Dangerous Heat in the East; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue today and likely Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and northern High Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson, Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC)

Lat: 43.6°NLon: 110.73333°WElev: 6450.0ft.

Rain

43°F

6°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed SSW 21 MPH
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.55 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 29 Jun 11:20 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rafter J Ranch WY

  • Today

    Today: Showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  High near 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 58 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
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Point Forecast:
Rafter J Ranch WY
 43.42°N 110.8°W (Elev. 6093 ft)
9:31 am MDT Jun 29, 2026
11am MDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
 
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