Tuesday, Aug. 20 marked the anniversary of the largest wildfire ever recorded in United States history. This fire burned more than 3 million acres in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho
I’ve been calling it “The Fab Fall of 2024” after enjoying the exceptionally warm and dry weather throughout most of September and October. Now it’s time to focus on November
I spent last week in Alaska, while teaching a couple of weather courses in Juneau and Anchorage, I experienced the usual nasty weather one should expect when hanging out on
A couple of weeks ago in this column I talked about extreme weather events and how they are repeat offenders. Less than a week later, along came the first bomb
The astronomical spring season will officially begin here in Jackson Hole on Thursday at precisely 3:01 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. This is known as the vernal equinox. To celebrate the
News headlines recently that told of cutbacks at the National Weather Service included stories about the reduction in the amount of weather balloons that would be launched here in the
News headlines recently that told of cutbacks at the National Weather Service included stories about the reduction in the amount of weather balloons that would be launched here in the
While the snowpack in the valley shrank fairly rapidly in April, there is still plenty of snow to melt up in the mountains the rest of May and into June.