Date: 01/05/2019
We will have another clear and cold start to the morning with the valleys once again diving below zero. Above the valley inversions, temperatures will again rise into the upper 30s, before high clouds begin to stream into Colorado early afternoon ahead of Sunday’s snow, and put a lid on the warm-up. Southwest winds will gradually increase throughout the day. Tonight through Monday looks like a solid snowmaker for the Elk Mountains with strong upper-level support that shifts from southwest to west orographics (wind direction) throughout the storm and could result in accumulations over 12” in the favored Kebler Pass and West Elks, as well as areas east of Crested Butte.
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Today
High Temperature: 35
Winds/Direction: 15-25/SW G40s
Sky Cover: Increasing clouds
Irwin Snow: 0
Elkton Snow: 0
Friend’s Hut Snow: 0 -
Tonight
Low Temperature: 25
Winds/Direction: 15-25/SW
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Irwin Snow: 1-3″
Elkton Snow: 1-3″
Friend’s Hut Snow: 0-2″ -
Tomorrow
High Temperature: 24
Winds/Direction: 15-25/W G40s
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Irwin Snow: 10-14″
Elkton Snow: 8-12″
Friend’s Hut Snow: 8-10″