Yellowstone National Park Daily Winter Weather Report Report ~ Saturday - 25 December 2010 ~ Yellowstone Up Close and Personal

Daily Winter Weather Report

Date: Saturday - December 25, 2010

Station	Max Temp	Min Temp	Pres Temp	New Snow	Snow Depth	BC	OC	SC	Present Conditions
Canyon	30	-7	-7	0	33		X
East Entrance	28	4	6	0	32	X			Calm
Grant Village	25	-2	-2	0	43	X
Lake
Lamar
Madison	34	-8	-5	0	24		X
Mammoth	36	16	16	0	16				SSW@10-12mph
Old Faithful	32	-5	3	0	27		X		Calm
Snake River
Tower
West Entrance	30	-3	0	0	28		X		Foggy

T=Trace / BC=Broken Clouds / OC=Overcast / SC=Scattered Clouds All Temperatures are in °F ~ All Snow Depths are in Inches

SPECIAL INFORMATION

Avalanche Information

The northern Madison Range, the mountains around Cooke City and the Washburn Range: The avalanche danger is rated CONSIDERABLE on all slopes wind-loaded or steeper than 35 degrees. Lower angled terrain has a very solid MODERATE danger since human triggered avalanches are still possible.

The southern Gallatin and Madison Ranges and the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone: The avalanche danger is rated MODERATE on all terrain.

Mammoth Weather Forecast

Yellowstone National Park Weather Forecast on 25 December 2010 by the NWS Riverton, WY

Christmas Day: Partly cloudy. Widespread freezing fog late in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late in the morning. Highs 27°F to 33°F.

Christmas Night: Breezy. Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of freezing fog after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Lows 15°F to 23°F. South winds 15 to 20 mph in the late evening and overnight.

Sunday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Slight chance of snow in the morning...then chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 30°F to 36°F. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Sunday Night: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows 13°F to 19°F. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

Monday: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs 21°F to 27°F. Southwest winds around 15 mph.

Monday Night: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows 9°F to 15°F.

Tuesday: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs 21°F to 27°F.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows 8°F to 14°F.

Wednesday: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs 19°F to 25°F.

Wednesday Night: Snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Lows 8°F to 14°F. Chance of snow 60 percent.

Thursday: Snow likely. Highs 10°F to 16°F. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Thursday Night: Colder. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows -1°F to -7°F.

Friday: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs 3°F to 9°F.

Hazardous Weather Gibbon Falls Forecast Mammoth Forecast Midway Forecast Norris Forecast Old Faithful Forecast

******** FOR CURRENT ROAD INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 307-344-2117********

Date: Saturday, December 25, 2010

Road Conditions

Road Section	Status	Conditions	Public Access / Info
Gardiner to Mammoth	YR	STR	STR
Mammoth to Tower	YR	STA	STA
Tower to NE Entrance	YR	STR	STR
Beartooth Highway	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED
Canyon to Lake	Open	Fair	Oversnow
Grant to South Entrance	Open	Good	Oversnow
Junction to Chief Joseph Hwy	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED
Lake to East Entrance	Open	Good	Oversnow
Lake to West Thumb	Open	Good	Oversnow
Madison to Old Faithful	Open	Good	Oversnow
Madison to West Yellowstone	Open	Fair	Oversnow
Mammoth to Norris	Open	Fair	Oversnow
Norris to Canyon	Open	Fair	Oversnow
Norris to Madison	Open	Fair	Oversnow
Old Faithful to Grant	Open	Good	Oversnow

YR=Year Round / NR=No Restrictions / STA=Snow Tires Advised / STR=Snow Tires Required

* NOTE: CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.

# Poor road conditions - bare spots and melting snow - Restricted to Snowcoaches Only.

The park service plowing schedule for roads for the spring season.

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