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 →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Usually by now, I will hear some utterance to the effect, “Oh, it’s an El Nino year”, or, “I heard we are gonna have another La Nina”. “El Nino” and “La Nina” have become buzzwords for ski towns like Jackson Hole El Nino has become synonymous with low-snowfall winters and La Nina … Continue reading What does a “No Nino” Winter Mean? →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Nice dump of snow for Jackson last night, with about 5 inches in a couple of hours at my house near Snow King Mountain.  At 7:00 pm there was no snow, by 9:00 pm I was shoveling the deck. As I write this at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, there is another … Continue reading Good Dump of Snow for Jackson to End October →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Pretty good snowstorm for the western Wyoming mountains Thursday/Thursday night. But a really good snowstorm for the rest of Wyoming for Friday & Friday night. Winter Storm Warnings and Blizzard Warnings issued for much of the eastern half of Wyoming. Some snow for the Colorado Rockies with this storm, but the Plains … Continue reading Good Early Snowstorm for Wyoming →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey The big storm that brought rain and snow this week to the Northwest and the Northern Rockies will be moving across the central Rockies and the northern Plains the next 24-hours or so. What it left behind was fairly impressive, with record September snowfall at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon of … Continue reading What the Big Storm Left Behind….. →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Seasons are definitely changing this week, with word of a “big storm” heading our way, which began its hype on Monday. Sometimes the mere mention of the word “snow” in the forecast will set off a 4-alarm warning, among skiers especially, even in September! This will actually be the second storm this … Continue reading That “Big Storm” …… →