Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 24 days ago December 3, 2024
Sunshine through Saturday, then snow is likely early next week
Summary
Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures will continue through the week, then it's likely that we'll see a refresh of snow on or around Monday, December 9.
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Conditions
- New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
- 0” Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am (24 hours)
- 0” Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am (12 hours)
- Last Snowfall
- 25” Monday Night to Wednesday (November 25-27)
- Snowpack
- 154% of the 30-year average
- Terrain
- 13 of 24 lifts
- 83 of 178 trails
Tuesday
Tuesday will be another day with a morning temperature inversion. Temperatures at the base will be colder (10-15°F) with warmer air at the summit (25-30°F).
The rest of Tuesday will be warmer with a high temperature in the mid-30s and sunny skies.
Wednesday to Saturday
The forecast is unchanged throughout the week. Wednesday through Saturday will be dry and mostly sunny. Temperatures will be comfortable with daytime highs in the mid-30s except for Friday which will be a bit cooler with a high temperature of around 30°F.
Sunday, December 8 - Monday, December 9
The latest data shows higher odds for snow early next week as most weather forecast models agree that a storm will impact Colorado. Snow should start any time between Sunday and Monday morning, and will likely continue through Monday afternoon or Monday night.
My early estimate for snow totals is 3-6 inches, with Monday offering the highest odds to ride some fresh flakes. Temperatures will be colder early next week with a high temperature in the single digits or teens.
Longer Range
The middle of next week is likely to be dry, but some clouds and snow showers might hang around northern Colorado if we're lucky.
Then the next higher chance for snowfall will be around December 14-17, though that's still at the far end of the range of predictability (otherwise known as 'fantasy land') so it'll be at least another few days before we have more confidence in the forecast out to mid-December.
In the meantime, we have a solid base, the low sun angle of early December will help to preserve our snowpack, and more terrain should open over the coming days and weeks, so we're in an okay spot for early December, despite the ten days of dry weather that is following Thanksgiving.
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My next update will be on Thursday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
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