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Updated Tuesday May 21, 2019 at 8:55am Mountain Time 

YESTERDAY: "Unseasonably strong low pressure moves in today, with snow in Aspen and even down to 7,000 feet tonight as cold air moves in. Snow totals over 1/2 foot fall above 9,000 feet in Aspen-Snowmass and southwest facing slopes, a few inches to 1/2 foot of snow for Summit and Grand County areas)"

Today through Thursday we expect unseasonably cold low pressure to remain across the area, with some snow in Aspen again on Tuesday, snow levels near 7,000 feet and to 9,000 feet (town of Aspen elevation is 8,000 feet), as dynamics look pretty strong and moisture plentiful.

Friday through Sunday we expect a break, with more sunshine, milder temperatures, and afternoon thunderstorms and showers. CM

LONG RANGE FORECAST: Early and mid next week look milder with  more sunshine and the usual spring afternoon thunderstorms. More storms are coming next weekend, unseasonably cold, with more unusual low snow levels. Early June may show a warm up. CM

Where to be this weekend? April 12th-14th

Posted April 10, 2019 at 10:23am PST

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Colorado, and Sun Valley to Big Sky are the places to be this weekend... heres why:

#1 - A strong and cold storm is moving through Colorado and out onto the plains on Thursday, with moderate to heavy snow totals all across western Colorado, a storm total 1 to 2 feet for all areas! Northern resorts across Summit and Grand Counties will be favored under a northwest flow across the mountains.

#2 Resorts in the northern Rockies (Sun Valley through Big Sky look good) will see snow, mostly light to moderate, now through the weekend, for some fun fresh snow all weekend.

If you like sunshine plus deep fresh snow, go to Colorado, anywhere, northern resorts favored, but Aspen is looking at near a foot to 1.5 feet overall by Friday as the storm clears out... If you like the snow to be falling while on the slopes, head to the northern Rocky Mountains for best fresh coverage!

<strong>Now through the weekend
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CM

Mountain Summit Forecast

Tuesday

↑35° / ↓21°

Winds: W 9 to 20 mph, then SW 9 to 20 mph

Forecast Snow: 2"

AM

↑30° / ↓21°

Skies

Overcast through the morning. Chance of snow after daylight.

Snow

Snowfall expected to be 1 to 2 inches in the early morning, then another trace before noon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.18 to 0.88 inches

Winds

Morning winds near the top W 9 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

PM

↑35° / ↓22°

Skies

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

Snow

Expected snowfall to be a trace in the afternoon followed by another trace amount into the evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.1 to 0.48 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top SW 9 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 10,781ft

Wednesday

↑40° / ↓23°

Winds: SW 5 to 14 mph, then SE 7 to 16 mph

Forecast Snow: 1"

AM

↑35° / ↓23°

Skies

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

Snow

Snowfall forecasted to be a trace amount in the early morning.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.03 to 0.13 inches

Winds

Morning winds near the top SW 5 to 14 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

PM

↑39° / ↓26°

Skies

Mostly cloudy through the afternoon and evening. Chance of snow in the afternoon.

Snow

Snowfall forecasted to be a dusting in the evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.04 to 0.18 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top SE 7 to 16 mph with gusts up to 26 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 10,781ft

Thursday

↑40° / ↓24°

Winds: SW 14 to 26 mph, then SW 21 to 33 mph

Forecast Snow: 1"

AM

↑38° / ↓27°

Skies

Overcast becoming partly cloudy through the morning. Chance of freezing rain and snow after daylight.

Snow

Expected snowfall to be a trace in the early morning.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.13 to 0.63 inches

Winds

Morning winds near the top SW 14 to 26 mph with gusts up to 33 mph.

PM

↑38° / ↓24°

Skies

Overcast becoming mostly cloudy through the afternoon and evening. Chance of snow in the evening.

Snow

Expected snowfall to be a trace amount in the evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top SW 21 to 33 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 10,781ft

Friday

↑43° / ↓24°

Winds: SW 18 to 30 mph, then S 12 to 23 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑37° / ↓24°

Skies

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

Snow

Snowfall expected to be a trace in the early morning.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.01 to 0.05 inches

Winds

Morning winds near the top SW 18 to 30 mph with gusts up to 32 mph.

PM

↑43° / ↓29°

Skies

Mostly cloudy becoming mostly clear with a few clouds through the afternoon and evening. Chance of snow in the afternoon.

Snow

Flurries possible.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.03 to 0.13 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top S 12 to 23 mph with gusts up to 27 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 10,781ft

Saturday

↑50° / ↓30°

Winds: SW 8 to 17 mph, then variable 2 to 10 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑46° / ↓30°

Skies

Clear becoming partly cloudy before noon.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds near the top SW 8 to 17 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

PM

↑49° / ↓34°

Skies

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy through the afternoon and evening. Expect periods of rain through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

No snow through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.04 to 0.18 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top variable at 2 to 10 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 10,781ft

Sunday

↑55° / ↓34°

Winds: S 4 to 13 mph, then variable 1 to 8 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑50° / ↓34°

Skies

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

Snow

None expected in the morning hours.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds near the top S 4 to 13 mph with gusts up to 16 mph.

PM

↑54° / ↓40°

Skies

Mostly cloudy becoming overcast into the evening. Chance of rain in the evening.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.01 to 0.03 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds near the top variable at 1 to 8 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 10,781ft

Mountain Base Forecast

Tuesday

↑44° / ↓28°

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

Forecast Snow: 2"

AM

↑39° / ↓28°

Skies

Overcast through the morning. Chance of snow after daylight.

Snow

Snowfall expected to be 1 to 2 inches in the early morning followed by another trace amount before noon.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.18 to 0.88 inches

Winds

Morning winds around the base W 7 to 16 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

PM

↑44° / ↓30°

Skies

Cloudy into the evening. Chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, rain and snow in the evening.

Snow

Snowfall forecasted to be a trace amount in the afternoon, then another trace into the evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.1 to 0.48 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base S 6 to 15 mph with gusts up to 19 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 6,874ft

Wednesday

↑49° / ↓28°

Winds: variable 3 to 10 mph, then E 5 to 14 mph

Forecast Snow: 1"

AM

↑44° / ↓28°

Skies

Overcast becoming mostly cloudy through the morning. Chance of rain and snow after daylight.

Snow

Snowfall forecasted to be a trace amount in the early morning.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.03 to 0.13 inches

Winds

Morning winds around the base variable at 3 to 10 mph.

PM

↑48° / ↓31°

Skies

Mostly cloudy into the evening. Chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, rain in the evening.

Snow

Snowfall forecasted to be a trace amount in the evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.04 to 0.18 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base E 5 to 14 mph with gusts up to 18 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 6,874ft

Thursday

↑49° / ↓29°

Winds: SW 9 to 20 mph, then S 4 to 13 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑47° / ↓31°

Skies

Cloudy becoming partly cloudy through the morning. Chance of rain,freezing rainandsnow after daylight.

Snow

Snowfall forecasted to be a dusting in the early morning.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.13 to 0.63 inches

Winds

Morning winds around the base SW 9 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

PM

↑47° / ↓30°

Skies

Overcast becoming mostly cloudy into the evening. Chance of rain in the afternoon and then rain and snow in the evening.

Snow

Expected snowfall to be a trace amount in the evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base S 4 to 13 mph with gusts up to 22 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 6,874ft

Friday

↑52° / ↓27°

Winds: SW 11 to 22 mph, then SE 5 to 14 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑47° / ↓27°

Skies

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

Snow

Snowfall forecasted to be a trace in the early morning.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.01 to 0.05 inches

Winds

Morning winds around the base SW 11 to 22 mph with gusts up to 28 mph.

PM

↑51° / ↓35°

Skies

Mostly cloudy becoming mostly clear with a few clouds through the afternoon and evening. Chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, rain in the evening.

Snow

Flurries possible through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.03 to 0.13 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base SE 5 to 14 mph with gusts up to 18 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 6,874ft

Saturday

↑60° / ↓31°

Winds: SW 4 to 13 mph, then variable 2 to 10 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑56° / ↓31°

Skies

Clear becoming partly cloudy through the morning.

Snow

None expected.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds around the base SW 4 to 13 mph with gusts up to 16 mph.

PM

↑59° / ↓39°

Skies

Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy into the evening. Expect periods of rain through the afternoon and evening.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.04 to 0.18 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base variable at 2 to 10 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 6,874ft

Sunday

↑66° / ↓34°

Winds: S 4 to 13 mph, then variable 1 to 8 mph

Forecast Snow: 0"

AM

↑60° / ↓34°

Skies

Mostly clear with a few clouds becoming mostly cloudy before noon.

Snow

No snow.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: trace amount

Winds

Morning winds around the base S 4 to 13 mph with gusts up to 16 mph.

PM

↑65° / ↓42°

Skies

Mostly cloudy becoming cloudy into the evening. Chance of rain in the evening.

Snow

None expected through the afternoon and evening.

Precipitation

Potential Precip: 0.01 to 0.03 inches

Winds

Afternoon winds around the base variable at 1 to 8 mph.

Hourly Temperatures at 6,874ft

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	40	54	1965	16	1967	16	30	1977	-3	1972	0.182	1.47	1980	1.90	12.0	1980	64.2	101	1984
2	41	58	1981	18	1967	19	33	1981	2	1967	0.110	0.76	1979	1.33	10.0	1979	63.3	101	1984
3	42	53	1981	25	1967	19	29	1981	3	1967	0.115	0.52	1981	1.40	7.0	1984	62.8	105	1984
4	44	54	1966	31	1967	20	30	1982	5	1967	0.135	0.80	1984	1.33	8.0	1984	61.7	109	1984
5	45	57	1966	28	1978	21	30	1966	8	1978	0.075	0.55	1969	0.90	5.5	1969	61.0	108	1984
6	42	58	1966	25	1978	21	33	1979	6	1982	0.195	0.88	1978	2.20	11.0	1973	61.5	107	1984
7	38	58	1966	20	1978	19	32	1966	3	1978	0.340	3.06	1969	3.31	30.0	1969	62.6	111	1984
8	38	58	1966	24	1978	19	31	1974	6	1968	0.192	1.09	1969	1.91	10.0	1979	62.1	108	1984
9	41	55	1977	25	1965	20	32	1974	5	1978	0.137	0.74	1979	1.71	9.0	1981	62.2	105	1984
10	43	54	1977	31	1981	21	32	1974	3	1979	0.116	0.55	1966	0.88	4.0	1979	60.5	101	1984
11	44	55	1984	28	1979	22	30	1984	7	1979	0.058	0.34	1968	0.67	4.0	1964	59.1	96	1984
12	43	52	1984	34	1964	19	31	1984	4	1979	0.179	0.78	1982	1.81	9.0	1982	59.0	93	1984
13	42	55	1984	29	1980	21	32	1984	12	1981	0.210	2.10	1982	2.07	21.0	1982	59.4	91	1984
14	43	60	1984	25	1983	21	35	1984	10	1983	0.116	1.20	1982	1.36	12.0	1982	58.3	89	1982
15	44	58	1978	28	1967	23	36	1978	9	1970	0.166	1.06	1977	1.64	10.0	1977	57.8	89	1982
16	46	58	1978	30	1983	24	35	1974	15	1968	0.070	0.66	1969	0.59	7.0	1969	56.2	86	1982
17	47	58	1978	29	1981	24	34	1964	13	1983	0.217	1.98	1983	1.98	20.0	1983	54.8	82	1982
18	46	57	1964	23	1983	24	36	1970	12	1971	0.154	0.80	1978	1.64	8.0	1978	54.7	79	1984
19	46	56	1976	31	1971	25	36	1970	12	1968	0.067	0.42	1984	0.59	5.0	1971	52.9	80	1984
20	48	56	1970	33	1983	26	34	1970	17	1974	0.083	0.38	1973	0.67	4.0	1967	51.2	77	1984
21	47	61	1964	32	1974	27	39	1984	16	1983	0.059	0.30	1981	0.40	3.5	1981	49.6	74	1984
22	49	61	1964	37	1974	27	36	1964	16	1974	0.057	0.30	1978	0.43	2.0	1983	48.0	72	1984
23	49	58	1980	37	1975	26	35	1964	13	1966	0.085	0.78	1975	0.71	7.0	1975	46.8	70	1984
24	49	60	1984	34	1975	26	42	1984	17	1971	0.048	0.30	1971	0.23	1.5	1971	45.1	68	1984
25	50	60	1967	38	1965	26	39	1964	11	1980	0.080	0.58	1984	0.62	5.0	1984	43.9	69	1984
26	48	60	1964	37	1965	26	35	1969	14	1980	0.163	0.82	1982	1.40	8.0	1982	43.3	72	1982
27	49	61	1969	30	1973	27	37	1969	14	1973	0.072	0.41	1965	0.67	5.0	1965	41.7	67	1982
28	49	62	1969	32	1973	27	36	1974	11	1973	0.081	0.50	1978	0.37	4.0	1978	40.1	64	1982
29	49	58	1969	34	1975	27	34	1969	18	1965	0.091	0.44	1981	0.71	5.0	1975	38.6	61	1982
30	49	59	1969	32	1975	27	36	1969	14	1975	0.065	0.40	1979	0.74	5.5	1979	37.4	58	1982
31	48	61	1966	35	1979	25	36	1984	13	1979	0.130	1.01	1979	1.07	10.0	1979	36.6	61	1982
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	58	77	1992	35	1967	28	42	1928	10	1895	0.070	0.75	1938	0.13	3.1	2008	0.2	6	1920
2	59	80	1894	28	2008	28	40	2007	13	2011	0.076	0.69	1984	0.35	5.5	1944	0.1	5	2010
3	61	79	2000	39	2008	29	45	1914	12	1895	0.056	1.19	1981	0.08	2.1	1955	0.0	T	2008
4	63	82	1947	40	1978	29	44	1943	11	1895	0.071	1.54	1914	0.05	3.0	1893	0.0	1	2011
5	63	83	2000	36	1978	30	44	1914	10	1895	0.087	0.88	1949	0.34	8.0	1938	0.0	T	1991
6	62	84	2000	37	1978	29	41	1945	11	1917	0.097	1.03	1972	0.24	4.3	1965	0.0	2	1921
7	62	81	1934	37	1978	30	51	1914	12	1895	0.073	0.91	1921	0.17	6.0	1921	0.1	6	1921
8	61	81	1894	34	1927	31	55	1918	8	1893	0.108	1.00	1894	0.26	5.5	1965	0.1	4	1995
9	62	81	1894	35	1927	30	47	1999	11	1895	0.059	0.79	1957	0.02	1.1	2015	0.0	1	2015
10	64	80	1894	40	1922	30	44	1954	10	1895	0.080	0.92	2016	0.24	6.0	1922	0.1	6	1922
11	62	80	1894	35	1922	30	47	1987	10	1895	0.076	0.90	1920	0.03	1.0	1979	0.0	3	1922
12	63	82	1960	36	2000	30	48	1914	12	1895	0.054	0.82	1980	0.07	2.0	1912	0.0	2	1922
13	64	81	1894	42	1942	30	46	1914	13	1895	0.071	1.00	1928	0.15	4.6	2008	0.0	4	2008
14	65	81	1996	42	1916	31	46	1914	14	1895	0.070	1.05	1977	0.15	10.0	1923	0.0	1	1923
15	66	83	1894	42	1916	31	41	2013	15	1916	0.054	0.78	2010	0.03	2.3	2010	0.0	2	2010
16	66	85	1894	40	1910	32	47	1987	16	1895	0.061	0.48	1968	0.04	3.9	1968	0.0	T	1990
17	66	82	1996	39	1983	32	48	1987	15	1895	0.087	1.08	1944	0.15	7.0	1944	0.1	7	1944
18	67	82	1934	44	1971	32	48	2003	19	1895	0.067	1.70	1944	0.09	7.0	1944	0.0	4	1944
19	67	82	2002	38	1960	32	48	1937	18	1895	0.065	1.00	1895	0.01	1.1	1971	0.0	0	2010
20	67	86	1897	43	2010	32	45	1987	19	1946	0.085	1.05	1953	0.01	1.5	1953	0.0	T	2013
21	68	88	1897	47	1917	33	45	1992	20	1946	0.065	0.52	1940	0.02	1.0	1952	0.0	0	2015
22	68	87	1897	48	1981	33	46	1997	20	1974	0.055	0.55	1933	0.06	3.0	1933	0.0	0	2015
23	69	90	1897	44	2007	33	47	1926	20	1966	0.065	0.71	2006	0.04	3.0	1933	0.0	T	2007
24	69	95	1897	50	1968	33	48	1963	21	1912	0.071	1.50	1895	0.00	0.0	2015	0.0	0	2015
25	68	91	1897	47	2015	33	56	1928	22	1990	0.049	0.50	1950	T	T	2008	0.0	T	2008
26	68	89	1897	46	1965	33	46	1947	21	1975	0.057	0.66	1996	0.05	2.5	1929	0.0	T	1929
27	69	87	1897	41	1997	34	49	1936	23	1918	0.074	1.20	1926	0.02	1.0	1924	0.0	1	1924
28	69	88	1897	43	1924	33	48	1979	18	1954	0.064	0.90	1914	T	T	2011	0.0	0	2016
29	70	87	2003	48	1924	33	50	1943	8	1927	0.060	0.53	1997	0.01	1.5	1909	0.0	0	2015
30	70	87	2003	47	1946	34	49	2014	22	1975	0.072	1.11	1971	0.01	1.0	1895	0.0	0	2014
31	69	88	2002	49	1995	33	50	1943	25	1942	0.067	0.75	1917	T	T	1945	0.0	0	2015
Day	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	High	Year	Low	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year	Avg	Max	Year