Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

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

NA

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed NNW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Jan 02:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SSE Cooke City MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers before 2am, then isolated snow showers after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Isolated
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 7 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Breezy, with a west wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am.  Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Breezy.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 15. Breezy.

    High: 15 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Isolated snow showers before 2am, then isolated snow showers after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Breezy, with a west wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 15. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Breezy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Breezy.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles SSE Cooke City MT
 44.86°N 109.85°W (Elev. 9783 ft)
2:01 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
2pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 28, 2026
 
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