A cold front will slide southward into New Mexico over the weekend, where t-storms with locally heavy rain will be favored, while Colorado will also see isolated to scattered afternoon storms. Next week, a frontal system will move across the Northern & Eastern Rockies with heavy rain & chilly temps for Montana, while the Southwest will also see an uptick in t-storms as monsoon moisture increases.

Following an active first few days of July, we are back into a dry pattern now as the monsoon has retreated southward back into Mexico. High temps will be well into the 80s in the valleys most days but there will be some ups & downs with weak cold fronts moving thru. A slight chance of t-storms is expected Wed night/Thu AM & again on Fri. Some signs of monsoon moisture returning later this month.

The winter of 2024-2025 featured near to above average snowfall across the Sierra, Central/Northern Rockies, and much of the East. Snowpack is currently melting at a faster rate than usual across much of the West due to warmer and drier conditions so far in April. Looking ahead, a storm will bring high-elevation snow showers to the Sierra & the Rockies from late this week through early next week.

This will be my final chase powder post for the 24/25 season. It has been an epic season in many areas, including northern Vermont and many northern/Central Rockies, Sierra, and Alaska spots. La Niña delivered as forecasted. Next Season will be deep somewhere! It is always deep on the Chase Powder Forecast. This post recaps the season for 24/25.