A peaceful morning along Coyote Loop Trail as a few cumulus clouds drift over Pagosa Peak. Photo ©2023-Mark Langford
Wednesday – 26 April. 2023 – 9:45am
The past…
At Stevens Field the high yesterday was 56 and the low this morning was 28 degrees. Winds gusted to 39mph.
Precipitation summary: Mainly trace amounts of snow overnight, with the exception of 0.30 in Chromo. Three-day rainfall totals were pretty close to forecasts with most of us recording around a tenth of an inch from this storm. Looking at Wolf Creek Pass road cam images, it looks like they may have gotten a couple inches of snow.
Pagosa Springs historical data
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 62 | 74/ 1996 | 26 | 12/ 1964 |
Come join us on Friday for an evening with Climate and Weather Experts at 6pm at the CSU Extension Building at 344 HWY 84. Arleen will be there along with Peter Goble-Climatologist and Water Availability Specialist.
Forecast discussion…
The low pressure has moved to our SE and will continue moving away from us today. We could see a few wrap-around showers, but odds are low. Look for a break in our weather through Thursday, then a 12-hr window for a chance for snow showers in the morning, and rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon as a trough moves through. By this weekend, high pressure will take over and we will see our afternoon temperatures rebound into the mid to upper 60’s. At this point, I see a rain break through at least the first week of May.
5-Day Forecast…
The rest of the day: Partly cloudy with highs in the low to mid 50’s. NE winds 10-15mph with gusts to 20mph. A tiny chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20’s to low 30’s and highs in the low 60’s. SW winds 10-15mph with gusts to 25mph.
Friday: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20’s to low 30’s and highs in the low to mid 50’s. NE winds 15-25mph with gusts to 35mph. A chance for snow showers in the morning and rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Rainfall amounts: 0.05-0.10
Snow amount:
Valley below 8000 feet: 0-Trace
Mountains above 10,000ft: 2-4”
Saturday: Mostly sunny with lows in the mid 20’s to low 30’s and highs in the low to mid 60’s. SW winds 10-15mph with gusts to 20mph.
Sunday-Monday: Mostly sunny with lows in the upper 20’s to low 30’s and highs in the mid to upper 60’s. SW winds 10-15mph with gusts to 20mph.
Check out my Pagosa Peak Cam (myearthcam.com) for watching hikers, bikers and of course, the weather.
-Mark Langford
