Jackson Hole is under a Winter Weather Advisory tonight into tomorrow. NOAA is forecasting up to 12+ inches of snow for the Tetons with snow levels as low as 7,500-feet.
Today at Jackson Hole.
Weather Message From NOAA:
“A strong cold front will make its way across the Cowboy State today, bringing rain, thunderstorms, wind and snow to the forecast area. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue northward this morning over central and western portions. Snow will occur in the mountains, with levels dropping to near 7,000 ft by this evening and continue overnight tonight. The shower activity will become more widespread through the morning hours, as the front enters western portions. Strong winds will develop by early afternoon, from southern Lincoln County to Natrona County. Windy conditions will occur across much of the area today, as well. Snow will develop late this afternoon in the Bighorns and continue through midday Tuesday. Precipitation will linger over northern and western portions tonight.”
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for WYOMING:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 258 PM MDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG AUTUMN PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG WINDS TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL MOVE EAST OF THE DIVIDE THIS EVENING...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE OVER THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL... STRONG WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE PASSES AND EXPOSED RIDGES. TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS DECREASING TO 7500 FEET. * SNOWFALL...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED RIDGES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...HUNTERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WINTER WEATHER. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO KEEP DRY AND HAVE ADEQUATE WINTER CLOTHING TO AVOID HYPOTHERMIA. TRAVEL DISORIENTATION MAY ALSO DEVELOP DUE TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS.
