Star Valley Weather

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 511 PM MST Wed Jan 25 2023 Jackson Hole-Star Valley- Including the cities of Jackson, Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch, and Thayne 511 PM MST Wed Jan 25 2023 …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 10 to 14 inches possible in the Jackson Valley. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 20 inches for Star Valley. Highest…

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Mid January is a good time to see how the winter snow pack is faring in the Mountain West including the Star Valley  area.  This map shows the percent of normal precipitation so far this water year beginning Oct 1st. Of more importance is the actual snow water equivalence reported from the SNOTEL network again as of January 15th. While much of Wyoming is running above normal water content in the snow pack, it has been a very beneficial water…

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JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JACKSON, AFTON, ALPINE, STAR VALLEY RANCH, THAYNE, KEMMERER, AND COKEVILLE 213 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2023 …HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVING LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WHERE…JACKSON HOLE, STAR VALLEY, AND SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY. * WHEN…LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…HEAVIER SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE TETON RANGE AND THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS…

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Overall it appears that the Star Valley area ended  with near normal precipitation including snow for 2022. Following are observations of precipitation and snow at  locations around the valley. Location                    Precipitation(in)               Snowfall(in) Star Valley Ranch    24.70                                     201.6 Bedford                   …

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 310 PM MST Mon Dec 26 2022 WYZ013-023-271300- /O.NEW.KRIW.WW.Y.0033.221227T1500Z-221228T1300Z/ Jackson Hole-Star Valley- Including the cities of Jackson, Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch, and Thayne 310 PM MST Mon Dec 26 2022 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Snow, moderate to heavy at times. Rain is possible Tuesday in some locations, before changing to snow Tuesday evening. Total snow accumulations of 3…

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 900 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2022 …PAST 36 HOUR LOW TEMPERATURE REPORTS… THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WAS ONCE AGAIN QUITE COLD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURES FROM THE PAST 36 HOURS THAT ARE -20 F OR COLDER. SOME STATIONS ACTUALLY RECORDED THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 7AM AND 10AM THURSDAY MORNING. THIS EVENT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OBSERVED OVER THE AREA IN THE 2000S….

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1100 AM MST THU DEC 22 2022 …UPDATED THURSDAY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE REPORTS… AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT BROUGHT VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO WYOMING. THE FOLLOWING ARE LOW TEMPERATURES REPORTS OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS. LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE ELEVATION (FT.) …ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS… NE ENTRANCE – YNP -40 F 0845 AM 12/22 7359 CASTLE CREEK -39 F 0700 AM 12/22 8399 CRANDALL -34 F 0912 AM 12/22 6640 CODY 10 WNW -33 F 0240…

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Forecast Snowfall through Wednesday URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 310 AM MST Mon Dec 19 2022 Star Valley-Salt River and Wyoming Ranges- Including the cities of Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch, and Thayne 310 AM MST Mon Dec 19 2022 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 9 inches in the Star Valley; 10 to 16 inches…

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 118 PM MST Sun Dec 18 2022 WYZ023-024-191300- /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.A.0012.221220T0600Z-221222T0600Z/ Star Valley-Salt River and Wyoming Ranges- Including the cities of Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch, and Thayne 118 PM MST Sun Dec 18 2022 …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING… * WHAT…Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches in the lower elevations. In the mountains, 12 to 18 inches…

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Ten years ago a blog discussed the controversy of where the Wyoming record low temperature occurred. With winter here and potentially very cold temperatures later this week, that particular blog is reposted below.   WYOMING RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE While recent weather records are typically quite accurate given the modern day instrumentation and GIS capabilities, errors are being found in some of the older ones.  A couple of  examples that have been noted recently in this blog are the Worlds highest…

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