Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey The storm that hit Jackson Hole Monday afternoon, on Saint Patrick’s Day, dumped 3 to 6 inches of snow around the valley. A total of 10 to 16 inches of new snow in the mountains, was reported at Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee Tuesday morning, from the previous 24-hours. Most of that … Continue reading St. Patty’s Day Storm →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey There was a “Thundersnow” event that occurred over the Jackson Hole area Tuesday evening, March 4th, 2014.  A small, but very potent upper level disturbance passed through, concentrating a brief but intense period of snowfall right over Teton County Idaho & Teton County Wyoming between 5:00 and 8:00 pm MST. Thundersnow is … Continue reading A Rare “Thundersnow” Event in Jackson Hole →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey It can be a game of inches sometimes on the weather map. A stationary front that lies across central Idaho and Northwest Wyoming is separating cold air to the north of that line from warmer air to the south of that line. This morning (Tuesday Feb. 25), temperatures in Southwest Montana are … Continue reading Stationary Front Divides the Warm from the Cold →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Another good storm cycle for a strip of the western United States, from Tahoe to the Tetons. And of course, the best powder will fall in western Wyoming’s mountains this weekend, where temps and  elevations are ideal. Powerful Westerly Jet stream carries lots of Pacific moisture across California and the Sierras, unfortunately … Continue reading The Next Big Winter Storm for the West & Jackson Hole →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Good timing on the weather! In last week’s Jackson Hole News & Guide I primed you with an article about NWS Winter Weather Advisories, Watches, and Warnings….what they mean to you.……and here we go, with a “Winter Storm Warning” for Jackson Hole issued Wednesday mroning, which was upgraded from a “Watch” that … Continue reading Winter Storm Warning…and other Weather Alerts →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey   This article first appeared a week ago in the Jackson Hole News & Guide’s Mountain Weather column, by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey and is republished here on the mountainweather blog……. To characterize the entire year 2013 in Jackson as “colder and drier” than normal, does not adequately describe the actual ups and … Continue reading Jackson was Colder & Drier than Normal in 2013 →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey The storm from this past weekend brought snow, along with a lot of wind to the Jackson Hole area. Around two feet of snow to the higher elevations of the Tetons, containing over 2 inches of water snow from Friday night thru Monday morning. Winds were averaging around 30 mph at ridgetop … Continue reading Jackson Hole’s Snowstorm & Western US Snowdepths →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Jackson Hole and the Tetons are going to be in for some decent snowfall the rest of this week. Snow Thursday will get things going with a somewhat weaker storm moving across the Northern Rockies. Then a second storm system that is looking much more powerful, moving across the southern Gulf of … Continue reading Get Ready for Snowin’ and Blowin’ →

Allow me to officially welcome you to the start of Winter! Even though it has been snowing and relatively cold here in Jackson Hole for three months already! Remember those first snow storms in the mountains at the end of September? Despite that, This creates the shortest days of the year in Jackson Hole at … Continue reading Winter Solstice 2013 →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey After a pretty good drought the last week or so, it looks like the weather pattern is finally changing to get the Pacific Northwest & the Rockies back into some new snow. Low pressure center developing over British Columbia on Sunday, December 1st, will favor the Washington Cascades and northern Idaho & … Continue reading Back to a Snowy Weather Pattern for Early December →