Weather is changing across the Western U.S. for the weekend…..Warm air in place ahead of a cold Low-pressure center positioned off the Pacific Northwest coast this morning. Isolated areas of early morning Thunderstorms started popping up at sunrise. An indication that the atmosphere is already quite unstable. Satellite & Radar Images, plus lightning strike map … Continue reading Weather Pattern Changing →

In General: The weather across the western U.S. this Memorial Day Weekend won’t be all bad, but it would be hard to call it “good”. One large, cold  trough of Low-pressure will move east of the Rockies Friday. Thursday’s jet stream map below, showing how far south the Low & the jet have been this … Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend Weather →

Snow is not all that unusual in the mountains of the Western United States in late May. However, snow to low elevations is a more rare occurrence. A series of cold Low-pressure systems have been marching across the West since this past weekend. These Lows have brought unusually cold air inland, producing measurable snowfall in … Continue reading Record Late May Snowfall →

Large Low-pressure system on West Coast will continue to cycle clouds and precipitation in and over the Western U.S. and Rockies through the weekend. Rain at lower elevations & snow in the mountains, generally above the 6000-7000-ft. elevations. Current Situation Below are this morning’s Satellite & Radar Images: Friday May 17, 2019 Weekend Forecast Below … Continue reading Weekend Weather Rap: 17 MAY 2019 →

As I have done for many years now in my column for the Jackson Hole News & Guide, I’ll review the winter season’s snowfall and see how it compared to past years. In case you missed it, this February had record-breaking snowfall, both in the valley and the mountains. That month alone is what truly … Continue reading Winter 2018-19 in Jackson Hole →

UPDATED: Friday March 8th, 2019…… The final snowfall calculation was just updated and submitted by the NWS for the  Jackson Climate Station for the month of February 2019 …..turns out, Jackson’s total snowfall was within one inch of the all-time monthly snowfall record, in any month! Final total that goes in the books for February … Continue reading So close to being the Snowiest Month Ever in Jackson →

One of the snowiest February’s ever for many parts of the Western United States is not quite over. More snow on the way for the Pacific Northwest & Northern Rockies. Looks like the Sierra Nevada & Colorado miss out on this weekend’s snow for the most part The Set-Up A cold Low-pressure center on the … Continue reading February Finishes with MORE Snow →

On Valentine’s Day 2019, the Town of Jackson Wyoming broke their February snowfall record with a total of 35.3 inches recorded for the month. The old snowfall record for February was 33 inches, for the entire month, in 1978. Add to that another 3 inches of snow recorded at the Jackson Climate Station on Friday … Continue reading Jackson Wyoming Breaks February Snowfall Record →

The next round of storms, already moving into the Western United States, with BIG snowfall amounts on tap from the Sierras to the Rockies the next 2 to 3 days. What’s developing is a Low-pressure center on the West Coast that will combine forces with another Low in the Gulf of Alaska. Satellite view below … Continue reading Next Big Thing →

Groundhog’s Day Weekend 2019 looks like it will be a snowy one for the mountains of the Western United States…measured in feet of accumulation in some places! Three separate Low-pressure centers will develop and combine to give the weekend a one-two-three punch, beginning in the Sierra Nevada mountains Friday night, February 1st, extending inland to … Continue reading Groundhog’s Day Snowstorm →