Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago February 19, 2023
Snow forecast for the week
Summary
The first storm of the week will arrive today on Sunday and there will be multiple chances for flakes through Friday (and maybe beyond).
Update
Saturday was mostly sunny and dry, and Saturday night was also dry as the storm had not yet arrived.
Now on Sunday morning, there is a storm moving into Colorado yet we have not seen accumulating flakes just yet.
On Sunday, we could see accumulating snow. Some forecasts show 1-3 inches, which is feasible, though this storm seems a little unfocused so my expectations are low.
On Sunday night, the weather should be dry as we will be in between storms.
Then from Monday afternoon through Tuesday midday, storm energy and moisture MIGHT combine to create more snow, around 1-3 inches. That said, the wind direction during this time, from the west-southwest, is not favorable, so we'll have multiple factors that are against each other and this leads to uncertainty in the forecast.
From Tuesday night through Wednesday night, another piece of storm energy will bring more snow to Colorado. Once again, the wind direction during this time will not be favorable for snow, though the storm energy and moisture should be strong enough to generate another 2-4+ inches of snow.
Then from Thursday through Saturday, additional snow showers will stream into Colorado from the southwest. Yet again, the wind direction will not be favorable for big accumulations, but we might see more accumulating snow during this time.
Looking further into the future, there should be another chance for snow around February 26-27, and then again around March 3-4.
Thanks for reading!
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:
* 3-4” Monday Night to Wednesday night (Feb 13-16)
Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 152 of 154 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 97%