Winter Park Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 2 days ago December 19, 2024
Encouraging signs for snow next week
Summary
Thursday through Sunday will be dry, mostly sunny, and warm, and then multiple storms should bring snow to Colorado starting on Monday, December 23, and continuing through the New Year.
Update
Helpful Links
Conditions
- New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
- 0” Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am (24 hours)
- 0” Wednesday 500pm to Thursday 500am (12 hours)
- Last Snowfall
- 7” Tuesday & Tuesday Night (December 17-18)
- Snowpack
- 102% of the 30-year average
- Terrain
- 17 of 24 lifts
- 115 of 171 trails
Thursday to Monday
Thursday's weather will be windier than Wednesday.
Summit winds are gusting to 70 mph at around sunrise on Thursday morning, and our forecast data shows that these fast wind speeds will continue for most of the day.
Otherwise, Wednesday will be partly sunny with a high temperature in the mid-30s.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be similar with mostly sunny skies and comfortable high temperatures in the mid-30s.
Next Week
Good news!
Next week, multiple storms from the Pacific Northwest should push into Colorado with a respectable total snowfall of potentially 10-15+ inches.
While no single storm in this series will likely bring significant/deep snow, the combination of light-to-moderate snow totals across 5+ days should create fun and softer conditions, especially here in the northern mountains of Colorado.
- Monday/Tuesday, December 23-24. A weak storm could bring a few inches of snow.
- Wednesday/Thursday, December 25-26. A stronger storm could bring moderate snow totals.
- Friday/Saturday, December 27-28. A single storm or multiple weaker storms may bring moderate snow totals.
- Monday, December 30 to Thursday, January 2. Another storm, or a series of storms, may again deliver moderate snow totals.
During the next few days, it'll be fun (and potentially frustrating) as we watch the model forecast trends and try to dial in the details of the likely snowfall next week. Stay tuned!
Tap below to see our forecasts:
My next update will be on Friday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ