Overview

• Watches span higher terrain from Glacier National Park into southern Montana and northern Wyoming for Oct. 4–5, with snow starting Saturday and tapering by Sunday evening.
• Snow levels are projected to drop through the weekend, reaching near 5,000 feet by Sunday morning.
• Glacier National Park could see 2–6 inches above 5,500 feet with 6 inches or more above 7,000 feet, mainly late Saturday into Sunday morning.
• Southern Montana and northern Wyoming mountains could receive 6–18 inches, with the highest totals on peaks above roughly 9,000 feet.
• Officials warn of difficult pass travel, hazardous backcountry exposure, potential power and infrastructure disruptions, and a noon Friday closure of the Beartooth Highway through the weekend.