Date: 12/21/2017
It’s going to snow today! The big question is “how much?” and there’s little agreement amongst Colorado meteorologists. The storm has slowed down a little, and the predicted timing of the cold air and precipitation isn’t consistent amongst our various resources. That said, there is good confidence that we’ll see at least a few inches by day’s end, with an outside possibility of a foot or more in areas favored by a southwest flow, like Irwin and Paradise Divide.
Essentially we’ve got a wave of low pressure with an associated cold front moving in from Utah. The precipitation will be largely focused around the cold front, which is sitting around Grand Junction early this morning. The slow progress may actually help if the front lingers over us for several hours this morning, but we’ll end up with less snow if the front passes quickly. Either way, by this evening the precipitation should end with skies clearing overnight. Tomorrow will be a beautiful snow covered day before another round of snow showers on Saturday.
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Today
High Temperature: 20
Winds/Direction: 10 to 20, gusting to 30, Southwest
Sky Cover: Overcast
Irwin Snow: 6 to 10″
Elkton Snow: 6 to 8″
Friend’s Hut Snow: 3 to 7″ -
Tonight
Low Temperature: 5
Winds/Direction: 5 to 10, Northwest
Sky Cover: Decreasing clouds
Irwin Snow: 1 to 3″
Elkton Snow: 1 to 2″
Friend’s Hut Snow: 0 to 2″ -
Tomorrow
High Temperature: 20
Winds/Direction: 10 to 20, gusting to 30, Northwest
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Irwin Snow: 0
Elkton Snow: 0
Friend’s Hut Snow: 0