Winter Weather Advisory For Snow Through Monday – Up to a Foot in Highest Elevations

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.

According to the National Weather Service:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY.

LOCATIONS... BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS... MONIDA PASS... RAYNOLDS PASS... BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR PASS LEVEL... AND 7 TO 12 INCHES NEAR RIDGE TOPS.

TIMING... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND STEADIER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

IMPACTS... EXPECT HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AT TIMES.

HAZARD ELEVATION... FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET.