Advisory Archive
Under clear skies mountain temperatures are in the low 20s with westerly winds blowing 20-30 mph. Today will be sunny and warm with temperatures reaching the mid-30s. Skies will become partly cloudy tonight and winds will increase ahead of a cold front pushing through on Wednesday. No snowfall is expected in the next 24 hours, but scattered snow showers may tease us tomorrow.
If you are enjoying March-like weather in January, you’ll love today: sunny skies and mountain temperatures in the thirties. Ridgetop winds are light at 15-20 mph out of the west and will remain so throughout the day. Wednesday looks to be wintery with snow and wind, but if you’re actually enjoying this spring weather, don’t despair; more sunny warmth is coming on Thursday.
High pressure will remain parked over the region for the next few days making for spring like conditions. This morning temperatures are barely below freezing with the exception of the Lionhead area and Cooke City were temps are in the teens F. Wind increased over night and are blowing 10-25 mph out of the west with gust in the 40s being recorded in the Bridger Range and Hyalite. Today, temperatures will warm into the upper 30s to low 40s F under mostly sunny skies. Winds will decrease through the day blowing 10-20 mph out of the west. Above average temperatures and a quiet weather pattern will remain in place for the next few days.
A ridge of high pressure parked over the region will deliver sunny skies and mild temperatures today. This morning temperatures are in the 20s F except for West Yellowstone where temps are in the teens F. Winds are blowing 10-20 mph out of the west with a few localized gusts reaching 30 mph. Today will be another beautiful day with highs climbing into the mid to upper 30s F under clear skies and winds will continue to blow 10-20 out of the west. No snow is expected over the next 24 hours.
A ridge of high pressure will bring warm, sunny weather today and through the weekend. This morning mountain temperatures were in the 20s F with the mountains near Cooke City in the low teens F. A few valley locations like West Yellowstone had temps in the single digits F. Winds were blowing 10-15 mph gusting to 30 mph from the WNW. Today will be a lot like yesterday but maybe a little warmer and winds will remain unchanged.
The leading edge of a high pressure ridge will move over SW Montana today. Last night ridge top winds in many places were gusting to 40 mph, but decreased this morning to 10-15 mph with gusts of 25 mph from the W and NW. Temperatures were near 20 degrees F and a little colder near West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Today will be a great one to be in the mountains. Temperatures should be near 30 degrees F under mostly sunny skies. Winds will blow 10 mph and gust to 30 mph from the W and NW. The ridge of high pressure should remain over the area through the weekend.
Early yesterday morning Cooke City squeezed out another three inches of snow while the Red Lodge Ski Area got hammered with over 20”! Currently mountain temperatures are in the high teens to low twenties under partly cloudy skies. Winds are west to southwest averaging 30 mph with gusts of 50 mph around Bozeman, and averaging 15-20 mph everywhere else. High pressure is moving in and forecasted to stay through the weekend. Today will be partly cloudy with temperatures reaching the low thirties and wind speeds decreasing.
In the last 24 hours the mountains have picked up an inch of new snow, except Cooke City which received another five inches. At 5 a.m. temperatures are in the high teens with ridgetop winds blowing from the west at 30-35 mph and gusting to 50-70 mph. Today is a day of transition as high pressure moves into Montana. Winds will decrease to 20-30 mph, temperatures will rise into the low thirties and skies will become partly sunny. The rest of the week’s weather looks to be sunny, stable and quiet.
Over the past 24 hours the mountains around Cooke City received 6 inches of new snow while the mountains around Big Sky picked up 4-5 inches. The Bridger Range and Mountains around West Yellowstone picked up 2-3 inches of new snow. At 4 a.m. temperatures are in the mid-teens to low twenties F and westerly winds are cranking 25-35 mph with stronger gusts reaching over 40 mph. Today, snow will taper off and temperatures will warm into the upper twenties to low thirties F. Strong winds will impact the area throughout the day blowing 25-35 mph out of west-northwest with stronger gusts reaching upwards of 50 mph. A ridge of high pressure will begin to build this evening producing calmer and drier conditions tomorrow.
What a storm! Over the past 24 hours the mountains around Cooke City have received well over a foot of snow totaling 1.5 inches SWE (snow water equivalent). The mountains around West Yellowstone including the southern Madison Range received close to a foot of snow totaling 1 inch of SWE while the mountains around Bozeman and Big Ski picked up around three inches of snow totaling .3 inches of SWE.
The one element that has not been spared is WIND! Consistent winds of 20-30 mph out of the west-southwest have been blowing all night with gusts close to 50 mph being recorded in most locations. Today, winds will decrease slightly, but will pick back up this afternoon.
This morning temperatures are in the mid-teens to low twenties F under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Precipitation has shut off, but there is an increasing chance of mountain snow showers later in the day. Highs will warm into the upper twenties F and winds will continue to blow 20-40 out of the west-southwest. 1-2 inches of snow is possible in the northern mountains and 3-5 inches in the southern mountains by tomorrow morning.
