Powell Wyoming Weather

12/21/2022

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12/21/2022

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Northwest Wyoming Weather

11/11/2019

Serving Western and Central Wyoming. Posts do not always reflect the most recent info. For current info visit weather.gov/riw

05/07/2017

High wind, rain and hail headed to Powell, Willwood area, proceeding straight to Lovell.

02/11/2017

155 PM - Hold on to your hats...a 92 mph gust was recently observed along Interstate 25 between Wheatland & Chugwater in southeast Wyoming! Remember, it is important to take all warnings, advisories, and closures seriously. Visit this website for the latest road closures from the WYOMING DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION.

http://www.wyoroad.info/pls/Browse/WRR.CLOSURES

01/13/2017

Final snow figures this week

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
0434 PM MST Thu Jan 12 2017

***Final snow totals are in from this past winter event***

Snow began in the west on Saturday night, January 7th, and ended
last night, January 11th.

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered
official. Total accumulations at SNOTEL locations are estimated.

Regardless, some locations received quite a lot of snow!

Location Snowfall

Big Horn County...
Lovell... 19.1 inches.
2 SSW Lovell... 18.4 inches.
Lovell... 16 inches.
Lovell... 12 inches.
Bone Springs Divide Snotel... 12 inches.
Bald Mountain Snotel... 11 inches.
Deaver... 10 inches.
Shell Creek Snotel... 8 inches.
Greybull... 2.4 inches.
9 ENE Greybull... 2.4 inches.
9 NNW Shell... 2 inches.

Fremont County...
South Pass Snotel... 54 inches.
Deer Park Snotel... 53 inches.
Hobbs Park Snotel... 30 inches.
Burroughs Creek Snotel... 29 inches.
Brooks Lake... 29 inches.
Atlantic City... 24.7 inches.
Townsend Creek Snotel... 17 inches.
Little Warm Snotel... 16 inches.
Castle Creek Snotel... 15 inches.
Cold Springs Snotel... 14 inches.
St. Lawrence Alt Snotel... 9 inches.
Dubois... 4 inches.
9 SSE Lander... 0.3 inches.
6 SW Lander... 0.3 inches.
7 WNW Lander... 0.1 inches.

Hot Springs County...
Owl Creek Snotel... 4 inches.
9 NE Thermopolis... 0.5 inches.

Johnson County...
Bear Trap Meadow Snotel... 6 inches.
Soldier Park Snotel... 5 inches.
Little Goose Snotel... 5 inches.
Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel... 4 inches.
Hansen Sawmill Snotel... 4 inches.
Buffalo... 0.6 inches.

Lincoln County...
Blind Bull Summit Snotel... 56 inches.
Spring Creek Divide Snotel... 53 inches.
Indian Creek Snotel... 53 inches.
Willow Creek Snotel... 52 inches.
Kelley Ranger Station Snotel... 47 inches.
Blind Bull Summit... 47 inches.
Salt River Summit Snotel... 44 inches.
Commissary Ridge... 42 inches.
Hams Fork Snotel... 40 inches.
Cottonwood Creek Snotel... 36 inches.
Star Valley Ranch... 29 inches.
Box Y Ranch... 28 inches.
2 SE Thayne... 27.9 inches.
Alpine... 25 inches.
5 SSE Smoot... 24 inches.
Star Valley Ranch... 19.2 inches.
Afton... 15.2 inches.
3 SE Bedford... 15 inches.
Kemmerer... 9 inches.
6 N Cokeville... 7 inches.
Afton... 7 inches.
Kemmerer... 6 inches.

Natrona County...
Casper Mountain Snotel... 2 inches.
Grave Spring Snotel... 2 inches.
4 WSW Casper... 0.8 inches.
Casper... 0.8 inches.
1 S Casper... 0.4 inches.
3 WSW Casper... 0.4 inches.
Casper... 0.3 inches.
Casper Airport... 0.3 inches.

Park County...
Wolverine Snotel... 32 inches.
Blackwater Snotel... 30 inches.
Younts Peak Snotel... 29 inches.
Evening Star Snotel... 28 inches.
Beartooth Lake Snotel... 26 inches.
Pahaska... 22 inches.
Kirwin Snotel... 18 inches.
Wapiti... 13 inches.
1 ENE Wapiti... 12 inches.
Cody... 10.2 inches.
2 NE Cody... 10 inches.
Cody... 10 inches.
2 WSW Cody... 9 inches.
Marquette Snotel... 9 inches.
5 ESE Cody... 9 inches.
Cody... 9 inches.
26 SW Cody... 8.2 inches.
4 SE Cody... 7.5 inches.
4 ENE Powell... 7 inches.
3 NE Clark... 6.2 inches.
Cody... 6 inches.
4 SW Powell... 6 inches.
5 ESE Cody... 4 inches.
Powell... 4 inches.
Powell... 3 inches.
Timber Creek Snotel... 2 inches.
3 NE Sunshine... 0.4 inches.

Sublette County...
Triple Peak Snotel... 54 inches.
Snider Basin Snotel... 41 inches.
Kendall Ranger Station Snotel... 38 inches.
Larsen Creek Snotel... 34 inches.
Loomis Park Snotel... 34 inches.
Bondurant... 32.6 inches.
Big Sandy Opening Snotel... 30 inches.
14 NW Pinedale... 25.9 inches.
East Rim Divide Snotel... 25 inches.
Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel... 24 inches.
New Fork Lake Snotel... 22 inches.
Gunsite Pass Snotel... 22 inches.
Daniel Fish Hatchery... 15 inches.
1 N Pinedale... 14 inches.
Pinedale... 11.2 inches.
Big Piney... 10 inches.
Boulder Rearing Station... 7 inches.

Sweetwater County...
7 SE Rock Springs... 7.8 inches.
Wamsutter... 6 inches.
Rock Springs... 4.8 inches.
5 N Farson... 4 inches.
Rock Springs... 2.5 inches.
Green River... 2.2 inches.
Green River... 1.4 inches.
Green River... 1.3 inches.
Rock Springs... 1 inch.
Buckboard Marina... 1 inch.
4 NNW Rock Springs... 0.6 inches.

Teton County...
Phillips Bench Snotel... 58 inches.
Grassy Lake Snotel... 53 inches.
Granite Creek Snotel... 49 inches.
Jackson Hole - Raymer... 43.5 inches.
Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain... 43 inches.
Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl... 43 inches.
3 SSW Wilson... 40 inches.
2 WSW Jackson... 40 inches.
Togwotee Mountain Lodge... 39 inches.
Base Camp Snotel... 35 inches.
Snake River Stn Snotel... 33 inches.
Togwotee Pass Snotel... 33 inches.
Gros Ventre Summit Snotel... 30 inches.
5 NW Jackson... 30 inches.
Snow King... 29 inches.
Darwin Ranch... 28 inches.
Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph... 28 inches.
2 NE Teton Village... 26.2 inches.
Moose... 25.9 inches.
Jackson Hole - Base... 22 inches.
2 SW Wilson... 20 inches.
Jackson... 18.1 inches.
Jackson Dam... 11.1 inches.
12 NE Jackson... 10 inches.
1 NNW Alta... 9 inches.
Jackson... 8 inches.

Washakie County...
Powder River Pass Snotel... 5 inches.
Middle Powder Snotel... 2 inches.
16 SSE Ten Sleep... 0.9 inches.
Ten Sleep... 0.9 inches.
5 NNW Ten Sleep... 0.6 inches.
8 SW Worland... 0.5 inches.
27 S Ten Sleep... 0.1 inches.

Yellowstone National Park...
Lewis Lake Divide Snotel... 50 inches.
Snake River Ranger Station... 44.8 inches.
Two Ocean Plateau Snotel... 35 inches.
Thumb Divide Snotel... 33 inches.
Parker Peak Snotel... 23 inches.
Sylvan Lake Snotel... 21 inches.
Canyon Snotel... 18 inches.
Sylvan Road Snotel... 18 inches.
Yellowstone East Entrance... 17.5 inches.
Old Faithful Ranger Station... 15.5 inches.
Lamar Ranger Station... 14.5 inches.
Tower Falls Ranger Station... 11.5 inches.
Mammoth... 9 inches.

01/11/2017

Latest snow totals. 12:00 Wednesday

Quick View of Hazards and Forecast Snow

Preliminary Snowfall Amounts and Peak Wind Gusts

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
1144 AM MST Wed Jan 11 2017

A MAJOR LONG DURATION WINTER STORM IN WESTERN WYOMING HAS LED TO
SOME VERY IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THIS MORNING. IN CENTRAL WYOMING...SOME AREAS HAD SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT. HERE ARE SOME PRELIMINARY TOTALS THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME LOWER ELEVATION TOTALS DO NOT INCLUDE
SNOWFALL FROM LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING YET.

Location Snowfall

Big Horn County...
Lovell... 12 inches.
Bone Springs Divide Snotel... 11 inches.
Bald Mountain Snotel... 9 inches.
Shell Creek Snotel... 7 inches.
Lovell... 5.1 inches.
2 SSW Lovell... 3.4 inches.
9 ENE Greybull... 0.5 inches.
Greybull... 0.1 inches.

Fremont County...
South Pass Snotel... 56 inches.
Deer Park Snotel... 56 inches.
Hobbs Park Snotel... 30 inches.
Burroughs Creek Snotel... 29 inches.
Brooks Lake... 28 inches.
Townsend Creek Snotel... 17 inches.
Little Warm Snotel... 16 inches.
Castle Creek Snotel... 15 inches.
Atlantic City... 13 inches.
Cold Springs Snotel... 11 inches.
St. Lawrence Alt Snotel... 9 inches.
Dubois... 2 inches.
6 SW Lander... 0.3 inches.
9 SSE Lander... 0.3 inches.

Hot Springs County...
Owl Creek Snotel... 4 inches.

Johnson County...
Bear Trap Meadow Snotel... 6 inches.
Soldier Park Snotel... 4 inches.
Hansen Sawmill Snotel... 4 inches.
Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel... 3 inches.
Little Goose Snotel... 2 inches.
Buffalo... 0.2 inches.

Lincoln County...
Blind Bull Summit Snotel... 55 inches.
Indian Creek Snotel... 52 inches.
Willow Creek Snotel... 50 inches.
Spring Creek Divide Snotel... 49 inches.
Kelley Ranger Station Snotel... 45 inches.
Blind Bull Summit... 43 inches.
Salt River Summit Snotel... 43 inches.
Hams Fork Snotel... 39 inches.
Commissary Ridge... 39 inches.
Cottonwood Creek Snotel... 34 inches.
Alpine... 25 inches.
2 SE Thayne... 24.4 inches.
Star Valley Ranch... 23 inches.
Box Y Ranch... 23 inches.
5 SSE Smoot... 21 inches.
Star Valley Ranch... 17.2 inches.
1 N Alpine... 10 inches.
3 SE Bedford... 9 inches.
Kemmerer... 6-9 inches.
Afton... 7 inches.
6 N Cokeville... 7 inches.

Natrona County...
Casper Mountain Snotel... 2 inches.
Grave Spring Snotel... 2 inches.
Casper... 0.5 inches.
4 WSW Casper... 0.1 inches.

Park County...
Wolverine Snotel... 27 inches.
Younts Peak Snotel... 27 inches.
Beartooth Lake Snotel... 25 inches.
Blackwater Snotel... 24 inches.
Evening Star Snotel... 23 inches.
Kirwin Snotel... 18 inches.
Wapiti... 10 inches.
2 NE Cody... 10 inches.
2 WSW Cody... 6 inches.
Cody... 6 inches.
Cody... 5.7 inches.
Pahaska... 5 inches.
Marquette Snotel... 5 inches.
26 SW Cody... 4.2 inches.
Powell... 3 inches.
4 ENE Powell... 3 inches.
4 SW Powell... 3 inches.
4 SE Cody... 2.6 inches.
Timber Creek Snotel... 1 inch.
3 NE Clark... 0.2 inches.

Sublette County...
Triple Peak Snotel... 53 inches.
Kendall Ranger Station Snotel... 39 inches.
Snider Basin Snotel... 38 inches.
Loomis Park Snotel... 35 inches.
Larsen Creek Snotel... 33 inches.
Big Sandy Opening Snotel... 30 inches.
Bondurant... 24.8 inches.
East Rim Divide Snotel... 24 inches.
14 NW Pinedale... 23.4 inches.
Gunsite Pass Snotel... 22 inches.
Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel... 22 inches.
New Fork Lake Snotel... 21 inches.
1 N Pinedale... 14 inches.
Daniel Fish Hatchery... 13 inches.
Pinedale... 10 inches.
Big Piney... 10 inches.
Boulder Rearing Station... 6 inches.

Sweetwater County...
5 N Farson... 3 inches.
7 SE Rock Springs... 1.8 inches.
Green River... 1.5 inches.
Green River... 1.5 inches.
Rock Springs... 1.5 inches.
Green River... 1.3 inches.
Rock Springs... 1.3 inches.
Buckboard Marina... 1 inch.
Rock Springs... 1 inch.
Wamsutter... 1 inch.
4 NNW Rock Springs... 0.6 inches.

Teton County...
Phillips Bench Snotel... 54 inches.
Grassy Lake Snotel... 49 inches.
Granite Creek Snotel... 48 inches.
Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain... 39 inches.
Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl... 38 inches.
Jackson Hole - Raymer... 37.5 inches.
Togwotee Mountain Lodge... 37 inches.
Togwotee Pass Snotel... 31 inches.
Snake River Stn Snotel... 31 inches.
Base Camp Snotel... 31 inches.
2 SW Wilson... 30 inches.
Gros Ventre Summit Snotel... 29 inches.
Snow King... 27 inches.
3 SSW Wilson... 27 inches.
Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph... 26 inches.
1 ENE Teton Village... 26 inches.
5 NW Jackson... 20 inches.
Jackson Hole - Base... 18 inches.
Moose... 15.8 inches.
2 NE Teton Village... 15.5 inches.
Darwin Ranch... 13.7 inches.
Jackson Dam... 11.1 inches.
12 NE Jackson... 10.3 inches.
Jackson... 8.1 inches.
Jackson... 8 inches.
1 NNW Alta... 1 inch.

Washakie County...
Powder River Pass Snotel... 4 inches.
Middle Powder Snotel... 2 inches.
5 NNW Ten Sleep... 0.1 inches.

Yellowstone National Park...
Lewis Lake Divide Snotel... 48 inches.
Thumb Divide Snotel... 31 inches.
Snake River Ranger Station... 25 inches.
Two Ocean Plateau Snotel... 25 inches.
Parker Peak Snotel... 23 inches.
Sylvan Lake Snotel... 20 inches.
Canyon Snotel... 18 inches.
Sylvan Road Snotel... 16 inches.
Old Faithful Ranger Station... 15.5 inches.
Yellowstone East Entrance... 11.5 inches.
Lamar Ranger Station... 7 inches.
Tower Falls Ranger Station... 5.5 inches.

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01/10/2017

Powell area 1/10/17

01/10/2017

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
0209 PM MST Mon Jan 09 2017

A persistent strong and very moist flow off the Pacific will continue
to deliver heavy snowfall to far Western Wyoming through mid week.
In addition, heavy snowfall is possible across the northern Big Horn Basin
from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning.

Below are preliminary snowfall totals from Saturday night through
Sunday night. However some snowfall data below are only received
during the morning hours. An updated snowfall report will be issued
as more data are received.

Note: SnoTELS (Snow Telemetry) are remote sensing sites in high
mountain watersheds. Snowfall data from SNOTELS are estimated based
on snow water equivalent.

Location Snowfall

Big Horn County...
Shell Creek Snotel... 1 inch.
Bone Springs Divide Snotel... 1 inch.

Fremont County...
Deer Park Snotel... 18 inches.
South Pass Snotel... 15 inches.
Hobbs Park Snotel... 11 inches.
Brooks Lake... 9 inches.
Burroughs Creek Snotel... 8 inches.
Townsend Creek Snotel... 6 inches.
Cold Springs Snotel... 4 inches.
Castle Creek Snotel... 3 inches.
Little Warm Snotel... 3 inches.
Atlantic City... 1 inch.

Hot Springs County...

Johnson County...
Soldier Park Snotel... 1 inch.

Lincoln County...
Willow Creek Snotel... 20 inches.
Indian Creek Snotel... 19 inches.
Spring Creek Divide Snotel... 18 inches.
Blind Bull Summit... 17 inches.
Salt River Summit Snotel... 15 inches.
Kelley Ranger Station Snotel... 15 inches.
Hams Fork Snotel... 12 inches.
Commissary Ridge... 12 inches.
Blind Bull Summit Snotel... 11 inches.
Cottonwood Creek Snotel... 11 inches.
Alpine... 9 inches.
Kemmerer... 6 inches.
2 SE Thayne... 4.5 inches.
Star Valley Ranch... 4.5 inches.
Box Y Ranch... 4 inches.
5 SSE Smoot... 2 inches.
3 SE Bedford... 2 inches.
Afton... 1.8 inches.
Star Valley Ranch... 1.5 inches.

Natrona County...
Grave Spring Snotel... 1 inch.
Casper... 0.5 inches.
4 WSW Casper... 0.1 inches.

Park County...
Wolverine Snotel... 10 inches.
Beartooth Lake Snotel... 9 inches.
Evening Star Snotel... 7 inches.
Younts Peak Snotel... 6 inches.
Kirwin Snotel... 5 inches.
Blackwater Snotel... 4 inches.
Pahaska... 1 inch.

Sublette County...
Triple Peak Snotel... 22 inches.
Kendall Ranger Station Snotel... 16 inches.
Snider Basin Snotel... 15 inches.
Loomis Park Snotel... 13 inches.
14 NW Pinedale... 12.9 inches.
Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel... 12 inches.
Big Sandy Opening Snotel... 12 inches.
Larsen Creek Snotel... 11 inches.
New Fork Lake Snotel... 10 inches.
Gunsite Pass Snotel... 8 inches.
East Rim Divide Snotel... 7 inches.
Pinedale... 6 inches.
Bondurant... 4.3 inches.
Boulder Rearing Station... 2 inches.
Daniel Fish Hatchery... 1.5 inches.

Sweetwater County...
Green River... 1.1 inches.
Green River... 1.1 inches.
Rock Springs... 1 inch.
Rock Springs... 0.8 inches.
4 NNW Rock Springs... 0.6 inches.
Green River... 0.3 inches.
7 SE Rock Springs... 0.2 inches.

Teton County...
Phillips Bench Snotel... 28 inches.
Granite Creek Snotel... 24 inches.
Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain... 20.5 inches.
2 SW Wilson... 20 inches.
Grassy Lake Snotel... 19 inches.
5 NW Jackson... 18.5 inches.
Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl... 18.5 inches.
Jackson Hole - Raymer... 17.5 inches.
Snake River Stn Snotel... 14 inches.
1 ENE Teton Village... 12 inches.
Togwotee Pass Snotel... 12 inches.
Base Camp Snotel... 10 inches.
Gros Ventre Summit Snotel... 10 inches.
Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph... 9 inches.
Grand Targhee Snotel... 9 inches.
Togwotee Mountain Lodge... 9 inches.
Snow King... 8 inches.
Jackson... 8 inches.
Jackson Hole - Base... 8 inches.
3 SSW Wilson... 4 inches.
Jackson Dam... 3.8 inches.
2 NE Teton Village... 3 inches.
Darwin Ranch... 0.6 inches.

Yellowstone National Park...
Lewis Lake Divide Snotel... 13 inches.
Thumb Divide Snotel... 8 inches.
Canyon Snotel... 4 inches.
Sylvan Lake Snotel... 4 inches.
Lamar Ranger Station... 3.5 inches.
Snake River Ranger Station... 3.5 inches.
Parker Peak Snotel... 3 inches.
Sylvan Road Snotel... 3 inches.
Yellowstone East Entrance... 1 inch.
Tower Falls Ranger Station... 1 inch.

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01/09/2017

NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
134 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ..WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
EVENING AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...SEVERAL WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE
OVER THIS COLD DOME FROM THE WEST LEADING TO POTENTIAL HEAVY
SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP SOMETIME
DURING THE EVENING AND THEN POTENTIALLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
INTO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOWFALL...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* VISIBILITY...UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW.
* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE
SHARPLY REDUCED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

07/23/2016

First 100° day of 2016.
Last 100° day was June 29, 2010

06/08/2016

Official high temperature today for Powell 95 deg. Thursday forecast to be hotter.