WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED MAY 17 AT 8:50AM MDT UNTIL MAY 18 AT 12:00AM MDT
Effective: 2026-05-17 08:50:00
Expires: 2026-05-18 00:00:00
Issued by: NWS Missoula MT
Alert Text
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES INTHE MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ABOVE 5000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6,000 FT. SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FOR LOST TRAIL, HOMESTAKE AND MACDONALD PASSES AND AROUND GEORGETOWN LAKE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, GEORGETOWN LAKE, MACDONALD PASS, BUTTE, AND LOLO PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY BACKCOUNTRY ROAD CONDITIONS. COLD, WET AND BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY CREATE HYPOTHERMIA RISK FOR THOSE RECREATING IN THE BACKCOUNTRY.
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Target Area
BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS, BUTTE BLACKFOOT REGION
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