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October 31, 2018 - Western US Short and Long Range Weather Outlook

It's all in the video...

If you check our long range season outlook posted in September, we have it covered, snow happening as planned, and more to come as we expected, no surprises:




It's also helpful to stay updated via our forecasts for individual resorts, for the finer details.

Mountain Summit Forecast

Tuesday

↑13° / ↓13°

Winds: NW 6 to 15 mph, then W 7 to 16 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑28° / ↓14°

Sky

Clear through the morning.

Snow

None expected through the morning.

Precipitation

None expected.

Winds

Morning winds near the top NW 6 to 15 mph with gusts up to 19 mph. Expected wind chill to be -9 to 1 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑13° / ↓14°

Sky

Clear through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top W 7 to 16 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Expected wind chill to be 0 to 3 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 13,603ft

Wednesday

↑33° / ↓15°

Winds: NW 8 to 17 mph, then W 8 to 17 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑30° / ↓17°

Sky

Clear before noon.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected in the morning hours.

Winds

Morning winds near the top NW 8 to 17 mph with gusts up to 21 mph. Wind chill expected to be -2 to 3 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑21° / ↓16°

Sky

Clear into the evening.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top W 8 to 17 mph with gusts up to 21 mph. Expected wind chill to be 3 to 6 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 13,603ft

Thursday

↑31° / ↓10°

Winds: W 14 to 26 mph, then NW 21 to 33 mph

Forecast Snow: 1"

AM

↑30° / ↓18°

Sky

Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy before noon.

Snow

Snowfall expected to be a trace amount before noon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.01 to 0.03 inches

Winds

Morning winds near the top W 14 to 26 mph with gusts up to 34 mph. Expected wind chill to be -10 to 3 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑18° / ↓10°

Sky

Mostly cloudy into the evening. Expect periods of snow through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

Snowfall expected to be 1 to 2 inches in the afternoon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.02 to 0.1 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top NW 21 to 33 mph with gusts up to 43 mph. Expected wind chill to be -21 to -7 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 13,603ft

Friday

↑22° / ↓9°

Winds: W 32 to 44 mph, then W 32 to 44 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑20° / ↓13°

Sky

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy before noon. Chance of snow after daylight.

Snow

Flurries possible through the morning.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds near the top W 32 to 44 mph with gusts up to 64 mph. Wind chill expected to be -29 to -22 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑19° / ↓14°

Sky

Partly cloudy becoming mostly clear with a few clouds into the evening.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top W 32 to 44 mph with gusts up to 53 mph. Wind chill expected to be -22 to -17 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 13,603ft

Saturday

↑11° / ↓-2°

Winds: NW 12 to 23 mph, then NW 6 to 15 mph

Forecast Snow: 12"

AM

↑20° / ↓12°

Sky

Partly cloudy becoming overcast through the morning. Chance of snow after daylight.

Snow

Snowfall expected to be 3 to 5 inches in the early morning followed by another 3 to 6 inches before noon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.16 to 0.78 inches

Winds

Morning winds near the top NW 12 to 23 mph with gusts up to 29 mph. Wind chill expected to be -18 to -14 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑7° / ↓-2°

Sky

Overcast through the afternoon and evening. Expect periods of snow through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

Expected snowfall to be 3 to 6 inches in the afternoon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.05 to 0.25 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top NW 6 to 15 mph with gusts up to 19 mph. Wind chill expected to be -32 to -17 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 13,603ft

Sunday

↑9° / ↓-4°

Winds: NW 23 to 35 mph, then W 9 to 20 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑5° / ↓0°

Sky

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy before noon.

Snow

No snow in the morning hours.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the morning.

Winds

Morning winds near the top NW 23 to 35 mph with gusts up to 44 mph. Wind chill expected to be -44 to -31 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑8° / ↓2°

Sky

Mostly clear with a few clouds becoming mostly cloudy through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top W 9 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill expected to be -31 to -25 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 13,603ft

Mountain Base Forecast

Tuesday

↑22° / ↓15°

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

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑35° / ↓17°

Sky

Clear before noon.

Snow

None expected through the morning.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected in the morning hours.

Winds

Morning winds around the base NW 4 to 13 mph with gusts up to 16 mph. Expected wind chill to be 3 to 23 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑22° / ↓17°

Sky

Clear through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

No snow through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected through the afternoon and evening.

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base W 5 to 14 mph with gusts up to 18 mph. Wind chill expected to be 9 to 25 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 9,993ft

Wednesday

↑37° / ↓17°

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

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑37° / ↓20°

Sky

Clear through the morning.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

None expected through the morning.

Winds

Morning winds around the base W 6 to 15 mph with gusts up to 19 mph. Wind chill expected to be 6 to 23 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑28° / ↓19°

Sky

Clear through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

No precipitation expected.

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base W 6 to 15 mph with gusts up to 19 mph. Expected wind chill to be 12 to 24 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 9,993ft

Thursday

↑36° / ↓17°

Winds: W 9 to 20 mph, then NW 12 to 24 mph

Forecast Snow: 1"

AM

↑35° / ↓23°

Sky

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy through the morning.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds around the base W 9 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Expected wind chill to be 10 to 21 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑28° / ↓17°

Sky

Mostly cloudy into the evening. Chance of snow in the evening.

Snow

Snowfall expected to be a trace amount in the afternoon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.01 to 0.05 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base NW 12 to 24 mph with gusts up to 46 mph. Expected wind chill to be 3 to 21 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 9,993ft

Friday

↑29° / ↓15°

Winds: W 24 to 36 mph, then W 19 to 31 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑28° / ↓19°

Sky

Mostly cloudy becoming mostly clear with a few clouds before noon. Chance of snow after daylight.

Snow

Flurries possible in the morning hours.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds around the base W 24 to 36 mph with gusts up to 64 mph. Wind chill expected to be -11 to 3 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑26° / ↓19°

Sky

Mostly clear with a few clouds into the evening.

Snow

No snow through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base W 19 to 31 mph with gusts up to 54 mph. Wind chill expected to be -5 to 6 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 9,993ft

Saturday

↑18° / ↓6°

Winds: NW 7 to 16 mph, then NW 6 to 15 mph

Forecast Snow: 16"

AM

↑26° / ↓20°

Sky

Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy before noon. Chance of snow after daylight.

Snow

Snowfall expected to be 2 to 4 inches in the early morning followed by another 5 to 8 inches before noon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.18 to 0.88 inches

Winds

Morning winds around the base NW 7 to 16 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Wind chill expected to be 0 to 9 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑15° / ↓6°

Sky

Cloudy through the afternoon and evening. Expect periods of snow through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

Expected snowfall to be 6 to 9 inches in the afternoon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.09 to 0.43 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base NW 6 to 15 mph with gusts up to 19 mph. Wind chill expected to be -8 to 7 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 9,993ft

Sunday

↑12° / ↓2°

Winds: NW 11 to 22 mph, then W 9 to 20 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑12° / ↓6°

Sky

Mostly cloudy becoming mostly clear with a few clouds before noon. Chance of snow after daylight.

Snow

Flurries possible.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds around the base NW 11 to 22 mph with gusts up to 28 mph. Wind chill expected to be -24 to -8 degrees through the morning.

PM

↑11° / ↓4°

Sky

Mostly clear with a few clouds becoming mostly cloudy through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base W 9 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Expected wind chill to be -19 to -8 degrees into the evening.

Hourly Temperatures at 9,993ft

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	38	58	1999	19	1979	15	28	2008	-4	1979	0.090	0.70	1996	1.47	11.5	2000	4.3	30	1969
2	36	58	2005	15	1956	14	29	1953	-8	1955	0.055	0.55	1991	1.02	8.1	1967	5.0	28	1969
3	37	52	2015	9	1956	14	28	1988	-14	1991	0.025	0.33	2003	0.59	9.0	2003	4.8	27	1969
4	38	55	2001	17	1956	14	30	1895	-7	1994	0.043	0.50	1996	0.77	8.8	1959	5.0	25	1969
5	38	56	2001	10	1959	15	31	1975	-6	1959	0.052	0.54	1951	0.82	7.5	2005	5.3	24	1969
6	38	55	1975	18	2013	14	29	1975	-9	1959	0.067	1.50	1893	0.96	15.0	1893	5.6	23	1969
7	37	56	1999	18	1895	15	29	2012	-6	1990	0.048	0.78	1991	0.77	10.0	1991	5.8	23	1969
8	38	53	1999	18	1996	15	29	2004	-1	1990	0.036	0.44	1970	0.65	9.8	1970	5.7	24	1969
9	36	52	2006	12	1986	13	27	2006	-8	1990	0.089	0.76	1950	1.47	10.3	1950	6.9	23	1969
10	37	58	2005	15	1998	13	30	2014	-5	1986	0.076	0.86	2002	1.31	16.0	2002	7.6	28	2002
11	37	58	2005	11	1998	13	30	2005	-2	2012	0.052	0.55	2015	0.85	7.0	2015	7.7	28	2002
12	36	58	1999	8	1975	14	30	1954	-7	2012	0.073	0.63	2005	1.26	10.0	2005	8.2	27	2002
13	35	56	1999	8	2000	12	27	1967	-11	2000	0.064	0.97	1951	1.03	13.0	1951	8.4	25	1970
14	35	58	1999	15	2000	12	28	1990	-15	1994	0.089	0.71	2005	1.51	11.0	2014	9.3	25	1969
15	32	60	1999	11	1997	10	30	1999	-15	1956	0.119	1.40	1987	1.67	12.0	2005	10.5	34	2005
16	31	60	1999	9	1955	9	28	1999	-18	1980	0.041	0.39	2014	0.85	5.0	2014	10.4	32	2005
17	31	53	1999	9	2014	9	28	1999	-12	2000	0.058	0.55	2010	1.08	11.0	2010	10.5	28	2010
18	31	50	1981	7	1969	9	23	1990	-16	2000	0.062	0.41	1996	1.12	7.5	1977	10.8	29	2005
19	31	52	2011	12	1957	7	25	1967	-12	2000	0.074	0.67	1991	1.27	10.0	1974	11.4	29	2005
20	32	50	2007	2	1956	8	26	1996	-16	1956	0.050	0.73	1979	0.91	15.0	1979	11.7	28	2015
21	33	59	1989	10	1957	10	28	1966	-10	1956	0.037	0.36	1967	0.63	5.9	1967	11.3	26	1969
22	32	60	1996	9	1979	9	26	1996	-17	1957	0.055	0.60	1999	0.90	8.0	1955	11.8	27	1955
23	31	58	1996	10	2010	8	24	1954	-12	1999	0.069	0.57	1970	1.18	11.0	1967	12.4	28	1970
24	30	48	1996	6	1983	7	24	1998	-8	2007	0.053	0.40	1949	0.82	5.0	2001	12.4	27	1970
25	30	47	1990	5	1952	9	25	1970	-22	2010	0.065	0.52	1979	1.09	11.5	1975	12.9	30	1979
26	29	52	1990	-3	1952	6	22	1977	-19	2010	0.084	1.17	2014	1.40	17.0	2014	13.3	37	2014
27	26	51	1998	5	1959	4	23	1998	-23	1952	0.116	1.20	1893	1.84	12.0	1893	14.5	35	1979
28	25	52	1998	-4	1976	2	19	1999	-27	1976	0.072	1.20	1893	1.15	12.0	1893	14.8	31	1979
29	26	45	1958	2	1994	3	22	2014	-24	1976	0.050	0.40	2006	1.01	8.0	2008	14.6	30	1979
30	29	48	1973	6	2004	6	23	1966	-20	2006	0.050	0.41	1981	0.91	7.0	2008	15.2	29	1975
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	42	56	1893	28	1894	15	30	1906	-1	1905	0.058	0.63	1969	0.80	7.7	1955	1.7	10	1955
2	44	57	1906	28	1896	13	27	1906	-4	1896	0.041	0.50	2011	0.67	9.0	1967	2.1	10	1969
3	45	64	1909	26	1896	13	20	1902	4	1901	0.025	0.39	2003	0.36	4.0	1978	1.9	9	2006
4	43	56	1909	25	1896	15	28	1898	-1	1896	0.042	0.48	2003	0.66	8.0	1973	2.0	9	2006
5	46	63	1893	20	1896	16	26	1902	5	1910	0.037	0.48	2005	0.54	8.0	2005	2.2	9	2006
6	44	58	1909	26	1896	11	29	1902	-12	1896	0.033	0.39	1987	0.55	4.0	1986	2.2	9	2006
7	44	59	1903	21	1896	13	28	1912	-13	1896	0.025	0.37	1991	0.49	8.5	1991	2.1	10	1956
8	43	60	1903	10	1897	11	26	1894	-14	1893	0.047	0.61	1985	0.73	7.9	1985	2.3	10	1956
9	43	58	1893	18	1897	12	32	1902	-10	1898	0.067	1.05	1896	1.00	10.5	1896	2.4	10	1950
10	46	69	1895	25	1893	15	28	1906	-8	1898	0.073	1.75	1896	0.99	17.5	1896	2.6	11	2002
11	42	65	1895	30	1907	10	32	1906	-6	1911	0.058	0.41	2015	0.92	6.0	2002	3.1	18	2002
12	41	52	1903	23	1911	8	29	1902	-13	1893	0.045	0.59	1993	0.79	8.5	1965	3.7	17	2002
13	42	54	1900	28	1908	10	32	1906	-4	1909	0.039	0.66	1983	0.63	8.4	2014	3.5	15	2002
14	39	54	1903	23	1899	8	31	1906	-10	1908	0.062	0.59	1987	1.02	10.5	1964	4.3	16	2002
15	42	58	1894	29	1899	9	27	1906	-4	1898	0.060	0.73	2005	0.86	8.5	2005	4.7	21	2005
16	40	54	1903	24	1898	10	25	1895	-3	1897	0.049	0.75	2014	0.73	9.9	2014	4.9	24	2014
17	38	54	1897	18	1906	8	23	1900	-10	1902	0.045	0.57	2010	0.71	6.2	2013	5.2	23	2014
18	41	65	1895	17	1906	9	22	1905	-12	1906	0.043	0.80	1893	0.75	8.0	1893	5.7	21	2014
19	42	54	1898	21	1906	8	25	1911	-17	1906	0.037	0.57	1953	0.57	5.8	1953	5.8	21	2005
20	41	54	1895	19	1906	9	29	1894	-14	1906	0.031	0.82	1979	0.59	12.0	1979	5.2	19	2005
21	38	56	1897	5	1898	15	27	1895	-6	1898	0.030	0.48	1983	0.47	6.0	1983	4.8	17	2005
22	39	60	1897	18	1893	11	33	1897	-20	1898	0.047	0.60	1894	0.74	6.5	1991	5.0	17	2010
23	38	58	1897	16	1898	7	32	1897	-20	1893	0.045	0.38	2014	0.71	4.8	2014	5.4	16	2010
24	41	55	1894	24	1895	12	27	1910	-5	1911	0.041	0.71	1979	0.74	11.0	1979	5.4	17	2010
25	39	60	1896	20	1898	7	24	1896	-16	1898	0.041	0.46	2002	0.67	7.0	2002	5.6	16	2010
26	38	60	1894	23	1893	7	29	1905	-8	1906	0.058	0.69	1979	1.06	14.5	1979	5.9	21	2014
27	37	59	1894	14	1911	6	24	1905	-14	1896	0.070	0.83	1971	1.07	10.0	1972	6.5	18	2014
28	34	60	1894	2	1911	6	27	1893	-26	1911	0.055	0.86	1898	0.84	13.0	1898	6.5	17	2005
29	36	57	1894	8	1902	4	29	1910	-26	1911	0.043	1.12	1898	0.71	15.0	1898	6.3	19	2006
30	33	46	1897	6	1902	7	26	1910	-19	1896	0.050	0.60	1894	0.75	6.0	2005	6.5	24	2005
Day	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year