Big Sky Daily Snow
By Bob Ambrose, Forecaster Posted 3 years ago February 28, 2021
Sunny Sunday on Tap
Summary
A ridge of high-pressure builds in on Sunday for a mix of mostly sunny skies with a few high clouds and slightly warmer high temps of around 20 degrees at the 9000’ level. West/SW winds of 15-20, with gusts to 30 mph will keep the ridgetops blustery. No storms on the horizon as high-pressure sticks around until the end of next week unfortunately.
Update
Today:
At 7:00AM it’s 2 degrees in the Village and 0 degrees at the 8800’ level of Andesite Mountain. 1 inch of snow fell in the past 24-hours. Currently the skies are clear over Lone and Andesite mountains. At Andesite Mountain at 8800’ winds are currently blowing out of the N/NE at 4 mph with a recent gust to 9 mph.
Today expect partly sunny skies with high temperatures across the upper mountain locations (at 9000’) to be around 18 to 20 degrees. Temps will be quite cold during the morning hours, barely reaching 10 degrees by 11am. Winds will be blowing out of the West/SW at 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph across the ridge tops.
Extended Forecast:
High-pressure ridging will keep things dry Monday through Saturday. Yep, looks like an extended dry spell unfortunately. Expect mostly sunny skies along with a warming trend as well. High temperatures across the alpine terrain (9000’) could approach 32 degrees by Wednesday and 40 by Friday.
Powder Out –
Bob
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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