Yet another one of our awesome sunsets from last Thursday. Photo by Mark Langford
Tuesday 1-23-2024. 8:40am update.
The past…
At Stevens Field the high yesterday was 40 degrees and the low this morning was 21 degrees. Winds gusted to only 7mph yesterday and our humidity bottomed out at 59% yesterday afternoon.
Precipitation summary: Snow totals were super wimpy with the highest total of 0.20 yesterday. No new snow fell at Wolf Creek Ski area.
Pagosa Springs historical data for January 23rd.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 38 | 55/ 1981 | 0 | -28/ 1955 |
Travel Disclaimer: While we would love to help you make decisions on whether to drive over the pass, plan your trip or predict if planes will be able to take off in Durango on a particular date, we don’t have the resources to do so…plus it puts us in potential legal liability if you go flying off Wolf Creek Pass when we suggested it would be a good day to travel! Please use these two links: New Mexico Road Conditions and Colorado Road Conditions. And this one for Durango Airport flight information.
Forecast discussion…
Yet another trough is passing to our south today, leaving us high and dry. Our next trough arrives on Thursday, giving us our best chance for seeing 1-2 inches of snow before high pressure begins to build in for the weekend. We could see 1-2 inches of snow between today and Friday in the valley and 2-4 inches for the mountains. Looking further down the road, signs continue to look good for some decent snow storms in early February.
5-Day Forecast…
The rest of today: Mostly cloudy this morning, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 30’s. Winds SW 5-10mph.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a chance for some light, decorative snow showers. Lows in the teens and 20’s and highs in the low to mid 30’s. Winds SW 5-10mph. Zero to a light dusting of snow in the valley and 0-1 inch for the mountains.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for snow showers. Lows in the teens and 20’s and highs in the mid to upper 30’s. Winds SW 5-10mph. 0-1 inch of snow in the valley and 1-2 inches for the mountains.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for snow showers in the early morning hours. Lows in the teens and 20’s and highs in the mid to upper 30’s. Winds SW 5-10mph. 0-1/2 inch of snow in the valley and 0-1 inch for the mountains.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with lows in the teens and 20’s and highs in the mid to upper 30’s. Winds SW 5-10mph.
Sunday-Monday: Partly cloudy with lows in the teens and 20’s and highs in upper 30’s to low 40’s. Winds SW 5-10mph.
Check out my Pagosa Peak Cam (myearthcam.com) for watching hikers, bikers and of course, the weather.
