Snowfall amounts over the past 24 hours have ranged from 8-9″ at Jackson Hole Ski Area and Grand Targhee to around 2″ in the Jackson Hole Valley. Snow will continue through Monday morning across the area with some lulls in the activity expected later in the day. Snow will pick back up again late afternoon or early evening Monday as another disturbance arrives, and will continue through the night with 24-hour totals through Tuesday morning ranging from 3-6″ in the mountains and 1-2″ in the valley.
High temperatures Monday will be in the mid 20s in the valley and in the upper single digits to low teens at 9,000 ft. Moderately strong winds will result in areas of blowing snow. Mountain winds will be out of the west/northwest at 15-25 mph with gusts to 35 mph during the day Monday, before increasing slightly Monday night. Valley winds will be out of the southwest at 5-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph, increasing to 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph Monday night.
Light snow will linger into Tuesday morning with another inch or two possible in the mountains, before tapering off by Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures will warm up a bit on Tuesday with morning lows in the low 20s in the valley before rising into the low to mid 30s for afternoon highs. Temperatures at 9,000 ft will warm up into the low 20s Tuesday afternoon. The next storm system will arrive early Wednesday with moderate to heavy snow amounts possible from Wednesday through Thursday. Skiing/riding conditions will be outstanding over the next several days.
Alan Smith, Meteorologist
