Montana Daily Snow
By Bob Ambrose, Forecaster Posted 7 years ago January 22, 2017
Southwest Montana looking good into Tuesday
Summary
Sunday night into early next week will see slightly below average temperatures with a series of small disturbances affecting mostly southwestern Montana with snow totals up to 8” around Big Sky by Tuesday morning. West of the Divide, intermittent snow showers will bring a few inches to Whitefish and Lookout by Monday night – with perhaps 4” at Lost Trail Pass. After Tuesday it still looks to be dry through the end of the week.
Short Term Forecast
West of the Divide: The large trough of low-pressure just off the Pacific Northwest coast will project the next wave of moisture into the mountains West of the Divide on Sunday into Monday. The pass areas of Lookout and Lost Trail should receive up to 2-4” possible by Monday night. Temperatures will be just below average in the low 20’s.
East of the Divide: Sunday will see increasingly cloudy skies with a few snow showers by nightfall. Mountain high temperatures will be colder, in the upper teens to low 20’s. Sunday night into Monday will see a very good chance of a warm front moving from the south clashing with cold Canadian air from the north – but - mainly south of I-90 around Big Sky and south with constant light snow that will possibly drop 2-4” Monday and another 2-4” Monday night.
Extended Forecast
West of the Divide: A northerly flow will set up with perhaps a few snow-showers possible Monday night into Tuesday. After Tuesday building high-pressure with a few imbedded disturbances will mix snow showers and sunny spells thru the end of the week with continued cooler temps.
East of the Divide: Continued unsettled and colder than average temps will prevail on Tuesday before another high-pressure ridge builds in Tuesday night into Thursday. This will be a dirty high-pressure system with a few weak disturbances creating mostly cloudy conditions with scattered snow showers into Friday – but continued cold with highs in the low to mid teens.
Announcements
Backcountry Reports:
West Central Montana Avalanche Center
Flathead Avalanche Center
http://www.flatheadavalanche.org
Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center:
Geography Key :
WEST of the Continental Divide
Montana Snowbowl, Discovery Basin, Lost Trail Powder Mountain, Lookout Pass, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Blacktail Mountain, Turner Mountain, Marias Pass/Glacier NP, Jewel Basin
EAST of the Continental Divide
Big Sky Resort, Bridger Bowl, Red Lodge, Maverick Mountain, Great Divide, Showdown, Teton Pass
About Our Forecaster
Bob Ambrose
Forecaster
Ever since his early days as a ski racer on the icy slopes of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, Bob chased his dreams of deep powder west to Tahoe and finally Montana. A self-proclaimed 'weather junkie', his passion for maps, charts, and forecasts always lead him to the best snow in Montana.
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