A break in the pattern will occur today following many days in a row of snow. Mostly cloudy skies and a few lingering snow flurries Wednesday morning will give way to mostly sunny skies Wednesday afternoon with high temperatures in the low to mid 20s in the valley and the low to mid teens at 9,000 ft. Mountain winds will be out of the southwest at 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph or higher, while valley winds will also be gusty out of the south at 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph, resulting in areas of blowing snow on the roads. Lows Wednesday night will fall into the single digits in the valley, while mountain temperatures will warm up slightly overnight.
On Thursday, conditions will remain dry with increasing high-level cloud cover expected. Temperatures will warm up a bit with highs in the low to mid 30s in the valley and the mid to upper 20s at 9,000 ft. Mountain winds will increase out of the south/southwest at 15-25 mph with gusts to 40 mph, while valley winds will increase during the afternoon out of the south at 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
The next storm will arrive late Thursday night or early Friday morning. The heaviest snow from this storm will fall during the daytime hours Friday, with lighter snow lingering through Friday night and into early Saturday morning. Snow totals from Friday through Friday night will range from 5-10″ in the Tetons and 2-4″ in the Jackson Hole Valley. A drying trend can be expected through the holiday weekend as high pressure builds in from the south.
