Advisory Archive
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Under clear skies there is no new snow to report. Wind is 10-15 mph with gusts of 25 mph out of the W-S and E. Ridgetop temperatures are in the low to mid 20s F, but an inversion has lower elevations 5-10 F cooler. Today will be sunny, the wind will remain the same and temperatures will climb into the upper 20s. The next 7 days are forecasted to be warm and sunny, a metaphorical lump of coal in the stocking of sledders, skiers and boarders.
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At 5 a.m. the mountains around Bozeman received 2” of snow. Wind is out of the west at 5-10 mph with gusts of 20 mph in the Bridger Range. Temperatures are in the mid teens F and will rise to the upper 20s F today under partly cloudy skies. Wind will remain light from the west and no new snow is expected for the rest of the week.
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The mountains received 1-3” of snow since yesterday morning. Wind out of the west decreased to 5-15 mph after gusting to 35 mph yesterday. This morning temperatures are teens to 20s F, and today will reach mid-20s to 30 F. Wind will be west-northwest at 5-15 mph. Light snow showers might drop 1-2” today before high pressure brings mostly clear skies for the rest of the week.
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This morning there is 1” of new snow in Cooke City, West Yellowstone and Island Park, and no new snow elsewhere. Wind has been out of the west-southwest at 15-30 mph with gusts of 30-55 mph. Temperatures are single digits to low 20s F this morning. Today, temperatures will reach teens to mid-20s F, and wind will remain moderate to strong out of the west at 15-35 mph. The southern half of our forecast area could get 2-4” of new snow with 1-3” elsewhere by tomorrow morning, and more snow tomorrow.
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Since yesterday morning, 1-2” of new snow fell around West Yellowstone, Island Park, and Cooke City, 3-4” near Big Sky and in Hyalite, and up to 7” of low density snow in the Bridger Range. Winds have been 10-15 mph with 20-30 mph gusts out of the north and west. Similar winds will continue today under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Temperatures are in the single digits and teens F this morning and will rise into the teens and 20s F this afternoon. Snow showers today and increasing tonight will bring 1-3” of new snow by tomorrow morning.
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A quick burst of intense snowfall yesterday morning brought 11” of new snow to the Bridger Range, 7-8” near Big Sky and Hyalite, and 5-6” across the rest of the advisory area. Mountain temperatures are in the teens F this morning and will rise into the 20s F. As the snow fell yesterday morning winds were intense out of the west, with gusts of 40-55 mph and an 87 mph gust on the Bridger Ridge. Winds are more moderate this morning and will remain at 10-20 mph today, shifting from west to northwest. Snow showers today and tonight will add up to 1-3” of new snow in most places by tomorrow morning. Big Sky and Hyalite look like they’ll do a bit better with 3-6” accumulating.
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Mountain temperatures are in the 20s to 30s F with 15-30 mph winds from the west to southwest. Snow began this morning with 1-3” in the mountains around Big Sky, West Yellowstone, Island Park and Cooke City. Today, high temperatures will be in the 20s to mid-30s F with 15-25 mph winds from the west to southwest. The mountains around West Yellowstone, Island Park and Cooke City will receive 8-10” of snow by tomorrow morning, with 4-6” in the mountains around Big Sky and Bozeman.
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Since yesterday morning the mountains got 3” of snow near Cooke City, West Yellowstone and Island Park with 1-2” near Bozeman and Big Sky. Wind has been out of the west at 15-30 mph with gusts of 40-60 mph. Temperatures are 20s to low 30s F this morning. Today, temperatures will reach mid-30s F, wind will be out of the west at 15-25 mph with gusts to 45 mph, and 1-2” of snow is possible. The next couple days will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny with daytime temperatures reaching mid-30s to low 40s F and overnight temperatures in the mid-20s F. Colder temperatures and snow are expected late Wednesday night through next weekend.
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Since snowfall began on Friday the mountains received 12-14” of low density snow near Cooke City, Big Sky, West Yellowstone and Island Park, and 3-6” in the Bridger Range and Hyalite. Wind has been out of the west at 10-25 mph with gusts of 40-60 mph. Temperatures are single digits to teens F this morning. Today, temperatures will reach mid-20s to low-30s F, wind will be westerly and increase this afternoon to 25 mph with gusts of 40-50 mph.
Snow showers will continue through tomorrow and will favor the mountains near Cooke City with 5-8”, and 1-3” elsewhere. Tuesday through Wednesday, daytime temperatures will reach mid-30s to low 40s F under partly sunny skies. Late Wednesday into Thursday temperatures will return to 20s to low 30s F with snow possible through next weekend.
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Finally, it is snowing. Mountain temperatures are in the single digits to 20 degrees F with 5-15 mph winds from the west. The mountains around Bozeman, Big Sky and West Yellowstone have received 1-2” of snow as of Friday morning, with no measurable snow in Island Park and Cooke City yet.
This weekend, high temperatures will begin in the teens to mid-20s F and slowly creep up to the 20s to high 30s F by Sunday. Winds will peak Saturday into Saturday night, blowing from the west to southwest at 20-35 mph. By the end of the weekend, the mountain around Bozeman and Big Sky will get around 6” of snow with 10-12” in West Yellowstone and Island Park and 10-20” in Cooke City.