Rest of Today
Increasing clouds. Snow showers in the afternoon. Windy. New snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Tonight
Snow showers in the evening...then chance of snow showers overnight. Windy in the evening. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Lows around 17. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph in the evening becoming west 10 to 20 mph overnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Monday
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to midnight MST tonight...
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow... which is in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to midnight MST tonight.
Road conditions may quickly change late this afternoon and evening as 2 to 3 inches of snow is expected from intense snow showers. The snowfall will be intense for a short period and may only accumulate over a 3 hour period. However... snowfall rates may reach an inch an hour... causing roads to go from dry to wet to snow covered in a short period of time. Drivers should be prepared for rapidly changing conditions... especially over Bozeman Pass along Interstate 90.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Weather Advisory can be issued for a variety of winter weather conditions such as light snow... blowing snow... sleet... freezing rain... and extreme wind chills.
2009 Hurricane Coverage
Winter Weather Advisory