Snow

On one hand, I can't think of much that is prettier than snow capped mountain tops. On the other, while I'm over the heat and smoke, I'm not sure I'm ready for winter and everything that comes with that.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until Friday at 9 p.m. for this storm. Strong gusty winds as high as 35 mph are expected in the Bozeman.

Snow is expected this afternoon and the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory.

A relatively warm and dry December has made for a slow start to the season for many Montana ski areas.

Heavy snow and high winds are combining to make travel difficult on the east side of the Rocky Mountains in northern Montana.

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.

The HIGHEST elevations of Gallatin, Beaverhead and Madison counties could get well over 18" of snow and wind chills of -10 this weekend.

The first snow storm of the season is heading toward Montana and it's going to bring rain and snow for the weekend.

The highest mountains surrounding Bozeman could see 9 inches of snow with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect Friday morning through Saturday morning.

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