The Snowtology Team headed out to measure the snow we waited all winter for…
Monday – 23 Feb 2026 – 5:30pm
Everyone has been out skiing, snowboarding, sledding, dog sledding, snow shoeing, and cross country skiing! How we love our winter sports in Pagosa! Huge thanks to Bill and his assistant Joe for grooming all the trails in the area.
The past…
Stevens Field Observations
Sunday: High: 49, Low: 3, Peak wind: 6mph
Today: High: 54, Low: 12, Peak wind: 7mph
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 44 | 62 / 1947 | 9 | -25 / 1911 |
Precipitation summary…
We have not had any precipitation in the last 48 hours.
Current satellite and radar…
Visual satellite Monday Afternoon: This is what we call a dirty ridge. Upper and mid-level clouds are streaming over the top of the ridge but we won’t see any precipitation from it. It makes for pretty sunrises and sunsets.
Radar: There are showers headed into northern California and the northwest far, far from here.
Forecast highlights…
*** AVALANCHE Danger is Considerable for the mountains through the workweek. ***
*** We’ll see lots of blue sky, a gradual warming trend, & dry through the week. ***
Forecast details…
Monday through next Monday… A ridge has built over the region. We’ll see lots of sun and a warming trend. We’ll have mid and upper level clouds in the area through Thursday.
Temps…
Monday through next Monday highs will be in the high 40s to the upper 50s. Lows will be in the mid teens to the mid 20s.
Winds…
Monday through next Monday there will be afternoon gust up to 15mph. Wednesday will see 20mph winds with the upper level disturbance passage to the north which will compress our atmosphere a little. The high country will have afternoon gusts of 20-25mph winds each day. Except Wednesday which will have gusts to 35mph.
Side by side comparison of the 500MB Vorticity shows the change in our pattern over the next week. The disturbance passage on Wednesday will beat down our ridge and allow a cutoff low to move in from the southwest by March 2nd.
The next post will be on Wednesday.
– Arleen
