Winter Park Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago March 26, 2021
Snow showers on Friday & Friday night at Winter Park
Summary
Snow showers dropped 5 inches on Thursday night, and we should see another few inches on Friday and Friday night.
Short Term Forecast
On Thursday we saw snow showers with just a bit of accumulation, and then on Thursday night 5 inches accumulated on the mid-mountain snow stake. That was a welcome surprise!
Now on Friday, we’ll see additional snow showers during the day and through Friday night as well. Accumulations will again be random and light, anything from a coating to about 4 inches.
Saturday could offer a little bit of new snow for the morning's first chair if we see some showers on Friday night.
Otherwise, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be dry and warmer each day with highs in the 20s on Saturday and in the 30s on Sunday and Monday.
Extended Forecast
The next storm will bring snow from Monday evening through Tuesday. My initial estimate is for about 4-8 inches with the best chance for powder on Tuesday. We will dial in this forecast over the next few days.
Then April 1-5 should be dry and warm.
Between April 6-10, most longer-range models show a chance for snow to return, so we will likely not be done with winter just yet!
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Friday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 5” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 5” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 22” Saturday to Friday (Mar 20-26)
Terrain
* 20 of 23 lifts
* 165 of 166 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 101%