Altoco Standing Lenticular over the mountains to our northwest today – pic taken 1/19/2024
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Friday – 19 Jan 2024 – 6:00pm
It was such a beautiful day! The sun felt so nice on my afternoon walk even though it is melting all of my snow. Did you notice the altocu standing lenticular over the mountains to the north and all the cirrus clouds throughout the sky today. It is all signs of weather to come…
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The past…
At Stevens Field the high temperature this afternoon was 42 and the low this morning was 18.
The wind at Stevens Field this afternoon peaked at 6mph.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 37 | 54 / 1944 | 3 | -33 / 1943 |
Precipitation summary… There are no reports of Precipitation from CoCoRaHS observers or at Wolf Creek Ski Resort.
Forecast discussion…
There is nothing on radar in our area this afternoon.
Forecast Highlights…
*** Chance for snow Saturday night to Monday afternoon. ***
Friday evening to Saturday afternoon… An upper-level ridge, masked in lots of upper-level moisture, will slowly move towards us and keep us dry. The ridge will move over us Friday night and then upper-level southwest flow will push more low level clouds into the region through Saturday.
Winds… Peaks will be around 10mph each afternoon.
Temps… Lows Friday night will be in the mid-teens to mid-20s. Highs Saturday will range from near 40 to the mid-40s.
Saturday evening to Monday afternoon… The next system will move through. It will approach us from the west-northwest, not an ideal direction. It will be disorganized, have limited moisture, and be a bit warmer.
Timing… The first scattered showers will start over the mountains Saturday afternoon and then over the valley Saturday night. Hit and miss snowshowers will persist into Monday afternoon.
Snow levels… Starting Saturday afternoon snow levels will be around 7,200, drop to 6,200ft by sunrise Sunday, rise to 7,400ft Sunday afternoon, drop to 6,700ft Sunday night, and then rise to 7,200ft Monday afternoon.
Snow amounts…
Valley below 7,400ft: 1-2”
Valley above 7,400ft: 2-3”
Mountains: 4-8”
Winds… Peaks will be around 10mph each afternoon.
Temps… Lows Saturday night will be in the low to mid 20s. Highs Sunday will be in the mid-30s to low 40s and lows Sunday night will be in the mid-20s to low 20s. Highs Monday will be in the mid-30s to upper 30s.
Monday evening to Wednesday evening… Upper-level flow will vary between southwest and northwest and continue to push moisture and clouds through the region. Weak troughs will kick up occasional scattered snowshowers, but I don’t expect much snow to accumulate. It just is not approaching us from an ideal direction.
Snow amounts…
Valley: 0-1”. Most areas will only see a trace… an occasional snowflake flitting by.
Mountains: 2-4”
Winds… Afternoon peaks will be around 10mph.
Temps… Lows Monday night will be in the low-teens to upper-teens. Highs Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the high 30s to mid-40s. Lows Tuesday night will be in the low-teens to upperteens.
My next post will be tomorrow afternoon…
Have fun at the Winterfest Bonfire and Concert tonight! I’ll see you at the Balloon Launch tomorrow morning!
– Arleen
