Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 5 years ago December 16, 2018
Update
Sunday
Similar to the past two mornings, there is an inversion where the temperature at the base (10F) is colder than up on the mountain (25F). This will even out during the day and the entire mountain will see readings in the low-to-mid 30s by midday. Skies will be clear and sunny for the entire day.
Weather for the upcoming week
Expect more clouds on Monday. On Tuesday, clouds will persist with maybe a light snow shower. On Wednesday and Thursday, a storm to our north should send moisture and storm energy over northern Colorado with perhaps 2-4 inches of accumulation. The best chance for softer turns will be Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, and if we are lucky, maybe snow amounts will be higher than this initial forecast. Then Thursday and Friday look dry at the moment.
Weather for next weekend
It looks like we could see a storm on either Saturday or Sunday with another few inches of accumulation. It’s too soon to know any more details than this.
Weather for Christmas week
The longer-range models continue to show active weather near Colorado with chances for storms during Christmas week and through New Years. I cannot provide any specifics on a single storm, but odds are pretty good that we’ll see more snow between December 24-31.
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Contact me: [email protected]
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)
New snow summit:
* 0” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 11” on Wednesday night (December 12)
Terrain
* 15 of 18 lifts
* 165 of 169 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to 30-year average:
* 121%