Date: 04/03/2016

Warm, dry weather continues today, with temperatures a few degrees warmer then yesterday and generally light winds. An incoming low pressure trough will bring increasing clouds on Monday, before passing to our north on Tuesday. We should pick up a couple inches of snow on Tuesday but nothing to significant. Then high pressure rebuilds for a couple days around mid-next week as many locals likely head to the desert.

Date: 04/03/2016

Warm, dry weather continues today, with temperatures a few degrees warmer then yesterday and generally light winds. An incoming low pressure trough will bring increasing clouds on Monday, before passing to our north on Tuesday. We should pick up a couple inches of snow on Tuesday but nothing to significant. Then high pressure rebuilds for a couple days around mid-next week as many locals likely head to the desert.

Date: 04/02/2016

A warming trend and dry conditions will continue through the weekend. Skys will be mostly clear with some clouds popping up each afternoon. Clouds will start increasing on Monday ahead of a trough that should bring snowfall to our area on Tuesday. We’ll start talking about snow numbers for Tuesday, later this weekend.

Date: 04/01/2016

Early this morning the cold temps may not feel like April, but that strong sun will warm things up quick. High pressure and dry conditions are building today with little change in the weather as we head into the start of next week. Temperatures will be on a warming trend with mostly clear sky. Our next change in weather looks to be around Tuesday with a quick trough moving through Colorado.

Date: 03/31/2016

A disturbance embedded in northerly flow will sag over Colorado today. Clouds should quickly fill in the blue skies this morning, and a couple of inches should accumulate by the end of the day, favoring the northern end of our forecast zone. A high pressure ridge begins to broaden and move over the West, bringing a dry and warming trend through the weekend.

Date: 03/30/2016

The low pressure system over Utah is shearing apart, bringing wrap-around northerly flow out of Wyoming this morning. We could see a couple more inches of snow later today as moisture streams in from the north boosted by afternoon convection, favoring the northern edge of our forecast area. Another wave diving down from Montana will bring additional snowfall on Thursday. Conditions start to dry out and warm up for the weekend.

Date: 03/29/2016

Another complicated spring storm rolls into the Elk Mountains today. A deep low centered over the Utah/Nevada border is streaming warm moisture into our region under southwest flow. Colder air aloft and a strong surface front will amplify snowfall later this afternoon, and some favored locations could see 8″ or more by sunset. The low retrogrades tomorrow bring northerly flow and continued lighter snowfall.

Date: 03/28/2016

Temperatures are much warmer this morning than yesterday, and winds will be on the increase ahead of our next stretch of stormy unsettled weather spinning out of the Pacific. Currently the cold front is hung up in Utah, but will slowly track toward Colorado this afternoon. We shouldn’t see significant precipitation until tomorrow afternoon, but blasting winds and another round of blowing dust from Arizona will be possible.

Date: 03/27/2016

Our last storm system will continue to move east, opening the door for a mild, clear day in the Elk Mountains. Clouds will increase this afternoon ahead of a weakening ripple caught in the jet stream, but no new snow is expected with this hiccup. Our next storm looks to arrive Monday, but uncertainty remains on track and strength. Small changes in direction will effect how much snow we see Monday through Wednesday.

Date: 03/26/2016

We did ok on storm totals last night, but our chance for big snowfall numbers is expiring. The San Juan Mountains will be getting there share today as several factors that are combining to produce enhanced snowfall has moved south. Our mountains will see scattered snow showers linger today with decreased and variably winds. This stormy weather will be moving out of the area tonight and we’ll see decreasing skys with drying weather tomorrow. We should return to stormy weather early next week.