by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey
Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey As much as I hate to sensationalize the weather, this afternoon’s thunderstorms were pretty cool to observe. Between 3:30 and 4:00 pm a series of thunderstorms moved through the Jackson Hole area that produced hail 3/4 of an inch to one inch in diameter, measured in the Town of Jackson. While we … Continue reading Severe Thunderstorm in Jackson Hole
Jim Woodmencey, meteorologist Temperatures will be warming up pretty significantly around the Western US the rest of this week and into early next week (June 5 to 11) not just at the lower elevations but also up at higher elevations, were there is still significant snow to melt above about the 9,000-ft. elevation. At around … Continue reading Snowpack to go into Meltdown Mode
Jim Woodmencey, meteorologist Powder skiing in late May? Well, that might seem like a bit of a stretch, but we are actually accumulating a little snow this week at the higher elevations in the Teton Mountains, above about 9500-ft. the last 24-hours. Snow levels will probably get down closer to 8,000-ft. as overnight temps get … Continue reading Powder not Corn
Isolated thunderstorms that developed Wednesday afternoon produced some fairly impressive wind gusts in some areas around the valley. These were downdrafts coming down from the base of the thunderstorms, which then spread out horizontally as they come in contact with the ground.Strong downdraft winds are more common with dry-type thunderstorms, in other words, ones that … Continue reading Wednesday’s Wind Gusts
Happy Mother’s Day! And a nice day it should be, with what may be our first “official” day this year with a high temperature over 70 degrees. At the Jackson Climate Station the high temp the last two days almost made it to 70, with a high Saturday of 67 and the high Friday of … Continue reading First Day to 70 in Jackson
Last week I had the opportunity to work with a group of US Air Force Special Operations guys from the 10th Combat Weather Squadron on an avalanche course here in Jackson. This course was run in conjunction with the American Avalanche Institute. Guide and instructor Christian Santelices (a local Exum Mountain Guide) and Sarah Carpenter … Continue reading
On this first full day of the Spring Season I would like to give you a preview of a new page dedicated to Wyoming’s Weather. I am in the process of making some changes to the mountainweather.com website, and will be doing some re-arranging of the Navigation. A little “spring cleaning”, if you will. As … Continue reading New Wyoming Weather Page
Spring officially began today, Wednesday March 20, 2013 at 5:02 a.m. MDT. According to the calendar it’s Spring, but our weather the next few days will be more like mid-winter! Large storm system over the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies bringing snow then cold temps thru the weekend. No sign of warming back up until … Continue reading First Day of Spring?
Don’t like to read? You can now listen to MountainWeather’s Jackson Hole Forecast, anywhere, anytime. New audio version of the forecast is now available ………look for the audio button on the Jackson Hole Forecast page on both the main MountainWeather.com site and the mobile version of the website. Listen on your computer, or your smartphone, … Continue reading Listen to the Forecast
Hope you enjoyed the Spring weather this week, back to Winter weather in the Pacific Northwest & northern Rockies for Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend. The Ridge of High pressure that brought warm & dry weather this past week to the West & Rockies gets flattened out and a Westerly flow develops from the Pacific Northwest … Continue reading Spring to Winter to Spring: Snow for St. Patty’s Day!