Current Weather
in Steamboat Springs
at the Bob Adams airport
as of 4:15 pm Tue, 15 Oct 2024 MDT
as of 4:15 pm Tue, 15 Oct 2024 MDT
Temp: 73 F RH: 17%
High: 73 F (3:55 pm)
Low: 34 F (7:15 am)
Wind: SW 6
Max: 7 mph (3:35 pm)
at the top of Steamboat
as of 4:25 pm Tue, 15 Oct 2024 MDT
Temp: 60 F RH: 23%
High: 60 F (4:20 pm)
Low: 41 F (4:20 am)
Wind: W 6 Gust: 13 mph
Max: 13 mph (12:15 am)
Gust: 17 mph (3:20 am)
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Oct 16
High: 67 F
Low: 44 FThu
Oct 17
High: 62 F
Low: 43 FFri
Oct 18
High: 66 F
Low: 40 F
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Local Temperatures, Winds & Precipitation
From Bob Adams airport:
Temp: 73 F Rel. Hum. 17%
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Today: High: 73 F (3:55 pm)
Low: 34 F (7:15 am)
Yesterday: High: 73 F (3:15 pm) Low: 34 F (6:55 am)
2 days ago: High: 74 F (2:35 pm) Low: 36 F (7:55 am)
Yesterday: High: 73 F (3:15 pm) Low: 34 F (6:55 am)
2 days ago: High: 74 F (2:35 pm) Low: 36 F (7:55 am)
Wind: SW 6
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Today: Max: 7 mph (3:35 pm)
Yesterday: Max: 15 mph (4:15 pm) Gust: 23 mph (3:55 pm)
2 days ago: Max: 12 mph (2:35 pm) Gust: 18 mph (2:55 pm)
Yesterday: Max: 15 mph (4:15 pm) Gust: 23 mph (3:55 pm)
2 days ago: Max: 12 mph (2:35 pm) Gust: 18 mph (2:55 pm)
Temp: 60 F RH: 23%
Storm Peak Lab: 4:25 pm Tue, 15 Oct 2024 MDT
Wind: W 6 Gust: 13 mph
Storm Peak Lab: 4:25 pm Tue, 15 Oct 2024 MDT (10 m wind)
Storm Peak Lab: 4:25 pm Tue, 15 Oct 2024 MDT (12 m wind)
Precipitation Forecasts
Ensemble Forecasts
Weather forecast uncertainty lies in the chaotic nature of the atmosphere and in the imperfect representation of the atmosphere in numerical weather forecast models. Instead of making a single prediction of the most likely future weather, a set or ensemble of forecasts are produced to give an indication of the range of possible future states of the atmosphere. Ideally, the verified future atmospheric state should fall within the predicted ensemble spread, and the amount of spread should be related to the uncertainty (error) of the forecast.
Additionally, data are downscaled in order to increase the detail or resolution of the forecast. In this case, downscaling is the process of establishing statistical relationships between the large-scale model-predicted variables and small-scale local variables.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Additionally, data are downscaled in order to increase the detail or resolution of the forecast. In this case, downscaling is the process of establishing statistical relationships between the large-scale model-predicted variables and small-scale local variables.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Latest Utah Snow Ensemble Snow
The Utah Snow Ensemble is an 82-member ensemble for predicting snow over the contiguous western United States based on the ECMWF ensemble (ENS) and the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS), with 51 members coming from the ENS and 31 from the GEFS. The forecasts are provided in 6-h intervals out to 240 hours (10 days). A summary of the data and methods and graphics is provided below.
Shown is the forecast snow for the next 10 days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Shown is the forecast snow for the next 10 days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Latest Utah Snow Ensemble Precipitation
The Utah Snow Ensemble is an 82-member ensemble for predicting snow over the contiguous western United States based on the ECMWF ensemble (ENS) and the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS), with 51 members coming from the ENS and 31 from the GEFS. The forecasts are provided in 6-h intervals out to 240 hours (10 days). A summary of the data and methods and graphics is provided below.
Shown is the forecast snow for the next 10 days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Shown is the forecast liquid water for the next 10days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Shown is the forecast snow for the next 10 days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Shown is the forecast liquid water for the next 10days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Latest Utah Snow Ensemble Plumes for Storm Peak Lab
The Utah Snow Ensemble is an 82-member ensemble for predicting snow over the contiguous western United States based on the ECMWF ensemble (ENS) and the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS), with 51 members coming from the ENS and 31 from the GEFS. The forecasts are provided in 6-h intervals out to 240 hours (10 days). A summary of the data and methods and graphics is provided below.
Shown is the forecast snow for the next 10 days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Plumes refer to a time series of each model run at a specific loaction, in this case the precipitation forecast for the Storm Peak Lab near the top of Mt. Werner. Generally, mid-mountain snowfall at the Steamboat Ski Area is about 3/4 of the summit snowfall.
Times on the bottom axis are in UTC, or Coordinated Universal Time, which is the time at 0 degrees longitude. It used to be referred to as Zulu time, hence the Z designation in the charts, and does not adhere to daylight savings time, so it is 7 hours ahead of MST (0Z refers to 5pm MST the day before and 12Z refers to 5am) and 6 hours ahead of MDT.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Shown is the forecast snow for the next 10 days (240 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed to the left of each panel.
Plumes refer to a time series of each model run at a specific loaction, in this case the precipitation forecast for the Storm Peak Lab near the top of Mt. Werner. Generally, mid-mountain snowfall at the Steamboat Ski Area is about 3/4 of the summit snowfall.
Times on the bottom axis are in UTC, or Coordinated Universal Time, which is the time at 0 degrees longitude. It used to be referred to as Zulu time, hence the Z designation in the charts, and does not adhere to daylight savings time, so it is 7 hours ahead of MST (0Z refers to 5pm MST the day before and 12Z refers to 5am) and 6 hours ahead of MDT.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
![Click to enlarge the NAEFS plumes for Tower Latest NAEFS total snow forecast for Storm Peak Lab, CO](web_images/nwp/utah/ensgefsds/plumes00/00/2024-10-15-1003.png)
Latest SREF Snow
Short Range Ensemble Forecast: A total of 26 members of the two main short range modeling systems used operationally in the U.S. are used to construct the ensemble.
Shown is the average and maximum forecast snow for the next 3.5 days (84 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed at the bottom of each panel. Snow amounts can be roughly estimated by multiplying the liquid water by 10 or so during warm storms and 20 or so during very cold storms.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Shown is the average and maximum forecast snow for the next 3.5 days (84 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed at the bottom of each panel. Snow amounts can be roughly estimated by multiplying the liquid water by 10 or so during warm storms and 20 or so during very cold storms.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Latest SREF Precipitation
Short Range Ensemble Forecast: A total of 26 members of the two main short range modeling systems used operationally in the U.S. are used to construct the ensemble.
Shown is the average and maximum forecast liquid water for the next 3.5 days (84 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed at the bottom of each panel. Snow amounts can be roughly estimated by multiplying the liquid water by 10 or so during warm storms and 20 or so during very cold storms.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Shown is the average and maximum forecast liquid water for the next 3.5 days (84 hours) for most of the state of Colorado. The color scales are printed at the bottom of each panel. Snow amounts can be roughly estimated by multiplying the liquid water by 10 or so during warm storms and 20 or so during very cold storms.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Latest SREF Plumes for Storm Peak Lab
Short Range Ensemble Forecast: A total of 26 members of the two main short range modeling systems used operationally in the U.S. are used to construct the ensemble. Shown is the average and maximum forecast liquid water for the next 3.5 days (84 hours). Snow amounts can be roughly estimated by multiplying the liquid water by 10 or so during warm storms and 20 or so during very cold storms.
Plumes refer to a time series of each model run at a specific loaction, in this case the precipitation forecast for the Tower SNOTEL site at the top of Buffalo Pass, which is about 10 miles north of Steamboat Springs. Generally, mid-mountain snowfall at the Steamboat Ski Area is about 60% of the Tower snowfall, which is often well-represented by the Rabbit Ears SNOTEL.
Times on the bottom axis are in UTC, or Coordinated Universal Time, which is the time at 0 degrees longitude. It used to be referred to as Zulu time, hence the Z designation in the charts, and does not adhere to daylight savings time, so it is 7 hours ahead of MST (0Z refers to 5pm MST the day before and 12Z refers to 5am) and 6 hours ahead of MDT.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
Plumes refer to a time series of each model run at a specific loaction, in this case the precipitation forecast for the Tower SNOTEL site at the top of Buffalo Pass, which is about 10 miles north of Steamboat Springs. Generally, mid-mountain snowfall at the Steamboat Ski Area is about 60% of the Tower snowfall, which is often well-represented by the Rabbit Ears SNOTEL.
Times on the bottom axis are in UTC, or Coordinated Universal Time, which is the time at 0 degrees longitude. It used to be referred to as Zulu time, hence the Z designation in the charts, and does not adhere to daylight savings time, so it is 7 hours ahead of MST (0Z refers to 5pm MST the day before and 12Z refers to 5am) and 6 hours ahead of MDT.
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
![Click to enlarge the SREF plumes for Tower Latest SREF total snow forecast](web_images/nwp/utah/sref/plumes15/00/2024-10-15-2023.png)
Latest Point Forecasts
Latest NAM Precipitation for Mt. Werner
Point forecast for the top of the Steamboat Ski Area on Mt Werner from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM). Model output available every third hour.
All times local
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
All times local
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
![Click to enlarge the CAIC forecast for the Steamboat Ski Area at the top of Mt. Werner Latest NAM forecast](web_images/nwp/caic/nam/mt_werner/2024-10-15-2103.png)
Latest CAIC Precipitation for Mt. Werner
Point forecast for the top of the Steamboat Ski Area on Mt. Werner from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center
All times local
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
All times local
Meteorologists love to see how the forecast changes between successive model runs, so take advantage of my unique Previous forecast / Next forecast navigation at the bottom of the image. Careful - scales may change between forecasts.
![Click to enlarge the CAIC forecast for the Steamboat Ski Area at the top of Mt. Werner Latest CAIC point forecast](web_images/nwp/caic/wrf_hires/mt_werner/2024-10-15-2023.png)
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