Date: 12/22/2015
Overnight and through today we have all the ingredients of a major winter storm (the first of a series this week) coming together. The “left exit region” of a 160 knot jet stream will punch the Elk Mountains square in the nose, bringing significant upper level support to a cold, ultra saturated atmosphere hovering near seasonal extremes for moisture content. Add in 13,000 foot mountains for added lift and we have the makings of a doozy. Snow could be fairly dense, and the winds will average 10-20 mph but gust into the 50 mph range closer to timberline. Look for snow to taper tonight into tomorrow, only to intensify Wednesday afternoon through Christmas Day.
Today
High Temperature: 25
Wind Speed: 10-20 G50+
Wind Direction: W
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 6-12″
Tonight
Low Temperature: 15
Wind Speed: 10-20
Wind Direction: W
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 3-6″
Tomorrow
High Temperature: 23
Wind Speed: 10-20
Wind Direction: SW, W
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 3-6″