Winter Storm Warning Tuesday through Wednesday-Star Valley

Winter Storm Warning Tuesday through Wednesday-Star Valley

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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Winter Storm Watch Late Monday through Wednesday

Winter Storm Watch Late Monday through Wednesday

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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Wyoming Record Low Temperature-Where?

Wyoming Record Low Temperature-Where?

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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Winter Weather Advisory Sunday/Monday Star Valley

Winter Weather Advisory Sunday/Monday Star Valley

Forecasted snow amounts Sunday/Monday Star Valley-Salt River and Wyoming Ranges- Including the cities of Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch, and Thayne 208 PM MST Sat Dec 10 2022 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM MST MONDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches in the Star Valley; 4 to 8 inches in the mountains. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE…Star Valley and Salt River and Wyoming Ranges….

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Winter So Far In Star Valley

Winter So Far In Star Valley

While the official start of winter is still a few days off,  Star Valley has been experiencing winter like conditions for better than a month. Snow fall has been measured at the Star Valley Snow Gauge since the 3rd of November.   Star Valley Snow Gauge December 10 2022 Here is a listing of both precipitation and total snowfall around the Valley since the beginning of the water year on Oct. 1 2022 until December 10th.   Station     …

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Winter Storm Warning Star Valley Until Friday Afternoon

Winter Storm Warning Star Valley Until Friday Afternoon

Star Valley- Including the cities of Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch, and Thayne 348 PM MST Thu Dec 1 2022 …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches. * WHERE…Star Valley. * WHEN…Until noon MST Friday. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. Some drifting is possible. The hazardous conditions will impact the evening and morning commutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food,…

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Winter Storm Watch Sunday Afternoon through Monday Afternoon

Winter Storm Watch Sunday Afternoon through Monday Afternoon

Absaroka Mountains-Jackson Hole-Wind River Mountains West- Wind River Mountains East-Star Valley- Salt River and Wyoming Ranges- Including the cities of Jackson, Afton, Alpine, Star Valley Ranch, and Thayne 156 PM MST Sat Nov 26 2022 …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph at higher elevations. * WHERE…Portions of central, northwest and west central Wyoming. *…

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Early Winter Cold in Star Valley

Early Winter Cold in Star Valley

Winter cold has arrived a little early across Star Valley and nearby regions. Here is a list of the observed minimums recorded over the weekend. Afton Airport         -13 Thayne                    -11 Double L Ranch    -11 Etna                          -9 Alpine Airport         -8 Bedford                    -3 Star Valley…

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