Let’s try this again!

Full moon

It’s been a great week for observing and photographing the moon. © 2022 Mark Langford

Saturday – 10 Dec. 2022 – 9:30am

The past…

At Stevens Field the high yesterday was 37 and the low this morning was 13 degrees. Humidity yesterday afternoon bottomed out at 34%. Winds at the airfield hit 5 mph yesterday.

Precipitation summary…There was no precipitation to summarize although I am happy to report that Wolf Creek Summit’s snowpack is back to average from all of the great snow it received this week.

Pagosa Springs historical data

Average HighRecord High / YearAverage LowRecord Low / Year
4061/ 19817-26 / 1951
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The Springs Resort is sponsoring this upcoming storm…let’s hope for better results this week!

Forecast discussion…

A big digger trough is moving into the west coast and will be our next snowmaker from Sunday evening through Tuesday. Unlike last week, when we had to deal with bouncing snow levels, this week’s storm will be an “all snow” event. As the low and trough begin moving east tomorrow, our flow will transition into the SW and snow will start falling late Sunday night and early Monday morning. We will be in the snow window through Tuesday morning as the trough moves past us.

The rest of today… Sunny with highs in the low to mid 40’s

Sunday: Pretty much a repeat of today.

My snow forecast from Sunday night through Tuesday morning…

Valley: 2-5”

Mountains: 8-12”

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A deep trough will dig into the Pacific coast over the next couple of days, then move east on Monday, ushering in plenty of moisture from the SW, and giving us a good chance for snow.
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The latest NWS snow forecast through Tuesday morning.
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The latest NWS-Denver/Boulder Office snow forecast through Wednesday morning.
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The latest EURO model is predicting 4.7 inches of snow for Pagosa Springs and 5 inches for Chama, NM through Tuesday.
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The latest NBM model is predicting 4 inches of snow for Pagosa Springs and 4.3 inches for Chama, NM. through Tuesday morning.
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By Monday morning, a deep trough to our SW will be ushering in plenty of moisture from the SW, giving us a good chance for snow.

My forecast…

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* The forecast periods are from 8am to 8am.

Check out my Pagosa Peak Cam (myearthcam.com) for watching hikers, bikers and of course, the weather.

-Mark Langford

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Mark Langford

Mark Langford

I consider myself a "weather journalist" who has been studying and following meteorology since taking an earth science class in eighth grade. Later, when I became a professional commercial photographer, I learned that my continued studies in meteorology helped me plan outdoor photo assignments. I'm now a semi-retired photographer who teaches photo workshops, goes storm chasing and of course enjoys photographing great landscapes and clouds in our area. My fine art photography can be seen here: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-mark-langford
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