Date: 02/22/2020
As of 0500, all remote weather stations are above zero! Valley inversions are still hanging on, with valley locations sitting in the single digits and ridge tops basking the low 20s. Westerly alpine winds continue to blow in the 20mph range, keeping things brisk up high.
Expect clouds to really to increase across our forecast area after about 11am as the closed low spinning up from Arizona approaches. The San Juans will be most favored by this incoming storm, but for less than 24hrs out, there remains a lot of model uncertainty. Temperatures will be on the warmer side, with potential valley rain (below 8000ft) early on before changing over to snow. Snow should start to fall across the higher terrain late tonight, and continue until around sunset Sunday. Accumulations look to range from 4-8” with this storm, with another disturbance dropping out of the Pacific Northwest for Monday, bringing with it stronger winds, a little more snowfall, and much colder air.
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Today
High Temperature: 30 to 35
Winds/Direction: 10-20 G40/WSW
Sky Cover: Increasing clouds
Irwin Snow: 0
Elkton Snow: 0
Friend’s Hut Snow: 0 -
Tonight
Low Temperature: 15-20
Winds/Direction: 10-20/WSW
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Irwin Snow: 2-4″
Elkton Snow: 2-4″
Friend’s Hut Snow: 1-3″ -
Tomorrow
High Temperature: 20-25
Winds/Direction: 10-20/W
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Irwin Snow: 3-6″
Elkton Snow: 2-4″
Friend’s Hut Snow: 1-3″