Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago January 22, 2023
A southern storm and light snow
Summary
The chance for snow on Sunday into Monday will be low, then more snow showers will fall on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Update
On Saturday and Saturday night, northwest flow behind the departing storm delivered about 3 inches of snow, with 2 of those inches falling on Saturday night.
Now on Sunday, we'll start the day with the fluff that fell on Saturday night, then the rest of the day should be dry with a high temperature in the upper teens to low 20s.
From Sunday evening through Monday afternoon, a storm will track well to the south of Colorado and we will likely stay dry during this time (or see just light snowfall). Monday's high temperature will again be around the upper teens to low 20s.
Then from about Tuesday through Thursday, we will have mostly cloudy skies, cold temperatures in the single digits above 0°F, and snow showers could deliver a dusting to a few inches of fluffy accumulation each day. The cold temperatures will likely limit the snowfall due to a lack of moisture, but any snow that does fall will be fluffy and this can create more snow than is in the forecast.
Looking further ahead, between about January 28 to February 1, more moisture may move into Colorado, with a chance for more significant snowfall at some point during this five-day period, though it is too soon to have any confidence in the specifics of this outlook.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Sunday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 3” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 4” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 3” Saturday to Saturday Night (Jan 21-22)
Terrain
* 21 of 21 lifts
* 171 of 171 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 147%