Snow and High Winds Across the Rockies and Central High Plains; Unseasonably Warm Over the Central U.S.

A storm system will shift into the Rockies and High Plains into Friday, bringing strong winds and snow to mountainous terrain. Record high temperatures may occur across the Great Plains and Upper Midwest today. This weekend, Pacific moisture will bring heavy rain and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest, and severe thunderstorms will impact the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RS (TFAW4)

Lat: 44.916944°NLon: 110.420556°WElev: 6266.0ft.

NA

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed WSW 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 07 Dec 02:15 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SSE Cooke City MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow showers likely, mainly after 5am.  Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

    Low: 24 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times.  Patchy blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Heavy Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

    High: 27 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

    Low: 10 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered snow showers, mainly after 10am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Scattered
    Snow Showers

    High: 16 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 5 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

    High: 13 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a west southwest wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

    Low: 7 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Windy.

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

    High: 20 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy.

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

    Low: 17 °F

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Scattered snow showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a west southwest wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Windy.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
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Point Forecast:
11 Miles SSE Cooke City MT
 44.86°N 109.85°W (Elev. 9783 ft)
12:28 am MST Dec 7, 2023
3am MST Dec 7, 2023-6pm MST Dec 13, 2023
 
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