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

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

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

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	ENE 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	22 Jan 04:15 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Cooke City MT

This Afternoon
High: 28 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 2 °F
Partly Cloudy
then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Friday
High: 11 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Saturday Night
Low: -6 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 13 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 20 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind around 6 mph.

Tonight

Scattered snow showers, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 2. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

Scattered snow showers, mainly between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Light west northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 20.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22.