Crested Butte Weather Diary

Snowy future?

2009-08-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

Models today are crazy!
High pressure will command weather for the next 96hr with warm temperature and good weather. Then, from Pacific, an active cold front will bring...snow!

Look at these maps. On Colorado Montains temperature could drop under 35F...We will see.

near froze temperature

2009-08-26T04:03:00.000-07:00

Circa 2°C registrati or ora, dopo la pioggia (2.5mm) di ieri sera.

Bill spazzola la Nuova Scozia!

2009-08-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

L'uragano Bill continua ad indebolirsi, ma nel frattempo continuerà a spazzolare Nuova Scozia e Terranova con forti piogge e forte vento.

Da domani lentamente il sistema verrà riassorbito nella circolazione atlantica e si ripresenterà in Europa come normale depressione extra-tropicale.

A Crested Butte tempo magnifico. Caldo, secco e cielo blu.

Attesi rovesci nel pomeriggio per l'arrivo di aria umida e instabile da SW.

Blue sky over C.B.

2009-02-12T12:26:00.000-08:00

We are waiting another round of snow for this evening/night.

Some data:
- snow depth 15-20" in the valley
- temperature between 0 F and 20 F

Winter Storm is here!

2008-12-22T11:29:00.001-08:00

Its a White December! Enjoy!

2008-12-21T08:33:00.000-08:00

Calm before storm

2008-12-19T13:05:00.000-08:00

Unbelievable blue sky over Crested Butte!

Winter, winter and winter again!

2008-12-17T08:45:00.000-08:00

Thursday december 18,

It's snowing with 24F.
2 inch of new fresh snow on the snowpack but is still snowing!

Wednesday december 17,

Winter Storm Warning

2008-12-12T10:16:00.001-08:00

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1053 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

...STRONG WINTER STORM HEADING FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO...

A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO ON SATURDAY AND MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...AND THEN INTENSIFY
DURING THE EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES OVER THE AREA. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED
BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG
AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

COZ002-005-130200-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WS.A.0021.081213T1900Z-081215T0100Z/
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CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
1053 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD INTO THE VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE CRAIG
AREA...AND OVER A FOOT EXPECTED IN CLARK...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS...AND
OAK CREEK BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW INTO SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN SWITCH AROUND TO THE
NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Winter is near!

2008-12-11T12:20:00.001-08:00

There isn't snow!

2008-12-08T05:22:00.000-08:00

With only 11inches of snow from october, this winter season continuing very dry!

Some snow should fall this night, but for the next couple of days there aren't chance of precipitation.

Period of Snow&Rain.

2008-11-14T05:19:00.000-08:00

From Monday 10 to Thursday 13 every day snow showers or rain showers affected Steamboat.

Good precipitations:
11/10: 0.30in - Rain to Snow
11/11: 0.10in - Snow
11/12: 0.10in - Rain
11/13: 0.20in - Rain to Snow

For the next days High Pressure should be stay on the Rockies with clear sky or partly cloudy and the minimum temperature could drop below 20F!

1-4 inches for mountains

2008-11-11T05:43:00.000-08:00

Images from Satellite and Radar yesterday when the winds have turned to NW.

In the night was expected one inch of snow in Steamboat, and the forecast was right.
Now is certainly snowing around here, in the mountains, when were forecasted 1to4 inches of fresh snow.

Good Morning from Steamboat!

My one inch of fresh snow.

Steamboat Springs!

2008-11-09T11:10:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! I'm back.

I'm here only by mid-September, but here it's all like a paradise!
But I will never forget Houghton and the Superior Lake.

Meanwhile, after the good perturbation of last Wednesday, from tonight there is a forecast of other snow showers.

What a dry August!

2008-08-31T03:47:00.000-07:00

Sunday 31 august 2008;

This August has been very unusual dry for Houghton and Keweenau Peninsula.
It should be the driest August of ever.

With only 0.57" of rain on an average of 1.57" (2000-2007) August is officially the driest of ever!

Now the sun is coming up and another dry day will start.

First cold front!

2008-08-09T00:59:00.000-07:00

Saturday, august 9;

An high pressure from Plains to Hudson bay have bring the first canadian cold front.

Showers and rain with NWesterly winds from the regional radar. Cool temperature!

60F with cloudy and some light showers.

Fog, wind and showers

2008-08-01T03:21:00.000-07:00

Saturday, august 2,

0.03" of rain yesterday with some thunder for a notch from Canada:

Friday, august 1,

Jet streak over west of Upper Peninsula with chance of showers or thunderstorms:

Cool NWesterly flow with broken cloud and chance of showers in the west:

Shot of regional radar. Some thunderstorms in the south-west of UP:

61F with patchy fog!

Heavy rain!

2008-06-11T06:24:00.000-07:00

Thursday, june 12 2008,

All models have wrong!
Only 0.34" of rain today.
54F, cloudy and east wind!

Wednesday, june 11 2008,

A new storm from west Nebraska is moving north-eastward.
Quantitative Precipitations Forecast:

Very high chances of heavy precipitation for U.P.
No watch and no warning now, but I believe it'll come soon.

A view of Houghton form Michigan tech:

Cloudy with 48F.

Severe Thunderstorms #2

2008-06-05T07:13:00.000-07:00

Thursday, may 5 2008,

The approach of a strong warm front from Wisconsin tonight will likely cause thunderstorms over Upper Michigan tonight. The thunderstorms are most likely over the west half of Upper Michigan...where some of the stronger storms may drop large hail.

Severe thunderstorms expected for all of U.P.

Friday, may 6 2008,

One thunderstorm this night with 0.25" of rain. Yesternight few showers with another 0.06".

Weather story of today.

Fog, 51F.

A new highest temperature of the year at 82F has been reached in the afternoon.

Rain.

2008-05-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

Friday, may 30 2008,

Another round of light rain early this morning, with some patches of fog then.
0.30" of rain has falled with 50F. There is very cold!

Bands of precipitations approached U.P.

Bad weather for everyone! Especially near Michigan lake.

Interpolated precipitations from COOP reports before 10.16AM of may 30:

First Severe Weather!

2008-05-25T08:21:00.000-07:00

Sunday, may 25 2008,

Moderate risk of severe weather for today in West Wisconsin, East Minnesota and far South-West corner of Upper Peninsula.

Severe thunderstorms expected this afternoon and this evening across the U.P. with hail, damaging wind gusts and...chance of few and isolated tornado.

At 11.30: 51F, cloudy and few showers early this morning.

Monday, may 26 2008,

Severe thunderstorms for Minneapolis area and southern U.P.
21.35 shot:

Regional zoom with heavy reflectivity value for Minneapolis and three thunderstorms across Mchigan/Wisconsin border-line:

Yesterday severe weahter report. Tornado and large hail for west WI and east MN:

No thunderstorm here.

43F cloudy and light wind fron N. Very cool!

	Freeze Watch
Statement as of 10:11 AM CDT del 26 maggio 2008 ... Freeze watch in effect from late tonight through Tuesday morning... The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a freeze watch... which is in effect from late tonight through Tuesday morning. Temperatures may fall as low as 29 to 30 well inland from Lake Superior late tonight. Readings closer to Lake Superior will be around 35. A freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. Now is the time to take precautions to protect plants and sensitive vegetation.

May 18. Frost?

2008-05-18T02:22:00.000-07:00

	Frost Advisory
Statement as of 02:54 AM CDT del 18 may 2008 ... Frost advisory in effect from midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/ tonight to 8 am EDT /7 am CDT/ Monday... The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a frost advisory... which is in effect from midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/ tonight to 8 am EDT /7 am CDT/ Monday. High pressure will build over Upper Michigan tonight bringing clearing skies and lighter winds. As a result... overnight low temperatures around 30 and areas of frost are expected across portions of Upper Michigan after midnight tonight and early Sunday morning. Areas along the Great Lakes shore will be a little warmer and are less likely to have frost. A frost advisory means that frost is possible. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Very cold this morning: 39F, wind from NW.

No temperature below freezing, here. The advisory has been deleted yesterday morning.
Sunday weak showers before midday with snow. Then rain.

Wednesday's cold front

2008-05-12T08:04:00.000-07:00

Monday, may 12.

A new system from Dakota will move est this night, and tomorrow it will be in west Minnesota.
Wednesday will move from North-Est Minnesota into Ontario.

Chance of showers between tuesday and wednesday with cool wind from west or north-west.

Tuesday, may 13

A Beautiful cold front with showers is large from central Minnesota to Canada line and now it move up.

70F with mostly clouds. 70% of precipitation.

Marquette regional service for today:

Wedenesday, may 14

At the end, only 0.15" of rain and one thunderstorm. 40F with WNW wind. 30F windchill. Brrr

North Plains Low

2008-05-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

Saturday 10 may.
A low pressure from Dakota, is entred in Minnesota.

Some snow showers was reported in south Dakota and Nebraska this morning, instead the snow in north Minnesota, have turned to light rain.
There are some severe thunderstorms in Missouri, where a lot of tornado watch, has been issued.

For tonight there are low chance of precipitations (NWS say 20%) but tomorrow, some weak showers will pass here.

A rainy sunday?

2008-05-09T05:34:00.000-07:00

FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008

This morning the maps aren't bad for sunday. There are the chance for some showers because the low pressure system it was shifted northwards.

Meanwhile, another chilly morning is passed. Low temperature at 36F (2C)!

Near the airport there was a small layer of ice...

May 7 storm

2008-05-07T11:37:00.000-07:00

Mercoledì 7 maggio 2008

12z isobare

Questa mattina, un fronte caldo da sud, ha portato una debole fase di maltempo con alcuni rovesci.
Nel pomeriggio, il sistema di bassa pressione però si è mosso verso est e dal Canada è affluita aria più fresca.
Un temporale è passato vicino a me e il totale è così salito a 0.27" di pioggia.
La temperatura è scesa rapidamente da 7/8° fino a 3 con qualche banco di nebbia.

Domani e venerdì tempo bello.
Possibilità di rovesci da sabato sera e domenica.

Situazione per domenica:
Buona la posiziona della bassa pressione. Stay tuned!