BOZEMAN – Next weather maker arrives Tuesday into Wednesday for SW Montana. Another storm system will dive from the pacific NW into central Idaho and clip SW Montana.
The biggest concern is for measurable snow over mountain passes and travel impacts for your Wednesday morning commute. Areas of greatest concern will be along the MT/ID state line, however, plan on all mountain passes locally to see snow and possible icy roads Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
Another possible issue is pockets of freezing rain for the lower valleys. As the storm arrives Tuesday morning there could be a brief period of light freezing rain leading to isolated areas with very icy roads.
Snow levels will drop down to the valley floor by Wednesday morning.
City by City Forecast:
BOZEMAN: LOW: 28°; HIGH TUESDAY: 42°. Partly cloudy overnight with possible patchy valley fog again by sunrise. Increasing rain or snow throughout the day with a slight chance for patchy light freezing rain. Rain could change to snow with light accumulations under 2″ by Wednesday morning.
BUTTE: LOW: 26°; HIGH TUESDAY: 42°. Another cold night for Butte with partly cloudy skies. Clouds will quickly move in around sunrise and increasing morning snow, afternoon rain or snow and back over to snow Tuesday evening. Snow levels start out around 5,500′ Tuesday and should fall below that by Wednesday morning. Butte could see 1″-3″ of snow by Wednesday morning.
DILLON: LOW: 24°; HIGH TUESDAY: 43°. Partly cloudy and frosty tonight for Dillon but look for clouds and showers by early Tuesday morning. Rain or snow is likely all day but during the colder morning hours there is a slight chance for valley freezing rain with ice accumulations of less than a quarter of an inch. Snow is likely and up to 3″ is possible by Wednesday morning. There is also a slight chance for thunder snow.
WEST YELLOWSTONE: LOW: 17°; HIGH TUESDAY: 42°. Cold tonight with partly cloudy skies. Increasing rain or snow will build throughout the day Tuesday and all snow is likely Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Snow accumulations of 2″-4″ is likely. Watch for gusty winds and an isolated rumble of thunder.
NATIONAL WEATHER HEADLINES:
According to the National Hurricane Center and new hurricane will threaten the SE United States by Wednesday.
Hurricane Michael could build to a category 3 hurricane and hit the Florida panhandle with destructive winds and storm surge along with flooding rainfall.
