Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 10 months ago January 8, 2024
Snow for most of the next seven days
Summary
We are entering a stormy pattern and we'll likely see snow for most of the time from Tuesday night through the following Monday.
Update
On Monday, a storm is tracking to the south of Colorado and we have been left with just a dusting to an inch of accumulation. During the day, we'll see a mix of clouds, sunshine, and snowflakes, and the high temperature will be in the single digits.
Tuesday will be the final calm day before we enter the next storm cycle. We could see a mix of dry weather and light snow during the day with low-end accumulations. The high temperature will be in the teens.
Wednesday will offer 5-10 inches of snow from Tuesday night through Wednesday midday. Temperatures will be in the single digits.
Thursday will likely bring another 3-6 inches of snow with the flakes falling on Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. Temperatures will once again be in the single digits.
Friday should be a calmer day, though we will likely see at least some snowflakes with perhaps a few inches of accumulation. Temperatures will be in the single digits.
Friday night through Monday night will bring more snow with 1-2 feet (or more) of accumulation. The best conditions should be later in this period, on Sunday and Monday. Temperatures will be a little warmer with highs in the teens. Be mindful that holiday crowds and the new snow will create challenging driving conditions.
Next week from Tuesday, January 16 to Friday, January 19 should be calmer and drier, but we'll figure out the details of this forecast later. For now, we'll focus on the upcoming one-week storm cycle!
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Monday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 0-1” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 0-1” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 25” Thursday Night to Saturday Morning (Jan 4-6)
Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 169 of 181 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 76%