Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 11 months ago January 26, 2024
Dry for a week, then stormy Feb 2-9
Summary
On Thursday, a storm passed unceremoniously through Colorado, and now we are looking forward to about one week of dry weather, with storminess starting again around Friday, February 2.
Update
On Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, a storm tracked through southern Colorado and then strengthened to the southeast of Colorado. Unfortunately, the latest model forecasts turned out to be correct as we received no real accumulation and I noticed just a few flakes on the snow stake cams.
Friday
We'll see a mix of sunshine, clouds, and maybe a few snowflakes as well. Temperatures will be cooler with a high of around 20°F.
Saturday, January 27 to Thursday, February 1
Most of the time from Saturday (January 27) to the following Thursday (February 1) will be dry, mostly sunny, and warmer with high temperatures in the 30s.
The only wrinkle in this sunny forecast will be on Sunday and Monday as more clouds and perhaps a few snow showers could hang around.
Otherwise, enjoy the sunshine, good visibility, and comfortable temperatures, and be mindful that there could be a melt/freeze crust that develops overnight (due to warm daytime temperatures and cool nighttime temperatures), so morning groomers or midday non-groomed trails may offer the best conditions.
Friday, February 2, and Beyond
Days ago, the longer-range forecasts pointed to a stormier weather pattern starting around Friday, February 2.
The good news is that the longer-range forecasts continue to point toward a stormier weather pattern, and it's becoming more and more likely that multiple storms will bring snow to Colorado between Friday, February 2, and Friday, February 9.
We will narrow down the forecast over the coming days, and I am hopeful that at least some powder will return by next weekend.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Friday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 0” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 300am)
* 0” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 300am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 0” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 300am)
* 0” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 300am)
Last snowfall:
* 4” Sunday to Sunday Night (Jan 21-22)
Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 179 of 181 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 104%
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