Weather
NOAA has issued Winter Storm Watches for much of Wyoming and Idaho for Wednesday – Friday.
20-30″ of snow is in the Forecast along the Teton Range including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL...12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE GROS VENTRE RANGE AND
20 TO 30 INCHES ALONG THE TETON RANGE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO
10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE JACKSON VALLEY.
- NOAA Riverton, WY today
Grand Targhee Snow Numbers:
- 65″ Snowpack
- 167″ of snowfall this season
Jackson Hole Snow Numbers:
- 70″ Snowpack
- 183″ of snowfall this season
Winter Storm Watch for Wyoming:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 308 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WYOMING... ..A WARM FRONT WILL BRING AMPLE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN STEADY SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS ON FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE TETONS. BREEZY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. PERSISTENT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENT. PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE TETONS...STARTING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL QUICKLY END FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL...12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE GROS VENTRE RANGE AND 20 TO 30 INCHES ALONG THE TETON RANGE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE JACKSON VALLEY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY. EXPECT A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE JACKSON VALLEY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH LOWERED VISIBILITY. TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES AND HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN MOOSE AND MORAN WILL BE IMPACTED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY.
MY God, it’s worse here in Fort Lauderdale. Yesterday we had dangerous rip currents and today the Ocean is like a mirror. The temperature is down to about 71 in the evening and is expected to reach the low 80’s tomorrow. I guess we will just have to get outside , cut the grass and weed out around the Pineapple plants. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It’s almost terrible, year round. Highs in the 80’s with lows in the seventies. Enjoy. Jim D.