5” of fresh snow at Wolf Creek and then lots of sun this afternoon!… Web cam capture 4/1/2022
Friday – 1 Apr 2022 – 7:20pm
The past…
At Stevens Field the high temp this afternoon was 56. The low this morning was 34. The peak wind at the airfield in the last 24 hours was 20mph.
Precip summary… 5” of new snow fell up at Wolf Creek in the last 24 hours. CoCoRaHS 24-hour liquid equivalent precip reports ranged from 0.03” to 0.12”. CoCoRaHS 24-hour snowfall reports ranged from 0 to 1.1”. There were also a couple of reports from the Chromo area of around an inch of snow. Thanks for your reports!
Forecast discussion…
Saturday through Sunday morning ridging will build over the region and give us sunny skies and seasonal temps.
Sunday afternoon clouds will increase ahead of another weak system. A few spotty showers will pop up over the mountains in the afternoon and become more widespread after midnight. Occasional showers and a thunderstorm or two are possible until Monday afternoon when the trough moves through.
On Tuesday a strong jet stream out of the northwest will result in partly cloudy skies and gusty winds.
My forecast…
Tuesday – It will be windy, especially in the mountains. See the forecast wind chart below.
* LE = liquid equivalent. * * The forecast periods are from 8am to 8am. *
Pagosa Springs historical data
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 54 | 72 / 1966 | 20 | -4 / 1980 |
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I’ll do a March summary and April outlook tomorrow morning. My next forecast post will be on Sunday.
– Shawn
