Steamboat Springs area weather forecast from Tuesday afternoon
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
The warming trend will continue for Wednesday and Thursday with the warmest temperatures of the season, though there will be a threat of afternoon and possibly evening storms by later Thursday, possibly with thunder, as yet another large storm looks to cross the coast then.
Energy ejected over our area will bring breezy south to southwest winds, moisture and lift that will fuel the Thursday afternoon storms. The new storm is then forecast to move eastward across the Great Basin, with rain showers becoming more likely after noon on Friday, with possibly strong afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
There is still uncertainty in the track of the storm, but it appears that we may have some sun for the mornings of Mother’s Day weekend before more showers reform in the unsettled weather for the afternoon. There may be some snowflakes around during the nights, but the warm nature of the storm should keep accumulating snowfall above 9000 or 10000′.
The storm will be another slow-mover, affecting our weather through the beginning of the next work week.
Steamboat Springs area weather forecast from Monday afternoon
Monday, May 2, 2016
A weak wave from the north moves mostly east of our area tonight through tomorrow morning, and though it may bring some clouds overnight and into Tuesday morning, the northerly push keeps the weather associated with the old Great Basin storm to our south for another cool spring day with mostly sunny skies by Tuesday afternoon.
The warm-up arrives in earnest for Wednesday and Thursday with a welcome dose of above average temperatures for a change, though it now appears there will be a threat of afternoon and possibly evening storms by later Thursday as yet another large storm looks to cross the coast then.
Energy ejected over our area will bring breezy southwest winds, moisture and lift that will fuel the Thursday afternoon storms. The new storm is then forecast to move eastward, possibly first bringing a dry slot of air over the area for part of Friday before another round of afternoon storms, and then inclement weather to our area for Mother’s Day weekend. There is a fair bit of uncertainty as to the storms track and that will determine how wet the weekend will be.
Steamboat Springs area weather forecast from Sunday afternoon
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Much drier air has moved over our area as promised today bringing a beautiful spring day with lots of sun and cool, breezy northeasterly winds.
The storm that was initially forecast to bring inclement weather to our for today and tomorrow now looks to say south of us as the cool northerly flow continues Monday, bringing a mostly similar day to today.
A weak wave from the north moves mostly east of our area Monday night, and though it may bring some clouds overnight and into Tuesday morning, the northerly push keeps the weather associated with the old Great Basin storm to our south for another cool spring day with mostly sunny skies by the afternoon.
The warm-up arrives in earnest for Wednesday and Thursday with a welcome dose of above average temperatures for a change, though it now appears there will be a threat of afternoon and possibly evening storms by later Thursday as yet another large storm looks to affect cross the coast then.
Energy ejected over our area will bring breezy southwest winds, moisture and lift that will fuel the late Thursday storms. The storm is then forecast to move eastward and possibly bring inclement weather to our area for Mother’s Day weekend.
Steamboat Springs area weather forecast from Saturday night
Saturday, April 30, 2016
As the Great Basin storm moves mostly south of us on Sunday, some drier air moves over allowing the sun to make an appearance for a relatively nice day, though there will still be a chance of afternoon showers.
The storm waffles around the area around Monday before parts of it start moving east of our area around Tuesday. The AVN has Monday cool and showery for most of the day while the once-again drier NAM has only afternoon showers, and considering how today turned out I’m inclined to side with the drier solution.
More drying takes place overnight to allow the sun to reappear for most of Tuesday. The sun will cook the remaining moisture in the atmosphere during the day and keep the threat of afternoon storms, possibly strong, high for Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday and possibly early Friday should bring a nice springtime break in the active weather with temperatures warming above average.
Yet another large storm looks to affect our weather for Mother’s Day weekend, with showers and southwest winds possibly beginning as soon as Friday afternoon in advance of the cutoff low.
Steamboat Springs area weather forecast from Friday night
Friday, April 29, 2016
The last major storm in the near term, forecast to cross the Pacific Northwest coast tonight and then take up residence in the Great Basin for the weekend and beginning of next week, will mix with energy from the previous storm spinning east of us by tomorrow.
The NAM and AVN models have converged to a compromise solution over the past 24 hours, keeping light showers going for Saturday with some stronger showers advertised for the afternoon.
As the Great Basin storm moves mostly south of us on Sunday, some drier air moves over allowing the sun to make an appearance for a relatively nice day, though there will still be a chance of afternoon showers.
The storm waffles around the area around Monday before parts of it start moving east of our area around Tuesday. Monday will be cool and showery for most of the day before enough drying takes place overnight to allow the sun to reappear for Tuesday morning. The sun will cook the remaining moisture in the atmosphere during the day and keep the threat of afternoon storms, possibly strong, high for Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday and possibly early Friday should bring a nice springtime break in the active weather with warming and drying, though the ECMWF has recently latched on to a cutoff feature that may linger just north of us through midweek and bring clouds that will reduce the warming.
Yet another large storm looks to affect our weather as soon as Friday afternoon and lasting through Mother’s Day weekend.
