Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago March 16, 2021
Chances for snow through Wednesday at Copper
Summary
Monday’s snow showers ended by the late afternoon. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we’ll see a chance for at least a few inches of snow. Warm and dry weather will return on Thursday.
Short Term Forecast
During the day on Monday, the tail end of the weekend storm kept snow showers going with about 2 inches of accumulation at the mid-mountain snow stake through the midday. Then on Monday evening, skies cleared and we saw dry weather.
For the day on Tuesday, expect snow showers to ramp up during the afternoon and evening, and then snow showers could continue, albeit lighter, late on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Snow accumulations should be 2-4 inches, though a few models show double this amount, and because this storm has a history of creating surprises as it tracked through Utah over the past day, I have low confidence in the snow forecast.
On Wednesday morning, we will enjoy any of the fresh snow that falls on Tuesday night. Then during the day on Wednesday, there is a chance for snow squalls especially during the midday and afternoon and snow accumulations could be anything from a little to a few more inches.
Extended Forecast
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, we will transition back to the feeling of spring with dry weather, more sunshine, and high temperatures in the 30s and 40s. Snow conditions will be firm and crunchy in the morning then softer and slushy by the afternoon.
From Saturday night, March 20-21, through Friday, March 26, there will be one or a series of storms that should bring snow to Colorado. The forecast models show even less agreement than they did one day ago, so I am going to hold off on discussing any details for at least a few days. Of course, I hope that the final full week of March is a snowy one, but we just won’t know how this storm will play out for at least a few more days.
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Tuesday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Monday 400pm to Tuesday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 14” Saturday to Tuesday (Mar 13-16)
Terrain
* 22 of 23 lifts
* 149 of 152 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 84%
About Our Forecaster
Joel Gratz
Founding Meteorologist
Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.
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