The mountains around Cooke City have 9” of new snow, with 4-7” near West Yellowstone, and  2-4” near Bozeman and Big Sky. Winds have been 15-20 mph out of the west and southwest with gusts as high as 60 mph. Winds will calm dramatically this morning and shift to the north. Temperatures in the single digits this morning will fall throughout the day as a cold front moves through. Light snowfall today will bring 1-3” near West Yellowstone and Cooke City with only a trace around Bozeman and Big Sky.

Since yesterday morning the mountains around Bozeman and Big Sky got 1-2” while the higher elevations outside West Yellowstone and Cooke City received 3-4”. Wind increased last night from the west to southwest averaging 25 mph with gusts reaching 48 mph. These strong winds will continue today before tapering tonight. At 5 a.m. temperatures are in the single digits and will warm into the teens.  Today will be snowy and by morning 2-3” will fall around Bozeman and Big Sky with 3-5” in the southern ranges including Cooke City.

In the last 24 hours it snowed 3” in the Bridger Range, a trace to an inch around Hyalite and Big Sky, and 2” in the mountains around West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Wind is blowing west to south at 15-20 mph with gusts of 35 mph. Mountain temperatures are -2F to -8F. Today, temperatures will rise into the positive single digits with westerly wind blowing 20-30 mph. Scattered snowfall will drop 2-4” in the southern areas and 1-2” in the mountains around Big Sky and Bozeman by tomorrow morning.

The mountains around West Yellowstone and Cooke City received 2-3” of new snow yesterday with 0-1” in the mountains near Bozeman and Big Sky. High temperatures reached the single digits to low teens F before plunging back to the single digits below 0 F and winds were 10-20 mph from the west to northwest. Today, temperatures will be in the single digits above 0 F with 10-20 mph wind from the west. By morning, there will be 1-2” of new snow in the mountains across the advisory area with more tomorrow.

In the last 24 hours, the mountains around Cooke City and West Yellowstone along with the Southern Madison and Southern Gallatin Ranges received 7-10” of new snow with 5-8” in the mountains around Bozeman and Big Sky. Temperatures are in the single digits to low teens F with south to southwest winds blowing 20 to 25 mph. Today, the thermometer will not change much with highs in the single digits to low teens F, winds will be 5-15 mph from the southwest to northwest and by morning, the mountains around Cooke City and West Yellowstone will have another 2-4” with a trace to 1” everywhere else.

Since yesterday the mountains received 7-9” of snow near West Yellowstone and in the southern Madison range, 6” near Cooke City, 1” in Hyalite and zero near Big Sky and the Bridger Range. Overnight, temperatures rose to the high teens and low 20s F, and wind was south-southwest at 10-25 mph with gusts of 30-50 mph. Today, temperatures will drop through the teens into single digits F by tonight, and wind will be southwest at 15-25 mph with gusts of 30-45 mph. Snow will continue near West Yellowstone and Cooke City and begin in Big Sky and Bozeman later this morning. Another 4-6” of snow is possible throughout the advisory area today.

Santa’s delivery of snow arrived early. As the storm ended yesterday morning an additional 6-8” of snow fell near West Yellowstone, the southern Madison Range and Cooke City, 1” near Big Sky and Hyalite, and none in the Bridger Range. Southwesterly wind has been 10-15 mph with gusts in the 20s. This morning temperatures are single digits to teens F and west-southwest wind has increased to 15-20 mph with gusts at ridgetops of 45-55 mph. Today these winds will accompany temperatures in the teens to low 20s F. Our next gift of snow should arrive tonight and tomorrow. By morning the mountains near West Yellowstone and Cooke City could have 4-7” new snow with 1-2” near Big Sky and Bozeman.

Since yesterday morning, Cooke City and Lionhead each got 11” of new snow, 9” fell at Bridger Bowl, 7” in the southern Madison Range, and 3-4” elsewhere. Winds are strong out of the southwest at 20-30 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph. Winds have backed off a bit this morning and will continue from the southwest at 10-20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Another 1-3” will fall by tomorrow morning with up to 5” in Cooke City.

Today is the Eve of Christmas Eve which is when Santa makes his list and checks it twice. I’m wishing for lots of snow, but it’s unclear if I’ve been naughty or nice. 

In the last 24 hours Cooke City got 7” of new snow with 1-2” around West Yellowstone. It remained dry everywhere else. Winds are strong out of the west to southwest at 20-40 mph with gusts touching 59 mph. Snowfall will continue in the south with Cooke City and West Yellowstone getting 8-12” by tomorrow morning.  Everywhere else will get 2-3” with snowfall starting later this afternoon. Winds will continue to be westerly and strong and temperatures won’t budge out of the low 20s.

We turned a corner. Yesterday’s Solstice means days are getting longer and summer is approaching, but not quite yet. In the last 24 hours there is no new snow to report, but tomorrow morning we will have 1-2” in the mountains around West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Winds are west to southwest at 20-30 mph with gusts of 55 mph. Under partly cloudy skies temperatures are in the high teens to mid-twenties. Wind will be southwest, clouds will increase and temperatures will be in the high 20s F; warm for this time of year. More snow is expected Thursday and Friday.