Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Saturday night
Saturday, February 27, 2016
A quick-moving and weakening wave will pass over the area tonight, bringing breezy conditions and a chance of rain showers in the valleys and snow showers on the mountain, leaving perhaps an inch or maybe two for the Sunday morning report.
Any clouds in the morning will give way to mostly sunny skies for Sunday.
Snow is likely for the day Monday with a colder and stronger storm, though models have trended weaker and more disorganized as the event nears. Current forecasts have 1-4” for the mountain with marginal accumulations in the higher valleys.
Tuesday should be another nice day before another storm threatens us for Wednesday.
Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Friday night
Friday, February 26, 2016
A mostly clear night will allow temperature inversions to once again form and keep the valleys cool, though any overnight clouds will elevate the minimum temperatures noted this morning.
After a mostly sunny morning Saturday, clouds will overspread the area in advance of a weak storm in northwest flow that moves over the area Saturday night. Light snow will fall on the hill overnight with 1-4” expected by Sunday morning. The warm daytime temperatures, however, may lead to a chance of rain in the valleys before cooler air works in around midnight, turning any rain showers to snow with minimal, if any, accumulations in the valley.
After a cloudy early morning Sunday, partly sunny skies will return first to the valleys and then eventually to the mountain by the afternoon.
A slightly stronger and cooler storm threatens the area with snow for Monday.
Parade of weak storm starts Saturday
After another gorgeous day today and a sunny Saturday morning, four relatively weak storms are forecast to affect the Steamboat Springs area starting Saturday night. Clouds will overspread the area Saturday afternoon with light snow developing overnight and lasting through Sunday morning as the first storm moves though in northwest flow, leaving 1-4” for the Sunday morning ski report.
Precipitation will end by Sunday afternoon before starting up again as soon as Monday morning as a stronger and colder storm, also in northwest flow, crosses the area later Monday. Models are struggling with the strength of this system, but current forecasts have colder temperatures and 3-6” by Tuesday morning.
A grazing wave, again in northwest flow, is trending more impactful in current model runs, with very light snows leaving an inch or two forecast during the day Wednesday.
A transient ridge will bring a break in the unsettled weather on Thursday and warmer temperatures before an evolving Pacific storm in the Gulf of Alaska sends a piece of energy over the area around next Friday. There is a great deal of uncertainty with respect to not only how much energy get ejected from the main Pacific storm, but also whether cold air sources in western Canada and possibly Siberia mix with remaining part of the storm the in the Gulf.
Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Thursday night
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Valleys will start cool on Friday and Saturday as temperature inversions form but will warm nicely each day under mostly sunny skies through Saturday morning, with Saturday being warmer than Friday. However, a weak storm timed to pass through the area Saturday night into Sunday morning will bring clouds and breezy conditions Saturday afternoon, with 1-3” of snow expected for the mountain overnight Saturday.
Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Wednesday night
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Mostly sunny skies with warming temperatures will be noted until Saturday when a weak wave brings clouds around the afternoon and light snowfall for Saturday night into Sunday morning. After a nice Monday, a stronger and much colder storm threatens the area for Tuesday.
Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy as a weak wave passes to our north and east. Lows in the single digits.
Thursday: Mostly sunny with highs in the 30’s in Craig, around 30 in Steamboat and 20’s on the mountain. Breezy southwest winds in the afternoon.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy with lows in the single digits in Craig and around 10 in Steamboat.
