Where's the snow?

It is starting. 9 of 96 stations hold an inch or more of snow water, most of them in the Smith, Judith and Musselshell and Jefferson basins, led by Elk Peak Alt (2.2 in). Against each station's typical first-snow date, 22 came early and 1 came late.

Statewide snowpackearly season, medians too small
Stations holding snow23 of 96 reporting
Active winter alerts0
Data as ofOct 19, 11:14 am MT

Montana Snow Report

Reading the mountains…

NRCS SNOTEL, the National Weather Service, NOAA's snow analysis, USGS gauges and the avalanche centers.