Winter Weather — Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana

2024-06-17 to 2024-06-18 · Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Webcam at Showdown Ski Area showed around 4 inches total snowfall. Start time estimated.

Wider weather episode

A robust, cold upper level trough swept across the Northern Rockies June 16-18. The track of the mid level low (Across N ID to Central MT) was favorable for precipitation and given the cold nature of the system, brought snow to the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1179979. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.