The Summer Season officially began at 4:07 am MDT Thursday June 21st. Up to this point, June of 2018 in Jackson Hole has had its ups and downs. The first week or two of the month it was warm and dry, reaching our first 80-degree day on June 9th. Then, the last several days, going … Continue reading Summer Solstice June 21st →

Low-pressure moves inland from the Pacific Northwest Coast and settles in over the Great Basin for the Father’s Day Weekend. More clouds and scattered showers & Thunderstorms will be generated as moist and relatively unstable air is circulated over the Rockies, Friday thru Monday (June 15 to 18). The flow aloft over western Wyoming and … Continue reading Father’s Day Weekend Update →

Posted: June 13th, 2018 by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Looks like we will be saying goodbye to the totally sunny days we have had lately. After  a week or more of nearly perfect weather to begin the month of June 2018, we can expect some changes at the end of this week and through the Father’s … Continue reading Change in the Weather →

Posted: June 5th, 2018 by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey As some of you may have noticed, I have changed my forecast format on the JH Forecast page. After 25-years of doing my own forecast from scratch, starting at 4:00 a.m. each weekday morning, I have decided to take some of the pressure off, so to speak. … Continue reading New JH Forecast Format →

It looks like the Month of May will finish out with showers, thru Friday June 1st. Then, a Ridge of High pressure builds over the Rockies for dry weather and warmer temps this weekend. That Ridge looks like it sticks around into the middle of next week, with high temps in Jackson reaching back up … Continue reading Better Weather Heading into June →

Posted: Monday May 28th, 2018 by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Low-Pressure over Utah is still in place this morning and is circulating moisture & unstable air around the periphery of this Low. Low is present at the surface,  shown as the red “L” on Sat photo, and the big round “ball” (a closed Low) on the … Continue reading Memorial Day Weather →

Posted: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey After some rainy weather Wednesday, due to a moist and unstable airmass over the western Wyoming, we will finally see some drying the next couple of days. However, do expect some shower activity to return over the Memorial Day Weekend. Best chances for some showers & … Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend Outlook →

The ski season is officially over now. Ironically, the deepest snowpack of the season in the mountains often occurs after the resorts are closed. That has been the case at least for the past two winter seasons at Jackson Hole, and for the majority of winters here the last 10 to 15 years. In this … Continue reading State of the Mountain Snowpack April 2018 →

This post will compare snowfall and water amounts in the Town of Jackson and the Teton Mountains to last winter’s epic snow and water amounts, as well as, to the historic averages. Most of the contents of this post were recently published in the Jackson Hole News & Guide. Town Snow and Water In the … Continue reading Winter 2017-18 Jackson Hole →

In the seven-day period following Valentine’s Day this year, the Jackson Hole valley became blanketed in snow again, after enduring what I will call a “brown-out” during late January and early February. Six inches of settled snow depth was reported at the Jackson Climate Station at the end of last week. The mountains picked up … Continue reading Wild Weather Februarys →