Date: 02/15/2018
Well, this watched pot doesn’t seem to have hit a boil, and I’m afraid we’re running out of fuel. Snow totals around the Crested Butte area have come in under the forecasted amounts and the pattern of snowfall is a bit unusual for a southwest flow. Irwin picked up 4″, Schofield 7″, Gothic 3″, while in a come from behind victory Upper Taylor has racked up 9″ as of 6am.
The trough of low pressure across the western US will move overhead this afternoon. Today we’ll have a few hours of westerly flow before the trough passes and the winds shift to the northwest. Until the storm blows out, we can expect snow showers off and on throughout the day.
Once the flow shifts to the northwest, the snowfall will end as drier air moves in for the next couple days and we’ll turn our attention towards a storm early next week.
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Today
High Temperature: 20
Winds/Direction: 15 to 30, gusting to 50, West
Sky Cover: Overcast
Irwin Snow: 3 to 6″
Elkton Snow: 2 to 4″
Friend’s Hut Snow: 1 to 3″ -
Tonight
Low Temperature: 0
Winds/Direction: 5 to 15, Northwest
Sky Cover: Mostly Clear
Irwin Snow: 0
Elkton Snow: 0
Friend’s Hut Snow: 0 -
Tomorrow
High Temperature: 20
Winds/Direction: 10 to 20, gusting to 30, West
Sky Cover: Clear
Irwin Snow: 0
Elkton Snow: 0
Friend’s Hut Snow: 0