Aspen Highlands Discussion

Updated Wednesday September 19, 2018

On Wednesday we expect some moisture to be dragged up form the south out ahead of a low pressure system moving in across Colorado, for some scattered thunderstorms and showers, some heavy and soaking. Temperatures will be cooler.

Thursday through Saturday we expect mostly dry and warm conditions under mostly sunny skies, with breezy to windy conditions as low pressure moves across Montana/ Wyoming, causing a stronger pressure gradient. Around the 25th we may see a greater increase of moisture and instability, aided by a dissipating Hurricane off Baja California, which has its remnants carried across Colorado. This may last a few+ days, for isolated to scattered thunderstorms and possibly some good soaking shower in favored areas. CM

US Extended Snowfall Outlook - Updated May 13, 2018

LONG RANGE OUTLOOK from snowforecast.com - May 13, 2018

Updated Sunday May 13, 2018-

Low pressure will continue frequently affecting the west coast right into June, with late season upper-mountain snowfalls expected at times for Aspen and western Colorado. Do You want to see OTHER AREAS mentioned, email me and let me know... CM

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Mountain Summit Forecast

Wednesday

↑62° / ↓42°

Winds: SW 11 to 22 mph, then SW 10 to 21 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑60° / ↓43°

Sky

Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy before noon.

Snow

No snow through the morning.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the morning.

Winds

Morning winds near the top SW 11 to 22 mph with gusts up to 28 mph. Expected wind chill to be 33 to 36 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑60° / ↓42°

Sky

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

None expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top SW 10 to 21 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. Wind chill expected to be 31 to 37 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 11,678ft

Thursday

↑61° / ↓38°

Winds: W 5 to 14 mph, then S 4 to 13 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑56° / ↓38°

Sky

Mostly cloudy through the morning.

Snow

No snow in the morning hours.

Precipitation

None expected in the morning hours.

Winds

Morning winds near the top W 5 to 14 mph with gusts up to 18 mph. Expected wind chill to be 29 to 37 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑60° / ↓42°

Sky

Clear into the evening.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

None expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top S 4 to 13 mph with gusts up to 16 mph. Expected wind chill to be 36 to 43 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 11,678ft

Friday

↑61° / ↓40°

Winds: W 4 to 13 mph, then S 5 to 14 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑58° / ↓40°

Sky

Clear through the morning.

Snow

None expected through the morning.

Precipitation

None expected in the morning hours.

Winds

Morning winds near the top W 4 to 13 mph with gusts up to 16 mph. Expected wind chill to be 35 to 39 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑59° / ↓41°

Sky

Clear through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

No snow through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

None expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top S 5 to 14 mph. Expected wind chill to be 36 to 41 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 11,678ft

Saturday

↑60° / ↓39°

Winds: W 4 to 13 mph, then S 5 to 14 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑57° / ↓39°

Sky

Clear through the morning.

Snow

None expected through the morning.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the morning.

Winds

Morning winds near the top W 4 to 13 mph. Wind chill expected to be 33 to 37 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑58° / ↓42°

Sky

Clear through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

None expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top S 5 to 14 mph. Expected wind chill to be 35 to 38 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 11,678ft

Sunday

↑60° / ↓40°

Winds: SW 5 to 14 mph, then W 10 to 21 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑58° / ↓40°

Sky

Clear through the morning.

Snow

None expected in the morning hours.

Precipitation

None expected.

Winds

Morning winds near the top SW 5 to 14 mph. Wind chill expected to be 32 to 36 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑58° / ↓46°

Sky

Clear into the evening.

Snow

No snow through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top W 10 to 21 mph. Expected wind chill to be 30 to 39 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 11,678ft

Monday

↑0° / ↓0°

Winds: variable to mph, then variable to mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑0° / ↓0°

Sky

No forecasts available.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

None expected in the morning hours.

Winds

Morning winds near the top variable at to 8 mph.

PM

↑0° / ↓0°

Sky

No forecasts available.

Snow

No snow through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top variable at to 8 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 11,678ft

Mountain Base Forecast

Wednesday

↑68° / ↓48°

Winds: W 5 to 15 mph, then SW 10 to 20 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑64° / ↓48°

Sky

Partly cloudy in the morning.

Snow

No snow in the morning hours.

Precipitation

None expected in the morning hours.

Winds

No Forecasts Available

PM

↑68° / ↓48°

Sky

Becoming mostly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, with developing scattered thunderstorms and showers, some heavy, through evening, dissipating overnight.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

50% chance for .05-.25" (pm)

Winds

Afternoon winds SW 10 to 20 gusts to 30 mph. Winds are expected to gust to 45mph in or near thunderstorms.

Hourly Temperatures at 8,040ft

Thursday

↑72° / ↓39°

Winds: W 4 to 12 mph, then S 5 to 15 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑63° / ↓39°

Sky

Mostly clear with a few clouds becoming clear through the morning.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the morning.

Winds

Morning winds Variable at 4 to 12 mph.

PM

↑72° / ↓40°

Sky

Partly cloudy, drier and cooler with less wind.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds NW 5 to 15 gusts to 25 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 8,040ft

Friday

↑76° / ↓33°

Winds: SW 6 to 15 mph, then SW 6 to 15 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑67° / ↓33°

Sky

Mostly clear and chilly with a few clouds.

Snow

No snow in the morning hours.

Precipitation

None expected through the morning.

Winds

Morning winds SW 6 to 15 mph.

PM

↑76° / ↓41°

Sky

Partly cloudy and mild with dry air and not much wind.

Snow

No snow through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds SW 6 to 15 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 8,040ft

Saturday

↑75° / ↓32°

Winds: W 4 to 13 mph, then S 5 to 14 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑66° / ↓32°

Sky

Clear throughout the day with mild and dry air, and not much wind.

Snow

None expected in the morning hours.

Precipitation

None expected in the morning hours.

Winds

Morning winds W 4 to 13 mph.

PM

↑75° / ↓40°

Sky

Clear throughout the day with mild and dry air, and not much wind.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds S 5 to 14 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 8,040ft

Sunday

↑70° / ↓42°

Winds: SW 5 to 14 mph, then W 10 to 21 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑67° / ↓42°

Sky

Clear before noon.

Snow

No snow in the morning hours.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected in the morning hours.

Winds

Morning winds around the base SW 5 to 14 mph. Wind chill expected to be 37 to 59 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑68° / ↓50°

Sky

Clear into the evening.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

None expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base W 10 to 21 mph. Temperatures will feel like they are between 43 to 62 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 8,040ft

Monday

↑0° / ↓0°

Winds: variable to mph, then variable to mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑0° / ↓0°

Sky

No forecasts available.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

None expected.

Winds

Morning winds around the base variable at to 8 mph.

PM

↑0° / ↓0°

Sky

No forecasts available.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

None expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base variable at to 8 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 8,040ft

Climatology

Mountain Top Climatology

	High Temperatures					Low Temperatures					Precipitation			Snowfall			Snow Depth
Day	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year
1	61	71	1995	46	1992	35	45	1954	26	1956	0.040	0.60	1972	0.00	0.1	2001	0.0	0	2015
2	61	79	1981	45	1972	35	46	1990	25	1973	0.039	0.77	1994	T	T	1973	0.0	T	1965
3	60	78	1981	31	1961	35	46	1983	21	1961	0.047	1.33	1961	0.29	18.5	1961	0.3	16	1961
4	61	78	2014	29	1961	35	43	1982	20	2008	0.047	0.41	1961	0.19	8.3	1961	0.2	14	1961
5	61	72	1995	45	1961	35	44	2013	21	1968	0.039	0.69	2014	0.06	3.1	1961	0.1	8	1961
6	61	74	1998	41	2004	35	43	2013	26	2003	0.041	0.55	2003	T	T	1970	0.0	3	1961
7	60	74	1978	44	1972	35	40	2013	20	2001	0.075	0.53	2011	0.07	4.0	1894	0.0	1	2001
8	59	72	1979	38	2003	34	43	1977	20	1993	0.058	0.48	1986	0.11	6.5	2001	0.1	9	2001
9	58	71	1981	34	2001	34	43	1974	16	2001	0.063	0.56	1980	T	T	1966	0.0	T	1995
10	59	68	2012	41	2003	34	42	1998	22	1962	0.049	0.59	2013	0.02	1.2	1986	0.0	T	1995
11	58	67	1992	40	2003	34	44	2012	21	1957	0.037	0.45	1981	0.02	1.0	2003	0.0	1	2003
12	57	67	1895	38	2003	33	42	1895	21	2011	0.106	0.88	1949	0.18	4.5	1950	0.1	2	2008
13	56	70	1981	40	2008	32	45	1980	19	1967	0.075	0.82	2013	0.19	6.0	1952	0.1	4	1993
14	55	71	1990	38	1989	31	41	1955	10	1993	0.041	0.45	1895	0.09	3.8	1993	0.1	5	1993
15	55	70	1990	36	1982	30	43	1955	12	1993	0.056	0.58	2009	0.10	2.0	1991	0.0	2	1991
16	55	70	1981	41	1999	31	41	1895	10	1994	0.065	0.56	1998	0.06	4.2	1968	0.0	T	1974
17	56	68	1981	31	1968	31	42	2000	14	2006	0.056	0.58	2007	0.21	5.5	1968	0.0	1	1974
18	56	82	1981	25	1971	31	40	1895	6	1971	0.043	0.61	2002	0.12	7.0	2002	0.1	7	2002
19	55	70	2010	34	1971	30	40	2010	8	1971	0.043	0.44	1996	0.18	4.8	1996	0.2	6	1996
20	54	75	2010	34	1978	29	41	2014	10	1978	0.066	0.53	1972	0.24	4.9	1961	0.1	4	1996
21	53	66	2014	26	1965	28	38	2014	8	1895	0.072	0.60	1895	0.44	9.5	2006	0.3	10	2006
22	53	72	1980	30	2009	28	41	1953	10	1995	0.086	1.00	1970	0.45	8.9	1970	0.5	14	2006
23	53	68	1992	30	2009	28	38	2014	8	1985	0.061	0.82	2013	0.42	7.8	1985	0.6	16	2006
24	53	67	1978	30	2006	28	37	1992	9	1985	0.051	0.80	1961	0.29	12.5	1961	0.5	12	1961
25	53	69	2015	30	2000	27	37	2014	10	1961	0.042	0.60	1954	0.28	8.1	1970	0.3	8	1961
26	54	68	2014	33	1959	28	39	2015	11	1970	0.052	0.57	1973	0.42	10.0	1959	0.6	8	1959
27	54	68	2010	27	1996	29	38	2014	8	1996	0.031	0.51	1959	0.21	6.0	1959	0.3	10	1959
28	54	69	2001	31	1999	28	40	2015	11	1999	0.037	0.42	1954	0.31	4.0	1985	0.3	8	1959
29	54	68	2010	33	1959	28	38	2015	10	1973	0.054	0.88	1959	0.40	12.0	1959	0.6	20	1959
30	52	70	2010	30	1985	28	40	2015	8	1961	0.046	0.50	1894	0.29	3.0	1894	0.7	17	1959
Day	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year

Mountain Base Climatology

	High Temperatures					Low Temperatures					Precipitation			Snowfall			Snow Depth
Day	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year
1	74	84	1985	60	1993	45	52	2006	34	1993	0.066	0.60	2007	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
2	73	82	1995	59	1992	44	52	2007	35	1992	0.034	0.35	1994	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
3	75	82	2002	65	1993	45	52	1983	33	1993	0.023	0.31	1981	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
4	75	83	1998	63	1994	44	54	2013	36	2008	0.027	0.34	1985	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
5	74	86	1998	62	2004	44	53	2000	33	1992	0.067	0.50	2004	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
6	74	83	1998	59	2004	43	50	2013	36	2008	0.045	0.30	1991	0.01	0.2	2003	0.0	0	2015
7	71	83	2002	50	1996	43	50	1995	32	2010	0.114	0.93	1986	0.02	0.7	2003	0.0	T	2001
8	70	84	1998	53	1984	42	51	2005	32	2001	0.075	0.50	2003	0.01	0.5	2003	0.0	T	2001
9	70	80	1998	51	2001	42	49	2014	29	2001	0.064	0.44	2005	0.01	0.4	2003	0.0	0	2015
10	70	79	1998	55	1986	42	52	1980	31	2001	0.078	0.63	2014	0.01	0.2	2003	0.0	0	2015
11	69	79	1998	54	2003	40	50	2013	32	2010	0.056	0.70	2003	0.02	0.7	2003	0.0	0	2015
12	69	82	1990	48	1988	40	48	2004	29	1985	0.134	0.82	1988	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
13	67	82	1990	52	1988	40	48	2004	30	1985	0.121	0.93	1993	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
14	68	81	1990	49	1982	39	48	1990	26	1993	0.046	0.45	1991	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
15	68	82	2000	50	1982	39	49	2007	27	1993	0.071	0.38	2015	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
16	69	80	2000	54	2011	39	50	2007	28	1991	0.069	0.42	1990	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
17	69	82	2000	48	2006	40	49	2000	24	2006	0.066	1.07	2007	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
18	69	80	2013	52	2006	39	47	1989	25	2006	0.067	0.70	2002	0.06	2.0	1996	0.1	2	1996
19	68	79	2010	50	1996	38	48	1997	22	1988	0.048	0.40	2002	0.11	4.0	1996	0.1	4	1996
20	67	81	2010	49	1996	37	48	2010	23	1983	0.092	0.90	1985	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
21	66	76	2005	53	1983	37	45	2014	27	1983	0.069	0.70	2006	0.06	2.0	2006	0.1	2	2006
22	65	76	1987	39	2006	37	47	2014	22	1995	0.102	0.82	2000	0.12	3.5	2006	0.1	5	2006
23	65	76	1987	40	2006	36	44	2014	22	1995	0.103	1.05	2013	0.14	4.0	2006	0.2	6	2006
24	66	78	1987	41	2006	36	44	2015	24	1985	0.058	0.42	1999	0.11	4.0	2000	0.1	4	2000
25	66	76	2001	41	2000	35	45	2015	22	2000	0.040	0.39	1999	0.07	2.5	1984	0.1	3	1984
26	67	77	2001	45	1986	35	46	1982	22	2000	0.030	0.65	1986	0.12	4.5	1986	0.0	0	2015
27	67	78	2014	44	1996	37	47	1997	18	1996	0.035	0.40	1990	0.04	1.5	1996	0.0	0	2015
28	67	79	2014	46	1996	37	47	2015	18	1996	0.054	0.80	2005	0.06	1.0	2013	0.0	1	2013
29	65	79	2009	44	1985	37	47	2015	19	1999	0.077	1.05	1985	0.13	3.1	1985	0.0	0	2015
30	66	78	2010	42	1985	35	48	2015	21	1999	0.071	0.70	2004	0.02	0.4	1995	0.0	T	2007
Day	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year