Winter weather

From Missoula to Butte to Bozeman to Billings, the Montana Highway Patrol was very busy with crashes and slide-offs Wednesday morning.

Prepare your vehicles and property for winter weather in Bozeman with this guide to the city's plans for snow removal this year.

"Real" winter weather continues this week for Yellowstone National Park and several other parts of Wyoming and Montana. The southern portion of Yellowstone is expected to get the most snow out of this next storm.

With Spring tans being sported around town, our mountains could see well over 6" of fresh snow by Friday night with a Winter Weather Advisory blowing into the county.

A few inches of snow are expected in town with up to 8" possible in the mountains by late Saturday night. All the more reason to stay home and off the roads.

All counties between Bozeman and Billings are expecting up to 5 more inches of snow by Wednesday afternoon, making commutes sloppy at best.

Both the mountains and valleys are supposed to get more snow by Tuesday morning with up to 8" in the highest elevations and 2 - 4" in the valleys.

With more precipitation and cooler temperatures in the forecast this week, chances are we could see some more snow at higher elevations in Montana.

Extreme weather conditions in southwest Montana have forced area school districts to take drastic measures.

Rescuers battled harsh conditions in search for a father and son near Big Sky.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from late Wednesday night through Friday morning.

The Bridger Range saw quite a bit less than other areas.