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I-90 · MT · 4,725 ft

Lookout Pass

Name: Lookout Pass road and snow conditions
Creator: Pass Conditions

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Matched control points

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Cameras near Lookout Pass

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Weather near Lookout Pass

4,725 ft

Road restrictions, station measurements and forecasts describe different things. Times below use Pacific time.

24h gridded snowfall estimate

0.0 in

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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72h gridded snowfall estimate

Not available

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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season gridded snowfall estimate

160.3 in

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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Measured station snow depth

0.0 in

Lookout · 0.3 mi from pass · 5180 ft elevation. Not a measurement at the pass.

Observation / analysis time: 2026-09-13 (daily value; time not supplied)
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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Forecast snowfall

0.0 in

NWS grid near the pass. Expected snow over the forecast window, not observed snowfall.

Issued: Sep 14, 2026, 3:41 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Forecast window: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT to Sep 17, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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NWS outlook and forecast details

Monday: Rain Showers, high 49°F, WSW wind 5 to 8 mph, 83% precipitation; Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, low 40°F, SSW wind 3 mph, 3% precipitation. No measurable NWS-grid snowfall forecast in the next 72 hours

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Snow history near Lookout Pass

47 seasons

Season	GHCN snowfall	SNOTEL max depth	Station context
2025-2026	6.4 in	68.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2024-2025	3.6 in	78.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2023-2024	6.6 in	59.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2022-2023	9.6 in	74.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2021-2022	8.5 in	67.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2020-2021	7.7 in	83.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2019-2020	2.8 in	79.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2018-2019	8.0 in	92.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2017-2018	8.9 in	91.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2016-2017	11.0 in	83.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2015-2016	3.4 in	65.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2014-2015	1.7 in	45.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2013-2014	6.9 in	90.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2012-2013	5.7 in	72.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2011-2012	8.4 in	107.0 in	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
2010-2011	Not available	113.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2009-2010	Not available	54.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2008-2009	Not available	87.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2007-2008	Not available	114.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2006-2007	Not available	83.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2005-2006	Not available	88.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2004-2005	Not available	59.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2003-2004	Not available	82.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2002-2003	Not available	72.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
2001-2002	Not available	0.0 in	Lookout 0.3 mi away · 5,180 ft
1996-1997	0.0 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1995-1996	1.2 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1994-1995	6.9 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1993-1994	8.6 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1992-1993	15.5 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1991-1992	7.6 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1990-1991	15.1 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1989-1990	17.1 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1988-1989	15.3 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft
1987-1988	8.9 in	Not available	MULLAN 5.3 mi away · 3,201 ft

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Coverage and roadside context

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