Heavy snow is falling across Jackson Hole Wednesday morning with a storm system arriving from the west. Periods of snow will continue throughout the day Wednesday and into Wednesday night with 24-hour snow totals through Wednesday night ranging from 5-10″ in the Tetons and 2-4″ in the Jackson Hole Valley. High temperatures today will be in the low 30s in the valley, while temperatures at 9,000 ft will gradually fall into the low/mid teens by Wednesday afternoon. Mountain winds will be out of the west/southwest at 15-25 mph with gusts to 35 mph, while valley winds will be out of the southwest at 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
Periods of snow will continue throughout the day Thursday and into Thursday night with additional snow amounts ranging from 4-8″ in the Tetons and 1-3″ in the valley. Temperatures will be colder Thursday with morning temperatures in the upper teens in the valley and afternoon highs in the mid 20s. In the mountains at 9,000 ft, temperatures will be in the single digits throughout the day Thursday. Mountain winds will be lighter out of the west/northwest at 10-20 mph.
Snow will taper off Friday morning with clearing skies, dry conditions, and cold temperatures expected during the day Friday with highs only in the teens in the valley. The break in the pattern will not last long as the next storm approaches later Friday night with a snowy weekend expected.
Alan Smith, Meteorologist
