Mountain temperatures this morning are in the teens to mid-20s F with 15-25 mph wind from the southwest to northwest and there is no new snow. Clouds will increase through the day with temperatures reaching the 20s F in the southern ranges and 30s F in the northern ranges. The wind will blow 15-25 mph from the southwest and we will have a trace to 1” of new snow by morning.

There is no new snow. Winds shifted yesterday from the south to north and northeast at 5-15 mph.  Winds in Bridger Range are westerly with gusts to 20 mph. Temperatures this morning are in the single digits and low teens F. Winds will remain generally light and northerly today. Temperatures will rise into the mid-20s F. No snow is in the forecast until the middle of next week.

Since yesterday morning, 6” of new snow fell in the Bridger Range, 3-4” in Hyalite and around Big Sky, and 1” near West Yellowstone and Cooke City. Winds are light out of the west and northwest, with gusts to 25 mph in the Bridger Range. Temperatures this morning are in the teens to mid-20s F. Winds will remain light today shifting to the south and southeast. Clouds will dissipate this morning leaving mostly sunny skies this afternoon. High temperatures will be in the 20s and low 30s F. No new snow is expected through the weekend.

The Bridger, Madison, Southern Gallatin, Lionhead and Centennial Ranges received 8-10” of new snow, Cooke City got 6” and the Northern Gallatin Range received 4.” Winds are 15-30 mph from the west to south and temperatures are in the low 20s F. Snow will continue into the morning with the southern ranges picking up 2-3” and 1-2” in the northern areas. The wind will blow 15-20 mph from the west to southwest and temperatures will be in the 20s F.

One to 2” of new snow fell overnight. Winds are southwesterly at 10-20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Temperatures are in the high single digits to low 20s F. Winds will continue to blow out of the southwest at 10-20 mph with stronger gusts. Temperatures will rise into the 20s and low-30s F. Light snowfall today and tonight will leave a trace to 2” by tomorrow morning. A stronger pulse of moisture tomorrow will favor the southern areas.

As snowfall finished up yesterday morning, the Lionhead area picked up an additional 3” of new snow and a trace to 1” fell elsewhere. Winds are 10-20 mph out of the west across most of the advisory area, with 25 mph steady winds and 40 mph gusts in the Bridger Range this morning. Skies are partly cloudy with temperatures in the mid-teens and 20s F. Winds will continue to blow out of the west at 10-20 mph, with stronger gusts in the Bridgers. Temperatures will rise into the mid-20s and low-30s F. Light snowfall tonight will bring a trace to an inch of new snow by tomorrow morning.

It seems that southwest Montana must have been on Santa’s naughty list this year - which is to say, there is no new snow to report. Winds have been 10-20 mph with gusts of 20-40 mph out of the south and west. Temperatures this morning are teens to high 20s F. Winds will continue at 10-20 mph today out of the southwest under partly sunny skies. Temperatures will rise into the 20s and low 30s F. A few snow flurries tonight won’t leave much accumulation.

In the last 24 hours snowfall stopped, winds decreased and temperatures dropped. The mountains around Bozeman and Big Sky picked up 5-7”, Cooke City got 4” and the mountains south of Big Sky to West Yellowstone received 1-2”. West to north winds subsided from gusts of 50+ to 10-30 mph this morning. Mountain temperatures will only reach the teens to low 20s under clearing skies. No snow is expected until the weekend.

In the last 24 hours, Cooke City received 11" of new snow with 1-2" near West Yellowstone and none elsewhere. Winds are 15-30 MPH from the south to the west with gusts hitting 70 MPH and temperatures are near or above freezing. Temperatures will drop through the day, winds will shift from the southwest to northwest at 20-30 MPH, and new snow will begin falling later this morning. The mountains around Cooke City, West Yellowstone and Big Sky will get 6-8" by morning with 2-4" in the mountains around Bozeman.

New snowfall favored the southern ranges with 6" in Cooke City and 3" near West Yellowstone while the mountains around Bozeman and Big Sky remained dry. West winds blew 15-30 MPH gusting up to 75 MPH. Snow will continue today with 5-6" in the mountains around Cooke City, 1-2" in the Lionhead area and a trace in the mountains around Bozeman and Big Sky. Winds will blow 5-15 MPH from the southwest before ramping back up this evening and mountain temperatures will be in the 30s.