First Snow of 2018 in Western Wyoming

First Snow of 2018 in Western Wyoming

Snowfall through midnight Saturday January 6 2018

 

Star Valley-Salt River and Wyoming Ranges-
Including the cities of Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch,
and Thayne
1234 AM MST Sat Jan 6 2018

...Snow for Lincoln County today through this evening...

Moisture will gradually increase ahead of and with an approaching
Pacific upper level trough today with light snow developing early
this morning...becoming heaviest this afternoon. Total snowfall
of 2 to 5 inches is expected in the mountains with an inch to 3
inches in the Star Valley by sunrise Sunday. Snowfall is expected
through this evening, tapering off after midnight. A few
localized preferred locations in the Salt River Range could see as
much as 6 to 7 inches of new snowfall.