Wolf Creek summit cam around 6pm Sunday
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Monday – 4 Mar 2024 – 8:45am
The past…
At Stevens Field the high temperature yesterday afternoon was 47 and the low this morning was 28.
The peak wind at the airfield was 28mph. The peak gust at Lobo Overlook was 55mph and current winds at 7:55am are out of the southwest gusting to 43mph resulting in a wind chill of -8.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 43 | 63 / 1986 | 12 | -25 / 1966 |
Precipitation summary… A little more snow fell on and off yesterday, but amounts were minimal. Wolf Creek ended up with a storm total of 6”.
Forecast discussion…
Forecast highlights…
*** Variable clouds with occasional spotty showers the rest of the week. Precip amounts will be low. ***
Rest of Monday through Wednesday afternoon… Upper-level flow goes zonal – flat, west to east with no significant ridge or trough. This will result in partly to mostly cloudy skies and very spotty showers, mostly over the mountains. For snow, the lucky spots in the valley could get a dusting and the mountains could get 1-2”.
Winds… Monday afternoon: 15-20mph. Tuesday afternoon: 10-15mph. Wednesday afternoon: 15-20mph.
Temps… Highs Monday will be in the high 30s to mid-40s, and lows will be in the low teens to low 20s. Highs Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the low 40s to low 50s and lows will be in the low teens to low 20s.
Wednesday night through Saturday afternoon… The next system will move through. It’s not organized and lacks storm energy and moisture so precip amounts will be low. We’ll see quite a few clouds and an occasional spotty shower. The best chance for precip is Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon.
Snow amounts…
Valley: 0-2”
Mountains: 4-8”
Winds… Afternoon peaks will be 10-20mph.
Temps… Lows Wednesday night will be in the high teens to mid-20s. Highs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be in the high 30s to mid-40s and lows will be in the low teens to low 20s.
Saturday night through Monday… A ridge will build over the region and give us more sun, dry weather, and temps near to slightly above average.
Winds… Afternoon peaks will be 10-15mph.
Temps… Highs will be in the mid-40s to mid-50s and lows will be in the low teens to low 20s.
My next post will be on Wednesday.
– Shawn
