Avalanche Information

Many parts of western and central Montana will experience dangerous travel conditions this weekend with gusty winds of 60+ MPH and up to 16 inches of new snow. A powerful storm system is moving into Montana, with advisories and warnings issued.

This weekend is going to be filled with weather curveballs in Montana. A few inches of snow is expected, but for southwest Montana - it's the brutal wind chill of -35 Saturday night into Sunday morning that is concerning.

Starting Wednesday evening, portions of Montana east of Glacier National Park could experience some serious and dangerous wind gusts of up to 80 MPH. Several counties are under this High Wind Watch until Thursday evening.

The I-90 corridor in Montana near Livingston and areas east should expect very strong crosswinds of up to 60 MPH, along with some snow this weekend. Travel could be difficult at times with drastically reduced visibility.

The Beartooth Foothills in the Red Lodge area will continue to see snow pile up on Monday, on top of what already fell this weekend. Up to 5 more inches could fall by Tuesday morning.

The Highwood, Little Belt, Judith, and Snowy Mountains, and Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains among others could see up to 10" of fresh snow by Saturday afternoon. Montana's latest storm is causing travel issues.

Montana is getting a lot of snow in this round of storms, with popular mountain terrain becoming unstable. The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center has issued an Avalanche Warning for the Cooke City area on Friday.

Fresh snow is falling across Yellowstone National Park with the latest storm front making it's way across the region. Several inches of new snow is expected by Thursday morning with up to a foot in the mountains.

If you're traveling in northern Montana between the areas of Cut Bank and Havre on Friday morning, expect areas of very dense fog that are affecting visibility. Much slower driving is advised until late morning when temperatures warm up and the fog can burn off.

Driving condition have been difficult for a large portion of northeast Montana on Monday. Falling snow and very gusty winds are creating low visibility in many counties. Advisories are still in effect until Monday evening.

Some dangerous, gusty winds will affect a large portion of Montana this weekend - all the way from Cut Bank down to Livingston, and many places in between. This could make travel difficult at times.

Monday night and Tuesday morning are looking to be extremely windy in northwest Montana with gusts up to 75 MPH in some locations. Several counties are under a weather warning, and travelers need to use caution.