Excessive Rainfall and Potential Tropical Cyclone in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce locally considerable flash flooding over parts of the northwestern Gulf Coast, lower Mississippi River Valley, and Deep South through Thursday. Potential Tropical Cyclone One is forecast to become a tropical storm (Arthur) as it moves along or just off the northwestern Gulf coast through Wednesday. An outbreak of severe weather is forecast in the Midwest Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

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

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N/A

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed E 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 14 Apr 07:15 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Cooke City MT

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Snow level rising to 10400 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Breezy. Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Snow level 10300 feet lowering to 9300 feet after midnight . Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  High near 60. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers.  Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 57 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Snow level rising to 10400 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Snow level 10300 feet lowering to 9300 feet after midnight . Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Juneteenth
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 60. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Cooke City MT
 44.98°N 109.87°W (Elev. 9324 ft)
6:01 am MDT Jun 17, 2026
6am MDT Jun 17, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 23, 2026
 
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