Three bear cubs enjoy an afternoon of playing around near a seasonal pond behind our home near Coyote Loop Trail. © 2023-Mark Langford
Wednesday 7-19-2023. 11:15am update.
The past…
At Stevens Field the high yesterday was 91 degrees. The low this morning was a mild 63 degrees. Winds gusted to 21mph yesterday and our humidity bottomed out at 11% yesterday afternoon.
Precipitation summary: The was no precipitation to summarize yesterday!
Pagosa Springs historical data for July 19th.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 82 | 96/ 1989 | 47 | 35/ 1956 |
FIRE DANGER IS HIGH
*** Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are in effect for the lower elevations of San Juan National Forest. The minimum fine for violating campfire restrictions is $530. ***
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Forecast discussion…
While humidity is on the rise, (note warmer overnight temperatures) and our monsoon is trying to get activated, the location of high pressure is not ideal for us to receive much rainfall this week…but we will take whatever we can get! A meandering high pressure will start off to our south, migrate into the Four Corners this weekend, then move into a more traditional monsoon position by later next week. While we will see a chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms throughout the period, they will remain very spotty with low rainfall totals. Most of the moisture in the short term will stay to our east and southeast.
5-Day Forecast…
The rest of the day: Partly cloudy and warm with a chance for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80’s to low 90’s. Winds SW 10-15, with gusts to 25mph.
Rainfall totals 0-0.05.
Thursday-Monday: Partly cloudy with a chance for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40’s to low 50’s and highs in the mid to upper 80’s. Winds SW 10-15, with gusts to 25mph. Daily rainfall totals 0-0.05 inches.
Check out my Pagosa Peak Cam (myearthcam.com) for watching hikers, bikers and of course, the weather.
