This morning, there are 4-6” of new snow around West Yellowstone, Big Sky, and Cooke City, with a trace-2” near Bozeman. Winds are 10-15 mph out of the southwest and west with gusts of 30-40 mph. Temperatures are in the high teens and low 20s F. Temperatures today will rise into the mid-high 20s F. Moderate west and southwest winds will continue. A couple inches of snow are possible before snowfall tapers off later this morning.

There are 8” of new snow in the Lionhead area, 2” in the Taylor Fork, and no new snow across the rest of the advisory area. Winds are southwest and west at 15-20 mph with gusts of 25-40 mph. Temperatures are in the teens F. Temperatures will rise into the 20s and low 30s F. Winds will continue out of the southwest and west at 15-25 mph with gusts into the 30s mph. Snowfall today and tonight will bring up to 2” of new snow near Big Sky, 3-6” around West Yellowstone and Cooke City, and just a trace around Bozeman.

Yesterday, 3” of snow fell around Big Sky and 1-2” everywhere else. With temperatures in the single digits to low teens F, wind is blowing W-SW at 10-20 mph with gusts of 35 mph. Today will be sunny in the northern ranges and partly cloudy in the south. Mountain temperatures will rise into the high teens and W-SW wind will remain 10-20 mph. By morning the mountains around West Yellowstone and Cooke City could have a trace to 1” of snow.

We had crazy weather in the last 24 hours: rain and snow in the northern mountains, snow in the south and winds hitting 105 mph on Lone Peak. 2-3” of dense snow fell around Bozeman and Big Sky and 6-9” fell near West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Wind was W-SW and blew 40-80 mph in most areas yesterday and lessened to 20-40 mph this morning. Mountain temperatures are in the 20s. Today the mountains will get 1-2” of snow, below freezing temperatures and W-SW wind at 15-30 mph.

Winds from the south to southwest are blowing 20-35 mph with temperatures in the 20s F near West Yellowstone and Cooke City and in the 30s F in the mountains near Bozeman and Big Sky. Cooke City got 4” of new snow with an inch near West Yellowstone.

Today, temperatures will be in the 30s F in the northern ranges and in the 20s F in the southern ranges. Winds will blow 25-40 mph from the south to southwest. Precipitation will increase this morning with 10-12” of snow around West Yellowstone, 8-10” near Cooke City, 2-4” in Big Sky and south of Bozeman, and 1-2” in the Bridger Range by tomorrow morning. Precipitation will begin as rain at lower elevations and in the northern portions of the advisory area.

Nice won out, and the mountains received 2-4” of new snow across the advisory area yesterday. This morning, mountain temperatures are in the 20s F with 10-20 mph wind from the west to the southwest. Today, temperatures will be in the 30s F with 10-20 mph winds from the south to the southwest. Cooke City and West Yellowstone may get an inch of snow tonight, but the rest of the advisory area will have to wait until tomorrow for new snow.

Since yesterday morning the mountains near Cooke City received 3” of new snow and 1” fell in the southern Madison Range with none elsewhere. Wind has been strong out of the west-southwest, averaging 15-30 mph with gusts to 55 mph. This morning temperatures are 20s F to low 30s F, and up to low 40s F in the Bridger Range. Today, temperatures will cool slightly with snow showers throughout the day, and wind will be out of the west-northwest at 20-30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. The mountains will receive 3-7” of new snow by late tonight.

At 6am, the mountains have 3-6” of new snow, temperatures are teens to low 30s F and wind is westerly at 10-25 mph with gusts of 25-45 mph. Today, temperatures will reach high 20s to low 30s F, and wind will be westerly at 10-25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Snow showers will break this morning, then are forecast to return briefly tonight with more snow tomorrow night and through the week.

Overnight, mountain temperatures climbed above 0 F for the first time in 36 hours. There is no new snow and westerly winds are 10-15 mph gusting 25-30 mph. Temperatures today will climb into the high single digits to teens F. Moderate westerly winds will continue. Snowfall will begin mid-day with 2-4” expected in the Bridger Range and 3-6” across the rest of the advisory area by tomorrow morning.

If you are yearning for a day alone in the backcountry, today is it. Most areas are -30F, but -39F was recorded at Bridger Bowl.  A W-NW wind is blowing 10-20 mph and gusting to 30 mph creating a soul-freezing wind chill of -75F! Today will warm to -15F and remain so overnight. Tomorrow’s temperatures will be a tropical +10F. Early yesterday morning a trace to 1” of snow fell. Today will be sunny and cold with W-NW wind blowing 10-20 mph.