Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 11 PM MST this evening...
Rest of Tonight
Snow in the evening...then chance of snow showers overnight. Areas of freezing fog overnight. Colder. Snow accumulation around 4 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph in the evening shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph overnight. Chance of precipitation 100 percent.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Areas of freezing fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 10 percent.
... Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 11 PM MST this evening...
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow... which is in effect until 11 PM MST this evening.
Snow has developed over the area this evening and will continue until through late evening with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected. Wet roadways will freeze quickly tonight and will make for hazardous travel conditions.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Roadways are expected to be mainly wet or slush covered this evening... but icy Road conditions are expected overnight as wet roads freeze over with falling temperatures.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 6:30 PM MST on November 12, 2009
... Preliminary storm information...
A winter storm system continues to move across the region bringing accumulating snowfall to most areas. Here is a look at the snow totals received by the National Weather Service in Billings so far.
... For events that occurred from 1200 am Thu Nov 12 2009 through 700 PM Thu Nov 12 2009...
notes: location of reports are referenced from city center. Snowfall reports from snotel sites are estimated.
... Big Horn County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Hardin 0.2 ENE 6 PM Thu trace
... Carbon County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Burnt Mountain snotel (5880 ft) 6 PM Thu 8.4 in Cole creek snotel (7850 ft) 6 PM Thu 3.6 in Red Lodge 4 PM Thu 2.0 in
... Golden Valley County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Ryegate 0.1 NNE 5 PM Thu 8.0 in Ryegate 16.8 NNW 7 am Thu 5.2 in Ryegate 0.2 E 10 am Thu 3.0 in Ryegate 9.7 SW 7 am Thu 2.5 in Lavina 10.1 NW 10 am Thu 2.0 in
... Musselshell County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Roundup 11.4 N 11 am Thu 10.0 in Roundup 0.4 SSE 12 PM Thu 5.5 in Roundup 10.9 NNE 11 am Thu 5.0 in Roundup 0.5 S 5 PM Thu 4.0 in Roundup 4.6 S 8 am Thu 1.0 in Roundup 12.7 SW 7 am Thu trace Roundup 6.2 ENE 7 am Thu trace
... Park County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall South Fork shields snotel (8100 ft) 5 PM Thu 20.4 in Fisher Creek snotel (9100 ft) 5 PM Thu 15.6 in Porcupine snotel (6500 ft) 5 PM Thu 15.6 in CLyde Park 0.3 se 3 PM Thu 15.0 in Livingston 10.6 W 2 PM Thu 12.0 in Livingston 6.1 ENE (airport) 5 PM Thu 11.0 in CLyde Park 0.5 NNE 9 am Thu 8.6 in Monument Peak snotel (8850 ft) 6 PM Thu 8.4 in Livingston 5.8 ENE (airport) 11 am Thu 8.0 in Box Canyon snotel (6700 ft) 6 PM Thu 6.0 in White Mill snotel (8700 ft) 5 PM Thu 6.0 in Livingston 0.4 WSW 8 am Thu 6.0 in Emigrant 4.6 E 3 PM Thu 5.0 in Livingston 6.5 ESE 7 am Thu 4.5 in Wilsall 0.3 NNW 7 am Thu 3.0 in Livingston 0.1 NE 8 am Thu 3.0 in Livingston 0.9 ENE 8 am Thu 3.0 in Livingston 0.5 NW 8 am Thu 2.5 in Cooke City 1.0 W 6 PM Thu 2.3 in Livingston 4.0 SW 8 am Thu 2.0 in Gardiner 0.1 E 6 PM Thu 1.0 in Livingston 2.3 SSW 7 am Thu 0.8 in
... Powder River County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Broadus 0.1 ENE 6 PM Thu trace
... Stillwater County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Fishtail 18.1 SW 4 PM Thu 9.5 in Nye 0.1 se 2 PM Thu 5.0 in
... Sweet Grass County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Melville 4.7 W 5 PM Thu 15.0 in Big Timber 9.2 NNW 7 am Thu 6.2 in east Boulder mine snotel (6335 ft) 6 PM Thu 4.8 in Placer Basin snotel (8830 ft) 6 PM Thu 4.8 in Greycliff 6.8 WSW 7 am Thu 1.0 in
... Wheatland County... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall Harlowton 0.1 N 10 am Thu 3.0 in
... Sheridan County Wyoming... ***** storm total snowfall reports ***** time snowfall big goose snotel (7990 ft) 10 am Thu 1.0 in Burgess Junction snotel (7880 ft) 10 am Thu 1.0 in Dome Lake snotel (8880 ft) 10 am Thu 1.0 in sucker creek snotel (8880 ft) 10 am Thu 1.0 in