| NWS Forecast for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains Issued by: National Weather Service Billings, MT Last Update: 212 PM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026 | |
Rest Of Today: Chance of snow showers early in the afternoon, then snow showers late in the afternoon. Windy, warmer. Snow accumulation around 2 inches in the mountains around cooke city... Except little or no snow accumulation in the mountains near red lodge. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Tonight: Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Snow accumulation around 4 inches in the mountains around cooke city...except an inch or less in the mountains near red lodge. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph in the evening decreasing to 40 mph overnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Friday: Patchy blowing snow early in the morning. Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Snow accumulation around 4 inches in the mountains around cooke city...except around 1 inch in the mountains near red lodge. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Friday Night: Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times in the late evening and overnight. Accumulations possible. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Saturday: Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow late in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Significant accumulations possible. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 100 percent. Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow early in the evening. Snow showers in the evening, then chance of snow showers overnight. Much colder. Accumulations possible. Lows around 2. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Sunday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 12. Monday: Snow showers likely in the morning and early afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely late in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs around 40. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Monday Night: Cloudy. Chance of rain and snow showers in the evening and overnight, then chance of snow showers after 3 am. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Tuesday: Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain and snow showers early in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers late in the morning. Warmer. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains | |
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