As of post time, we were getting some pretty decent snow showers at our place about a mile north of Hatcher Lake. Seen in the image are two of my weather sensors and my snow measuring stick.
Thursday 1-4-2024. 8:55am update.
The past…
At Stevens Field the high yesterday was 40 degrees and the low this morning was 23 degrees. Winds gusted to only 7mph yesterday and our humidity bottomed out at 20% yesterday afternoon.
Precipitation summary: Finally, something to talk about! Wolf Creek Ski Area reports 3 inches of new snow as of 7am this morning.
Pagosa Springs historical data for January 4th.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 35 | 51/ 1981 | -1 | -32/ 1911 |
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.
Current Watches, Advisories and Warnings for our area:
Wolf Creek Pass:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 352 AM MST Thu Jan 4 2024 Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- 352 AM MST Thu Jan 4 2024 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches. * WHERE…Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet County. * WHEN…Until 11 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
Pagosa Springs:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 202 AM MST Thu Jan 4 2024 Animas River Basin-San Juan River Basin- Including the cities of Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, and Pagosa Springs 202 AM MST Thu Jan 4 2024 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts. * WHERE…Animas River Basin and San Juan River Basin. * WHEN…Until 11 PM MST this evening.
Forecast discussion…
Low pressure #1 is now over Arizona, pumping moisture into our area from the SW. The low will move east today, and our snow will come to an end tonight. We could see another 1-3 inches of snow through early evening in the valley and 3-5 inches for the mountains. After a break on Friday, an even stronger low will move into our area, giving us a good chance for snow from Saturday through Monday morning. Early snow forecasts for #2 are 5-10 inches in the valley and 9-17 inches for the mountains. Look for highs to remain at or below freezing from at least through Tuesday of next week with lows dropping below zero by Tuesday.
5-Day Forecast…
The rest of today: Cloudy with highs in the upper 20’s to low 30’s. Snow showers continuing during the day and into the early evening. Winds SW 5-10mph with gusts to 15mph. We could see another 1-3 inches of snow through early evening in the valley and 3-5 inches for the mountains.
Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with lows in single digits and teens and highs in the upper 20’s to low 30’s. A few snow showers during the day. Winds SW 5-10mph with gusts to 15mph.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with lows in single digits and teens and highs in the upper 20’s to low 30’s. A chance for snow during the day, ramping up after sunset. Winds SW 5-10mph with gusts to 15mph.
Sunday: Cloudy with lows in single digits and teens and highs in the mid to upper 20’s. Snow showers all day and into the evening…snow could be heavy at times. Winds SW 5-10mph with gusts to 15mph.
Total snow from Storm #2: 5-10 inches in the valley and 9-17 inches for the mountains.
Monday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with lows in single digits and teens and highs in the mid to upper 20’s. A chance for snow showers in the morning. Winds SW 5-10mph with gusts to 15mph.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy with lows -5 to single digits and highs in the mid to upper 20’s. Winds SW 5-10mph with gusts to 15mph.
Check out my Pagosa Peak Cam (myearthcam.com) for watching hikers, bikers and of course, the weather.
