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both the
Jackson Hole Valley & the Teton Mountains. The
NWS National Blended Model (NBM) is utilized as the base,
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Jackson Hole Weather News
Some Jackson Hole weather history, records, and interesting weather facts…
- The last week October can cold here in Jackson. The average low temperature is around 21°F, but it has been down into the single digits below zero.
- On October 26th, 2020 the low temperature in town was minus 9°F, which broke the record for the coldest October day ever.
- That old record was from the previous year, on October 30th, 2019 it got down to minus 6°F in town. October 2020 & 2019 hold all the daily record low temperatures in the last week of October, except for one day. By the way, the coldest Halloween on record is minus 3 degrees, on October 31st, 2019.
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Quick-Look Today
Decreasing Clouds
HI 51°F
Mountains @10,000ft
Today & Tonight
Today:
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.
Tonight:
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Light south wind.
Thursday
TEMP @10,000ft
HI 29°F
LO 16°F
WIND SW
AVG 5 mph
GUST 8 mph
Day:
Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Night:
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light west southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Friday
TEMP @10,000ft
HI 27°F
LO 17°F
WIND W
AVG 5 mph
GUST 10 mph
Day:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Light west wind.
Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
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Saturday
TEMP @10,000ft
HI 33°F
LO 14°F
WIND W
AVG 2 mph
GUST 7 mph
Day:
Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind.
Night:
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
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Sunday
TEMP @10,000ft
HI 38°F
LO 18°F
WIND S
AVG 7 mph
GUST 13 mph
Day:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
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5-Day Forecast Graphs
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Temperature Graph Description
This graph shows the temperature trend over the next 5 days (in degrees F.) Red Line is for Valley Temps, with daily highs plotted for each day on graph for a quicker read. Blue Line is for Mountain Temps at the 10,000-ft. elevation. Dashed line indicates the freezing point, 32F (0C).
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This graph shows expected Wind Speeds (in mph) & Direction over the next 5 days, at around the 10,000-ft. elevation in the mountains. The lower Light Green Line represents Average Wind Speeds for the day. The upper Dark Green Line represents the maximum wind gust speeds expected. Average overall Wind Direction is labelled with an abbreviation, such as: W= West, SW= Southwest, NNW= North-Northwest, etc. This indicate the direction from which the wind is coming.
Thunderstorm Graph Description
This graph shows the probability of Thunderstorms around the Jackson Hole area & the Teton Mountains.
This graph represents the likelihood of Thunderstorms & dangerous Lightning occurring in the area, for both DAY & NITE. The bar scale represents LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH probability of Thunderstorms. DAY generally covers the time period between 6:00 AM & 6:00 PM. NITE is between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM the following morning.
Snow Precipitation Graph Description
This graph shows the average expected snowfall amounts for the next 5 days in inches, broken down by DAY & NITE to give an idea of when the snow will be falling. Gray bars are for valley snowfall, Blue bars are for mountain snowfall at around the 9,000-ft. elevation in the Tetons. Number plotted is for a quicker read on mountain snow amounts.
Note: Snowfall amounts can vary widely from one location to another. In general, the Town of Jackson will get less snow than locations along the base of the mountains (Wilson, Teton Village & Moose). As you go further north into Grand Teton National Park (Moran, Colter Bay & South Gate of Yellowstone), expect much more snow than what is forecasted here. Mountain snowfall will vary widely by elevation & location, depending on favored flow directions & wind redistribution.
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