Winter Weather Advisory Wednesday Night for Bozeman, Homestake Pass
Montana travelers may encounter some nasty weather in the higher elevations on Wednesday evening. If you're hitting the road early for Thanksgiving, keep a keen eye on the forecast details.
According to the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM MST THURSDAY.
- LOCATIONS... MONIDA PASS... RAYNOLDS PASS... ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS... BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS.
- SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 2 TO 6 INCHES.
- TIMING... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.
- A STEADIER SNOWFALL IS THEN EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY MORNING ON THANKSGIVING.
- SLICK, SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
- WINDS... WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
- TEMPERATURES... IN THE UPPER 20S.
- SNOW LEVEL... 4500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
- BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
- FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA... DIAL 511