Advisory Archive

Most areas picked up 3-4” of new snow in the last 24 hours with 6” near Big Sky. Winds are 15-20 mph out of the west, gusting 30-40 mph. Temperatures in the single digits and teens this morning won’t rise much if at all today. Moderate winds will shift a bit more northwest today. Another inch or two of snow is possible this morning before skies clear.

West Yellowstone and the Southern Madison Range picked up 1” of snow yesterday before the storm exited and the rest of the advisory area remained dry. Winds are 10-20 mph from the west to southwest and temperatures are in the single digits F. Today, temperatures will climb into the mid-teens F with 5-15 mph winds from the southwest. A smaller storm moving south to north will begin this morning with 4-6” of snow in Cooke City and 2-4” falling everywhere else by tomorrow morning.

In case you haven’t noticed, it snowed. In the last 24 hours the Lionhead area, Southern Madison Range and Southern Gallatin Range got 12” of snow, Bozeman and Big Sky area have 6-8” and Cooke City got 2”. West to northwest wind is averaging 10-20 mph with gusts of 35 mph. Mountain temperatures are in the low teens. Today will become sunny and temperatures will rise into the 20s with wind speeds remaining westerly and moderate. A couple more inches may fall in the southern mountains tonight, but overall the storm is over.

In the last 24-hours, the Lionhead area, and the Southern Madison and Southern Gallatin Ranges received 8” of new snow, Cooke City got 4” and the mountains around Bozeman and Big Sky got up to 1”. Winds are 15-30 mph from the south to southwest and temperatures are in the 20s F. Today, temperatures will hover around 30 degrees F with south to southwest winds blowing 15-25 mph. Heavy snowfall will continue with 12-15” falling by morning in West Yellowstone and the Southern Madison and Southern Gallatin Ranges with 5-7” in the mountains near Cooke City, Big Sky and Bozeman.

This morning the mountains near West Yellowstone and Cooke City have 5-8” of new snow with no new snow elsewhere. Temperatures are high teens to high 20s F. Strong south-southwest wind has been steady at 20-40 mph with gusts of 40-80 mph. Today temperatures will be high 20s to low 30s F and strong southwest winds will continue at 20-40 mph. Heavy snowfall is expected near West Yellowstone today and tomorrow with snow elsewhere tomorrow. By tomorrow morning the mountains near Bozeman and Big Sky might get 1” of new snow with 1-3” near Cooke City, and 10-15” near West Yellowstone.

This morning the mountains near West Yellowstone and Cooke City have 4-6” of new snow with no new snow elsewhere. Temperatures are teens to low 20s F. Since yesterday morning wind has been strong to extreme out of the south-southwest with average speeds of 30-60 mph and gusts to 40-70 mph. Today, strong to extreme southwest winds will continue, and temperatures will be high 20s to low 30s F. Snow will continue near Cooke City and West Yellowstone where another 3-5” are possible, and elsewhere could get 1-3” by tomorrow morning.

Three inches of low density snow fell yesterday in the Bridger Range, 1” in Hyalite and the Madison Range, and a trace in the Lionhead area and around Cooke CIty. West and southwest winds have been blowing 20-30 mph with gusts of 45-60 mph. These strong west and southwest winds will continue today. Temperatures this morning are in the single digits and teens F. High temperatures will be in the teens and low 20s F. Snow showers will start this morning and pick up overnight, favoring the southern portion of the advisory area. By tomorrow morning, expect 4-6” around West Yellowstone and Cooke City with only a trace to 1” around Bozeman and Big Sky. Snowfall will continue tomorrow.

Over the last two days, 11” of snow fell near Cooke City, 5-8” near West Yellowstone, and 1-2” near Bozeman and Big Sky. Winds are 5-10 mph out of the west with gusts of 15-25 mph. Temperatures this morning are in the single digits F and will only rise a few degrees today. Winds will be 15-25 mph out of the west. The sun will poke out today, but there is also a chance for light snow showers. More significant snowfall is forecast for tomorrow into Sunday.

Yesterday morning there was 7” of new snow in the Bridger Range, Big Sky area and Cooke City. Other areas got 3-4” with amounts dwindling to an inch outside West Yellowstone. Since then, west to southwest wind increased to 20-30 mph with gusts of 50 mph. Temperatures this morning are near 20F and will reach 30F, but cool into the teens tomorrow. Winds will continue to be strong today and taper off this evening. By tomorrow morning a trace to 1” of snow is expected with Cooke City getting 2”.

Saturday night into Sunday morning it snowed 1” in the Bridger Range, 2” near Big Sky, and 5” in Hyalite. The rest of the advisory area stayed dry. Winds are 15-25 mph out of the west with gusts up to 35 mph. Similar winds will continue today, likely increasing in strength Tuesday into Wednesday. Temperatures are in the single digits and low teens F this morning. Temperatures will be in the teens and 20s F through mid-week. Snowfall will begin this afternoon, favoring Cooke City. By the time the storm ends tomorrow morning, expect 6-8” around Cooke City and 2-4” elsewhere. Another round of snowfall is on tap for Wednesday.