Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

Lat: 44.916944°NLon: 110.420556°WElev: 6279.0ft.

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	SSW 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	21 Jan 04:15 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles SSE Cooke City MT

This Afternoon
High: 16 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 3 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 0 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Friday
High: 6 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 5 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: -3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 8 °F
Cold and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -15. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southwest wind around 11 mph.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Breezy.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Breezy.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Breezy.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Breezy.