Pagosa Peak back dropped by a nice Cumulonimbus cloud – pic 6/11/25 (click on title of post to see picture)
Thursday – 12 Jun 2025 – 8:00pm
The past…
At Stevens Field the high temperature on Wednesday was 79, and today it was 83. The low this morning was 43.
The peak wind at Stevens Field on Wednesday was 25mph in the afternoon. Then a collapsing thunderstorm last night woke most of us up around 1130pm and the airfield hit 37mph! This afternoon we hit 30mph.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 78 | 98 / 1946 | 35 | 19/ 1951 |
Precipitation summary… The last few days our flow has been out of the northwest – a drying lee side flow for us. It backed a little today to the southwest but our afternoon dewpoints were in the upper 30s with relative humidities of 25%. Most rain falls and evaporates before it hits the ground with air that dry.
Satellite
Radar
Radar at 7:00pm Thursday – We had Scattered showers & Thunderstorms move through from the east to the west today. The best showers were to the east where the showers had a little orthographic boost. There was only one shower to the east left in the county with some pretty cumulus clouds throughout other areas.
Forecast highlights…
*** Warm & Dry weather for a while – typical for June. ***
*** Fire Dangers increase ***
Friday, the 13th through Sunday the 22nd: Drier, more stable air moves in… It will be Clear to Partly Cloudy with lots of sun, warm temperatures and dry weather.
Temps… Highs temps will be in the low 80s to upper 80s with Sunday being the warmest day of the week. Temperatures next Tuesday through Sunday will be in uppers 70s to the low 80s. Low temperatures for the entire period will low 40s to mid 40s.
Winds… Afternoon gusts each afternoon will be around 20mph. Monday and Tuesday afternoon gusts will be a little bit higher; up to 25mph.
Wildfire Danger Increases
Remember with these conditions, fuels will dry out quickly. Please be extra careful and vigilant in the back country to not inadvertently start a wildfire. Thank you!
The next post will be on Saturday.
– Arleen
