Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Monday night

Monday, February 1, 2016

As this impressive storm moves east of our area tonight, northerly flow behind the storm will keep snows going in very cold temperatures as additional reinforcing surges of cold air move across the area through Wednesday.

Monday night: Continued snow. Accumulations 1-3” in Craig, 2-4” in Steamboat and 4-8” on the mountain, yielding a 6-12” ski report for Tuesday morning. Lows around 10 in Craig and single digits in Steamboat.

Tuesday: Light snow with minimal accumulations in the valley, and 1-4” on the mountain. Highs in the teens in the valleys and near 10 mid-mountain with some northerly winds.

Tuesday night: Much colder with a chance of snow, especially on the mountain. Lows around minus 10 in Craig and minus single digits for Steamboat.