Advisory Archive
Yesterday's storm deposited a few more snowflakes before skies cleared in the afternoon. This morning temperatures dropped to the single digits F with westerly winds blowing 10-20 mph. Around midnight winds increased in the Bridger Range and were gusting up to 30 mph at all elevations. A ridge of high pressure is building over southwest Montana today. Winds should stay about the same and temperatures should warm to the low 20s F by late this afternoon under mostly clear skies.
A trace to an inch of new snow fell in the mountains last night. It's still flurrying, and Bozeman seems to have gotten more than the upper elevations. Ridgetop winds are only 5-10 mph out of the west-southwest with mountain temperatures in the low teens. This weak, somewhat pathetic system is being pushed out today. I only expect another inch at best. Winds will remain light and westerly with temperatures reaching the 20s this afternoon before dropping into the teens tonight. High pressure returns tomorrow with sunny skies and above average temperatures through Friday.
Sunny skies have exited and a weak system resembling winter will roll in tonight. Mountain temperatures are currently in the high teens to low twenties with light 5-10 mph winds blowing east-southeast. Speeds will remain light, but the direction will swing to the south then westerly as the system tracks over Montana. Temperatures will remain cooler and only reach the mid twenties today. Clouds will increase bringing snow showers tonight. By morning 1-2 inches will fall in the southern mountains and only one inch in the north. Looking further out, light snow ends tomorrow and high pressure returns on Thursday bringing sun and above normal temperatures. Ouch.
High pressure and spring like conditions continue to dominate the weather pattern in southwest Montana. Temperatures have remained well above average with highs in the 40's F and lows in the 20's F and winds have remained light out of the west at 5-10 mph. Currently, temperatures are in the upper twenties to low thirties and winds have picked up slightly out of the west at 10-15 mph. As the day progresses we should start to see increasing clouds with continued warm temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 40's F. Southwest Montana could see a slight change in weather starting tomorrow.
High Pressure has once again parked it over southwest Montana creating spring like weather that feels much more like April than March. Temperatures have been well above normal with highs in the upper 40's F and lows in the 20's F. Winds have been light out of the S-SW at 5-10 mph. Today will be a near carbon copy of yesterday with highs reaching close to 50 degrees and lows dropping into the 20's F by tomorrow morning. Winds will remain light out of the S-SW at 5-10 mph.
Since yesterday morning a trace to one inch of new snow has fallen throughout our advisory area. Currently winds are light out of the W-NW at 5-10 mph and temperatures are in the low to mid 20's at most mountain weather stations. Today, winds will remain light out of the west at 5-10 mph and temperatures will be slightly above average with highs in the 40's F and lows in the 20's F
Overnight a trace of snow fell near Big Sky and 2-3 inches fell in the southern Madison Range and the mountains near West Yellowstone. This morning temperatures were in the mid to low 20s F with NE and E winds blowing 5-10 mph. A low pressure system over Utah and Colorado will spin moisture towards southwest Montana this morning without much accumulating snowfall. By late this afternoon any snowfall should end with 1-2 inches accumulating near Cooke City and possibly in the mountains near Bozeman. Winds will remain light blowing 5-10 mph from the NE, and temperatures will be near 32 degrees F.
Yesterday the Madison Range and the mountains near West Yellowstone and Cooke City received an additional inch of snow with strong ridgetop winds blowing up to 40 mph from the SSW mainly south of Bozeman. This morning temperatures dropped into the high teens and low 20s F, and winds calmed blowing 10-15 mph from the SSE. Clouds will increase today as an area of low pressure to the south sends moisture into southwest Montana. Precipitation will be limited north of Bozeman while the southern areas should receive 1-3 inches tonight. High temperatures today will approach 30 degrees F with southerly winds blowing 10 mph.
Mountain temperatures rose into the high 30s yesterday under a veil of high clouds. Last night temperatures dropped into the low 20s as more clouds rolled in and dusted the mountains south of Bozeman with a trace to one inch of new snow. Winds from the SSW calmed to 15-20 mph from yesterday's 40 mph gusts. Today will be mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching the low 30s as a weak disturbance skirts the southern part of the state. Winds will be 10-20 mph and by tomorrow morning expect no more than an inch of snow.
If you liked yesterday, you'll love today. We'll see sunny skies and mountain temperatures reaching the upper 30s to low 40s. High clouds roll in later and will filter the sun, but shouldn't detract from the spring conditions. Ridgetop winds are 15-25 mph out of the west-southwest and will switch more southerly tonight as the high pressure ridge gets pushed out. Clouds will increase tonight too with temperatures cooling into the low 20s.
Let's see...should I ice or rock climb, ski or road bike? With choices like these, spring is definitely knocking at our door.