Heavy Snow — Gallatin Valley, Montana

2025-11-27 to 2025-11-28 · Gallatin Valley, Montana

Event narrative

A spotter 6 miles north of Bozeman reported 6 inches of storm total snow. Observers in Bozeman reported 7 to 8 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A trough coming through brought light snow across the region on the 27th. A front stalling out along North-Central MT on the 28th brought heavy snow to the plains as a mesoscale heavy snow band set up throughout the day. Gusty north winds setting up also brough area of blowing and drifting snow along with enhanced northerly upslope snow at the foothills of the Central MT mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.