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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. 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 41%
Wind Speed NW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 16 Jan 04:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Cooke City MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers between 10pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 7 °F

    Blustery.
    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 22. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated snow showers between 10pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 22. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Cooke City MT
 44.98°N 109.87°W (Elev. 9324 ft)
Last Update:
3:47 pm MST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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