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Winter Weather in Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Montana
Winter Weather January 7, 2026 · Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Snow Squall. Homestake Pass DOT camera on I-90 showed a rapid reduction in visibility, to near-whiteout, with light snow accumulations on the highway.
The wider storm
A Pacific weather system moved across the region during the morning of 1/7. An associated cold front brought scattered to widespread snow showers to Southwest MT and supported the development of a snow squall along I-90 near Homestake Pass. This cold front also brought isolated gusty winds to Southwest MT.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1309297. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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