Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Sunday night
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Moisture in brisk northwest flow will move over the area tomorrow keeping some clouds in the forecast until the West Coast ridge pushes eastward across the Great Basin on Tuesday. Dry weather with warming temperatures will be noted for the rest of the work week, with warming most pronounced on the mountain slopes as temperature inversions in the valleys provide a chilly start to each day.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy with lows around -10 in Craig and single digits for Steamboat.
Monday: Becoming mostly sunny in the valleys with some clouds on the mountain with highs in the 20’s.
Monday night: Partly cloudy with lows in the minus single digits in Craig and positive single digits in Steamboat.
Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Saturday night
Saturday, February 6, 2016
A final dry wave in northwest flow will stay north and east of us tomorrow before the West Coast ridge expands eastward over the Great Basin and brings sunny skies to our area by Tuesday and lasting through the work week. Warming will be most noticeable on the mountain slopes as mornings in the valleys will start cold due to temperature inversions.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a chance of snow showers on the hill. Lows around zero in Craig and single digits in Steamboat.
Sunday: Patchy fog early turning partly sunny with highs in the 20’s.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy turning partly cloudy with lows in the minus single digits in Craig and around zero in Steamboat.
Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Friday night
Friday, February 5, 2016
Brief ridging moves over the area Saturday, though we may see some light snow showers earlier in the day as northwest flow pushed trapped moisture against the Park Range. Another wave moves mostly north and east of our area Saturday night, bringing some cooler temperatures for Sunday.
Friday night: Light snow may linger into the overnight hours with little additional accumulations in the valleys and maybe another inch or so on the hill. Lows around -10 in Craig and 0 in Steamboat.
Saturday: Patchy fog in the valleys eventually turning mostly sunny with light snow showers mixed with some sun on the mountain. Highs around 20.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows around zero in Craig and single digits in Steamboat.
Last wave in this storm cycle timed for tonight
Thursday, February 4, 2016
A fast-moving wave in northwest flow will cross the Steamboat Springs tonight, leaving 3-6” for the Friday morning ski report. Snow will end first in the valleys but linger longest on the mountain where an additional inch of two may fall before being followed by partly sunny skies for the afternoon.
Saturday will be snow-free with brief ridging before another wave in northwest flow passes mostly north and east of us, increasing the likelihood of snow showers for Saturday night into Sunday morning and dragging some cool air over our area for Sunday.
Sunny skies and warming temperatures, especially at higher elevations, will begin by Tuesday and last the rest of the work week as the large West Coast ridge builds over the Great Basin. Valleys will have cold morning starts as temperature inversions reform under clear nighttime skies.
Steamboat Springs area short term weather forecast from Thursday night
A wave in northwest flow will pass over the area tonight, increasing snowfall overnight before partly sunny skies appear, first in the valleys and then the mountain.
Thursday night: Snow likely with accumulations around an inch in Craig, 1-3” in Steamboat and 3-6” on the mountain. Lows in the minus single digits in Craig and single digits for Steamboat.
Friday: Snow ending first in the valleys and then finally on the mountain where another inch or two may fall in the morning. Becoming partly sunny with highs in the teens.
Friday night: Cold as temperature inversions reform, with lows around -10 in Craig and near zero in Steamboat.
