It’s been a refreshing 48 hours across SW Montana, with Red Lodge seeing 21” and Big Sky 10”. Brief high-pressure builds in on Weds, before a series of upper-level storms bring rounds of light snowfall Thurs through Sun. The western mountains are best positioned for daily doses of 1 – 3” through Sat. Lighter amounts across the eastern mountains, likely picking up a notch on Sat-Sun.

The Cottonwoods and areas of Park City, Parleys Summit, grabbed cold air and the perfect NW winds that cranked out impressive totals. 2 Feet fell in the Cottonwoods. Moisture streamed into Colorado favoring the resorts from Telluride to Steamboat with leftovers stretching east over the I-70 corridor. Cascades fire next.

Two more storms will impact the West from Wednesday to Saturday with snow favoring the Northwest and the Rockies, and snow conditions will remain excellent. A significant warming trend will begin on Sunday, however. In the East, snow is in the forecast for New England this weekend and early next week.

Thanks for reading this summer! For the rest of this week, a cold front moving across the Central Rockies will bring showers & t-storms to WY, CO, & NM Wed-Thu while the West Coast states will see a late-season heat wave. Next week, isolated to scattered showers & t-storms develop across the West with continued mild temps. Heading into mid-month, the PNW will trend wetter and cooler.