Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago April 7, 2021
Tracking a storm next week for Copper
Summary
Snow showers dropped 1 inch of accumulation on Tuesday night and we’ll see a few showers linger through Wednesday morning. Thursday through Sunday will be mostly dry, then a significant storm is possible next week.
Short Term Forecast
Tuesday brought cooler weather with temperatures in the 20s and 30s and a few snow showers. On Tuesday night, we saw steadier snow which delivered about 1 inch of accumulation at mid-mountain.
Now on Wednesday morning, we should see light snow showers continue through mid-morning, and then the showers should dissipate and give way to drier weather with high temperatures in the upper 20s to mid-30s.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be mostly dry.
Thursday and Saturday will be the warmest days with high temperatures near 40 degrees.
Friday and Sunday will be cooler days with high temperatures in the upper 20s to mid-30s and we might see a few snow showers both days as storms track just to the north of Colorado.
Extended Forecast
We have been keeping an eye on a potential storm during next week, April 12-16, and the latest longer-range models are mostly on board this scenario. I still cannot pinpoint which days could bring the most snow, but it does look likely that we will see snow during multiple days next week and the multi-day snow total could be 6+ inches. This means that there is a chance we will sneak out at least one powder day next week…stay tuned for some potential late-season excitement.
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 1” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 1” Tuesday to Wednesday (Apr 6-7)
Terrain
* 21 of 23 lifts
* 131 of 152 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 80%