly and are blowing west to southwest at 15-20 mph. Under clearing skies there's no snowfall in the forecast until Thursday.
Clear and calm conditions with strong temperature inversions have settled over southwest Montana. Over the next 24 hours cold air trapped in the valleys will produce dense valley fog along with a few snow flurries. Spring like temperatures will be felt in the upper elevations with highs near freezing and lows in the teens. Valley temperatures will feel much more like winter with highs in the twenties and lows in the single digits. Winds will be calm today but will increase slightly out of the W-NW tonight and tomorrow.
In the past 24 hours 2-3 inches of new snow fell in the Bridger Range while the rest of the advisory area picked up an additional trace to one inch. Winds have been relatively light out of the W-NW blowing at 5-10 mph. Today, a weak ridge of high pressure will bring mostly sunny skies and calm conditions to southwest Montana. Temperatures will remain average for this time of year with highs in the upper 20's and lows in the teens. The ridge will begin to break down this evening, bringing a slight chance of snow showers tonight into Monday.
In the past 24 hours a moist southwest flow has deposited 2-3 inches of new snow over much of our advisory area. Winds have been blowing out of the W-SW at 10-15 mph but will shift throughout the day to a more W-NW flow. Currently temperatures are in the mid teens, but will rise into the low 30's by this afternoon. Light snow will continue to fall throughout the day bringing an additional 1-2 inches of new snow to our region. Cold air will follow this band of moisture, dropping temperatures into the low teens by tomorrow morning.
Yesterday, most areas received a meager 1 inch of snow. This morning with temperatures in the mid teens F, winds increased near Big Sky and were blowing 10-20 mph from the southwest while blowing 5-10 mph everywhere else. Today's weather shouldn't be too exciting even though satellite images show an approaching area of low pressure. A weak upper level ridge over southwest Montana will limit any precipitation today. By tomorrow another inch or two of snow will accumulate mostly in the southern half of the advisory area. Today temperatures will reach the mid 20's F with light southwest winds blowing 10-15 mph.
Since yesterday morning 2-3 inches of snow has fallen from Big Sky south to West Yellowstone and Cooke City while the northern mountains near Bozeman received only a trace. Winds have been relatively light blowing 5-15 mph from the west and southwest with temperatures in the mid to high teens F. Today's weather shouldn't change much. High temperatures will be near 20 degrees F with mostly calm winds and only a few more inches of snow falling south of Bozeman.
Yesterday, light, steady snowfall dropped 1-2 inches from the Yellowstone Club to West Yellowstone to Cooke City. Winds were out of the southwest blowing 15 mph and calmed even further last night. Under clear skies, mountain temperatures this morning are in the low teens but will rise into the 20s. A moist southwest flow will increase clouds and bring snowfall to the southern mountains tonight with another 1-2 inches of snow by morning.
Only remnant flurries fell after yesterday's early morning storm. Temperatures reached the 20s and ridgetop winds blew 15-20 mph from the west-southwest. Today will be mostly cloudy with mountain temperatures again reaching the mid 20s before dropping to the low teens tonight. Ridgetop winds will continue to be west-southwest at 15-20 mph. A few bands of moisture may drop a dusting of snow, but it won't be enough to really care about.
