Wolf Creek will be fantastic today!… Web cam capture 3/10/2022 at 6:43am
Friday – 11 Mar 2022 – 9:50am
The past…
At Stevens Field the high temp yesterday afternoon was 33. The low this morning was 6. Most of us had lows in the 0-10 degree range. The cold spots got down to -4. Our friends in Creede were in the minus low teens this morning. In South Fork one weather sensor said -10 while two others were near zero. The peak wind at the airfield in the last 24 hours was 22mph.
Precip summary… This storm favored the southern half of the county where we got lots of reports in the 6-8” range. Wolf Creek reported another 12” of new snow in the last 24 hours 21” in the last 2 days.
Snowpack update…
The Wolf Creek summit snotel is at 131% for this date and at 94% of its seasonal average. The Upper San Juan snotel is at 102% for this date and at 88% of its seasonal average. This is pretty good for a LaNina winter!
However, we have to thank the big Christmas to New Years storm cycle. Between 22 Dec and 1 Jan the Wolf Creek Summit snotel got 12.5″ of SWE and the Upper San Juan snotel got 11” of SWE. Take away that big holiday storm cycle and they would be at 20.7″ and 15.2” – just 58% and 51% for this date. That big storm cycle is likely a season-saver for parts of Colorado!
Forecast discussion…
The upper level trough moved trough last night and clouds cleared out quickly behind it. We woke up to a clear, cold, and picturesque morning.
Friday through at least Tuesday, a ridge will build back over the region and keep us dry. The exception is Sunday night when a few more clouds and a mountain snowshower or two is possible as a trough moves through northern Colorado. It will hardly impact us.
I’m keeping my eye on a system expected to move through Wednesday/Thursday. Right now it doesn’t look impressive but there’s time for it to get its act together.
My forecast…
Pagosa Springs historical data
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 48 | 72 / 1989 | 14 | -8 / 1942 |
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My next post will be Sunday afternoon.
– Shawn
