Why Have Some Parts Of Wyoming Missed Out On Snow?

Well this looks weird.

Snow has fallen all around Wyoming and the region, and plenty of it.

Do you folks in the central and eastern parts of the state feel left out?

So what's with the snow hole in the center of Wyoming?

There are several reasons for it.

The good news is that as we get into spring there is plenty of opportunity for the central areas of Wyoming to get wet.

The below snow pack average is from the Wyoming Climate Office.

First, we can blame a few high pressure systems that parked themselves over the middle of Wyoming, denying the area the moisture that everybody else was getting.

How winter weather enters our area also plays a key role.

Mountain ranges from Washington State all the way over to Wyoming can cast a weather shadow.

That's why you see such low percentage to the east of the Bighorn Mountains and Laramie Range.

The mountains around central Wyoming got plenty of snow.

In fact, Wyoming's mountains have above average snow pack for the year, and more snow is coming.

That's good news for this summer's fire season, up in the mountains anyway.

It's a surprise to many that the driest time of the year in this part of the country is December through the end of February.

As we get into March, we get warming, but we also get much wetter.

Everyone knows that we will get at least one big snowfall before we can declare winter over.

That's when central Wyoming has a chance to catch up with everyone else.

So far it looks like the area has a good chance, but hold that thought.

Weather, especially in this part of the country, is as unpredictable as it can be.