• Visitors stand on the boardwalk of Grand Prismatic, the park's largest hot spring which is ringed with orange, brown and yellow runoff channels.

    Yellowstone

    National Park ID,MT,WY

Winter Daily Reports - 12/19/06

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2006

STATION

MAX TEMP

MIN TEMP

PRES TEMP

NEW SNOW

SNOW DEPTH

OC

BC

SC

PRESENT CONDITIONS

CANYON

18

-23

-19

0

17

X

Calm

EAST ENTRANCE

9

-19

-5

0

20

Clear/Calm

GRANT VILLAGE

10

-17

-16

0

31

Clear/Calm

LAKE

19

-8

-7

0

18

Clear/Calm

MADISON

15

-29

-15

0

11

Clear/Calm

MAMMOTH

21

-2

3

0

3

Clear/S @ 15mph

OLD FAITHFUL

18

-29

-16

0

21

Clear/Calm

SNAKE RIVER

TOWER

13

-21

-12

0

4

Clear/S @ 2mph

LAMAR

WEST ENTRANCE

OC-Overcast, BC-Broken Clouds, SC-Scattered Clouds

Bolos in effect: 1, 2, 32, 41, 47, 52, and 54 ATL’s in effect: None


Special Information

  • Roads closed to all travel: Tower to Canyon, Lake to the East Entrance
  • Roads open to 4x4 wheeled vehicle administrative travel: Canyon to Lake
  • Roads open to ESSENTIAL/EMERGENCY administrative travel with 4x4 wheeled vehicles or mat-tracks: Mammoth to Norris
  • Roads open to over-snow administrative travel: West Entrance to Madison, Madison to Old Faithful, Old Faithful to Grant, Grant to the South Entrance, Grant to Lake, Canyon to Norris, and Norris to Madison.


Weather Forecast

Today through Thursday

Partly cloudy and not as cold.Highs in the 20s.Lows 7 below to 7 above zero.

Friday

Cloudy with a 30% chance of snow.Highs in the lower to mid 20s.Lows 1 to 7.

Saturday

Partly cloudy.Highs in the lower to mid 20s. Lows 4 to 10.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of snow.Highs in the 20s. Lows 6 to 12.

Monday

Partly cloudy.Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Lows 5 to 10.

ROAD CONDITIONS

OVER SNOW VEH. ROUTES

GOOD

FAIR

POOR

OTHER CONDITIONS

MAMMOTH TO NORRIS

X

Essential travel only

(4x4 wheeled vehicle and mat-tracks)

CANYON TO NORRIS

X

Over-snow only

CANYON TO WASHBURN OVERLOOK

X

CLOSED

CANYON TO MUD VOLCANO

X

STR

LAKE TO MUD VOLCANO

X

STR

LAKE TO CUB CREEK

X

CLOSED

LAKE TO PUMICE POINT

X

Over-snow only

EAST ENT TO CUB CREEK

X

CLOSED

GRANT TO PUMICE POINT

X

Over-snow only

GRANT TO SOUTH ENTRANCE

X

Over-snow only

GRANT TO CRAIG PASS

X

Over-snow only

OLD FAITHFUL TO CRAIG PASS

X

Over-snow only

OLD FAITHFUL TO FOUNTAIN FLATS

X

Over-snow only

MADISON TO FOUNTAIN FLATS

X

Over-snow only

MADISON TO WEST ENTRANCE

X

Over-snow only

MADISON TO NORRIS

X

Over-snow only


WHEELED VEHICLE ROADS: STR-Snow Tires Required, STA-Snow Tires Advised, NR-No Restrictions

Mammoth to Gardiner- STA

Mammoth to Tower- STR

Tower to Northeast- STR

Did You Know?

Dog Hooked to Travois for Transporting Goods.

Some groups of Shoshone Indians, who adapted to a mountain existence, chose not to acquire the horse. These included the Sheep Eaters, or Tukudika, who used dogs to transport food, hides, and other provisions. The Sheep Eaters lived in many locations in Yellowstone.