Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey The weather we had this past Saturday morning caught me a little by surprise, with a line of thunderstorms moving over NW Wyoming and directly over the Grand Teton at around 8:30 a.m. I was actually expecting that kind of weather Friday morning, not Saturday. When it didn’t materialize, I thought,  “oh … Continue reading Saturday Morning’s Thunderstorms – July 13, 2013 →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey For the past week I have been thinking about the tragedy that occurred during the wildfires in Arizona back on June 30th. Wildfires are perhaps one of the worst weather related disasters we can experience here in the Rocky Mountain West. They are no less violent, powerful, or unpredictable than the tornadoes … Continue reading Young Men & Fire →

Meteorologist, Jim Woodmencey Nearly record HOT in Jackson this weekend with the Town’s automated weather station reporting a high on Sunday of 90 degrees. Record high on June 30th in Jackson is 91 degrees set back in 1990. FYI…Record high for July 1st is 92 degrees, also set in 1990. Hot temps are courtesy of … Continue reading What’s Hot in The West? →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Might be a good time to gain some elevation to keep your cool, as we are looking at the has the potential to be the Hottest Day of the Year, so far…coming up this weekend. A large and very hot Ridge of High pressure building northward from the Four-Corners Region of the … Continue reading HDOY…Hottest Day of Year →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Summer will officially begin tonight, June 20th at 11:04 pm MDT (Mountain Daylight Time). That is the exact time of the Summer Solstice, the exact moment that the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees North latitude. That means Friday, June 21st will be the first full-day of … Continue reading The Summer Solstice →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey I received a number of very cool photos from the severe thunderstorm that passed through Jackson Hole on Wednesday afternoon June 12th. Below is a collection of some of those photos. There was also another strong thunderstorm the following evening, Thursday June 13th that produced strong wind gusts and some rain, while … Continue reading More Storm Photos from June 12, 2013 →

Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey As much as I hate to sensationalize the weather, this afternoon’s thunderstorms were pretty cool to observe. Between 3:30 and 4:00 pm  a series of thunderstorms moved through the Jackson Hole area that produced hail 3/4 of an inch to one inch in diameter, measured in the Town of Jackson. While we … Continue reading Severe Thunderstorm in Jackson Hole →

Jim Woodmencey, meteorologist Temperatures will be warming up pretty significantly around the Western US the rest of this week and into early next week (June 5 to 11) not just at the lower elevations but also up at higher elevations, were there is still significant snow to melt above about the 9,000-ft. elevation. At around … Continue reading Snowpack to go into Meltdown Mode →

Jim Woodmencey, meteorologist Powder skiing in late May? Well, that might seem like a bit of a stretch, but we are actually accumulating a little snow this week at the higher elevations in the Teton Mountains, above about 9500-ft. the last 24-hours. Snow levels will probably get down closer to 8,000-ft. as overnight temps get … Continue reading Powder not Corn →

Isolated thunderstorms that developed Wednesday afternoon produced some fairly impressive wind gusts in some areas around the valley. These were downdrafts coming down from the base of the thunderstorms, which then spread out horizontally as they come in contact with the ground.Strong downdraft winds are more common with dry-type thunderstorms, in other words, ones that … Continue reading Wednesday’s Wind Gusts →