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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
130 PM MDT MON OCT 12 2026
WYZ002-012-024-131800-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-
SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
130 PM MDT MON OCT 12 2026
...PERIODS OF HIGH ELEVATION SNOWFALL MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WY
STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. COLDER
TEMPERATURES SHOULD SUPPORT WET SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 9,000 FT.
* WHAT...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WET SNOWFALL WITH TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO 3 INCHES. THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 10,000 FT MAY SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...ELEVATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 9,000 FT ACROSS THE TETON, GROS
VENTRE, AND ABSAROKA RANGES.
* WHEN...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
AND ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY IF HEADED
INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY FOR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
FOR GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THE SNOWFALL FORECAST, INCLUDING THE
OFFICIAL NWS FORECAST, HIGH END AMOUNTS, AND LOW END AMOUNTS, VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RIW/WINTER.
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