Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago April 18, 2021
Sunny Sunday, more snow on Monday night
Summary
Sunday will be sunny and Monday morning will be dry. Then a strong and fast-moving storm will bring 3-6+ inches of snow on Monday night.
Short Term Forecast
Saturday was a mixed day with some snow showers, some times of dry weather, and a few breaks of sunshine. There was just a little bit of accumulation from the snow showers.
Sunday will be dry and sunny with a high temperature around 30 degrees.
Monday morning will also be dry.
On Monday midday, winds will be strong with gusts near or faster than 40mph.
Then from Monday afternoon through Tuesday at sunrise, expect times of intense snow as a strong and fast-moving storm tracks directly across Colorado.
For the snow forecast by Tuesday morning at sunrise, I’ll stick with about 3-6 inches. However, due to the strength of the storm, there could be more snow than this. I always try to set reasonable expectations and we can always hope for more snow!
Extended Forecast
Tuesday will be mostly dry, then we’ll see snow showers return on Tuesday night and continue through Saturday morning. I have low confidence in this forecast – we might see a few inches each day and/or night with soft conditions through the week, or accumulations could be much lower with just light snow showers.
Looking ahead to closing weekend for Winter Park, Saturday could be a mixed day with lingering showers and cooler temperatures. Then Sunday should be a warm and sunny day, which is just what we would hope for during the last day of the season.
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Sunday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 4” Thursday to Saturday (Apr 15-17)
Terrain
* 18 of 23 lifts
* 113 of 152 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 74%