Trip Planning for Island Park

as of 5:00 am
May 20″ |
May 1 |
Apr 30 3″ |
9885′     04/24 at 11:00
24.0℉
NE - 11mph
Gusts 20 mph
8750′     02/05 at 19:07
61.5″ Depth
1.1″New
7710′     05/29 at 04:00
49℉
0″ Depth
Bottom Line: Spring weather can be highly variable and create a mix of avalanche problems to watch out for. Snow conditions and snow stability can change drastically from day to day or hour to hour. Anticipate rapid change and plan accordingly. Plenty of snowfall over the winter with more spring snow to come makes avalanches possible into summer.

Past 5 Days

Mon Apr 21

None
Fri Apr 25

None
Mon Apr 28

None
Fri May 2

None
Mon May 5

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Weather Forecast Island Park

Extended Forecast for

10 Miles ESE Lakeview MT

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West northwest wind around 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind 8 to 16 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers.  Cloudy, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Showers

The Last Word

We ended our 35th winter in operation after 141 forecasts and ZERO avalanche fatalities, the second winter in a row with no avalanche deaths. The last time this happened was 1988 and 1989. It’s been an incredible season. 

Thank you for all your support! Our success is directly related to support from our community and the Forest Service. Thanks to the readers of the forecast, everyone that sent in observations, took an avalanche class, or donated money, time or gear.  Have a safe spring and summer!

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