Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. 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

38°F

3°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed ENE 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 28 Nov 02:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Cooke City MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times.  High near 26. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: -4 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery then
    Isolated Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    High: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow showers.  High near 19. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 26. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy.
Tuesday
Snow showers. High near 19. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Cooke City MT
 44.98°N 109.87°W (Elev. 9324 ft)
2:01 pm MST Nov 28, 2025
2pm MST Nov 28, 2025-6pm MST Dec 4, 2025
 
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