Enough snow fell on Sunday night over the mountains of southwest Montana for the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center to issue an Avalanch Warning for Gallatin County on Monday.
Several inches of fresh snow in the mountains is attractive, but also dangerous. There has been an Avalanche Warning issued for Gallatin County, Friday December 2nd.
Bozeman streets were slick Monday morning with a fresh layer of snow. We could see a few more inches in the mountains by tonight with a Winter Weather Advisory until 11pm.
The good news is that much cooler weather is on the way. The bad news is that today is going to be hot and the winds are supposed to be erratic for many central and southern Montana counties prompting yet another Fire Weather Watch.
With so many students on their way back to Bozeman for the start of the MSU semester, be aware that western South Dakota is currently experiencing gusty winds and Rapid City is under a Wind Advisory.
Although we may see slush and rain in the valleys on Tuesday, mountain passes could see 2 - 5 inches of snow accumulation by Wednesday morning in southwest Montana.
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow has been issued for several locations in southwest Montana through Monday evening. High elevations should see several inches of snow with up to a foot accumulating.
Heavy snow has continued to fall in parts of southwest Montana, in addition to a tragic death this past weekend, prompting yet another very important Avalanche Warning to be issues this morning.