NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Montana Today | Up to 6″ of Snow Forecast

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Montana today including Big Sky ski resort that is calling for 3-6″ of snow in 15 hours starting today at 2pm.

“A fast moving storm system will provide accumulating snowfall for parts of the area.” – NOAA Great Falls, MT

NOAA is forecasting 3-6″ of snow above 5,500-feet today and tomorrow in Montana.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. 3 TO 6 INCHES
  ON HIGHER PEAKS. - NOAA Great Falls, MT today

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Only Great Divide ski area is currently open in Montana (weekends only) but Big Sky will open up for the season on Nov. 26th.

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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for MONTANA:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
337 AM MST THU NOV 19 2015

BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-JEFFERSON-
BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS...
ROGERS PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...
HOMESTAKE PASS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN PASS...
TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET...

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 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...MONIDA PASS...
  FLESHER PASS...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...BATTLE RIDGE
  PASS...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. 3 TO 6 INCHES
  ON HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST
  MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES WILL PEAK FROM LATE THIS
  EVENING TO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST ON
  FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND PERIODS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITY. WET ROADWAYS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY
  AFTER DARK AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING.

* HAZARD ELEVATION...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET.