picture above: The upper East River valley, December 24. Left to right, Gothic Mountain, Mt. Bellview going into Rustler's Gulch, and the Avery Mountain complex.
Today's Weather, Sunday, May 18: mostly cloudy and warm overnight, then cloudy and windy by midmorning becoming mostly cloudy and windy through the afternoon with light snow starting in the evening.
Live Station Cameras
The Station Camera, below, is located at the weather station.
--Current view: Gothic Mountain
--The windy.com web page has taken the camera put it on a fast 24-hour run-through. You can clink on the station camera to see it.
-- usually if there is little to no visibility the camera will focus on either the nearby road area, the snow board, or other close views
-- you can back track on the view by up to 12 hours by using the time bar at the bottom of the feed
-- there is sometimes a delay or a slow connection. If so, you can go directly to the YouTube page by clicking here
--Current view: Gothic Mountain
--The windy.com web page has taken the camera put it on a fast 24-hour run-through. You can clink on the station camera to see it.
-- usually if there is little to no visibility the camera will focus on either the nearby road area, the snow board, or other close views
-- you can back track on the view by up to 12 hours by using the time bar at the bottom of the feed
-- there is sometimes a delay or a slow connection. If so, you can go directly to the YouTube page by clicking here
The Up Valley Camera, below, is located north of the station.
Current view: the East River below the station
--You can back track on the view up to 12 hours by using the time bar at the bottom of the feed
--You can go directly to the camera on the YouTube page by clicking here
--the camera will be pointed to the East River below the station whenever there is strong winter down valley wind
Today's weather data and summary for Gothic, May 17, 2025, as of 6:15 p.m. MDT
Low temperature: -½ºC (31ºF)
High Temperature: 10ºC (50ºF)
Current temperature: 23½ºC (38ºF)
Cloud cover: cloudy
Wind: 5-7 SW, gusts to 13; today's strongest wind at 20 mph SW
Precipitation sunset May 17 to sunrise May 18: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" of water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation sunrise to sunset today: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation today, currently: light snow, with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" water content, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Average snowpack, at sunset May 17 is 40 cm (15½")
Current snowpack 100% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack to the nearest half inch: 0" (last year was 8", 2023 was 14")
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise May 17
Winters deepest snowpack: 160 cm (63") on February 15
Total snowfall this winter: 565 cm (222½")
Average total snowfall, at sunset, May 17, is 998 cm (393")
Total snowfall is 43% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter is 18.96"
Average water content from snow, at sunset, May 16, is 26.21"
Average water content from snowfall is 28% below average (as of sunrise)
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 2.17"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 21.13"
Kettle Ponds, about 1.7 miles south of the station, summary for today, May 18 at 5:15 p.m. MDT
Low temperature 1½ºC (35ºF)
High temperature 9ºC (48ºF)
Strongest wind today is 27 mph SW
Low temperature: -½ºC (31ºF)
High Temperature: 10ºC (50ºF)
Current temperature: 23½ºC (38ºF)
Cloud cover: cloudy
Wind: 5-7 SW, gusts to 13; today's strongest wind at 20 mph SW
Precipitation sunset May 17 to sunrise May 18: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" of water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation sunrise to sunset today: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation today, currently: light snow, with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" water content, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Average snowpack, at sunset May 17 is 40 cm (15½")
Current snowpack 100% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack to the nearest half inch: 0" (last year was 8", 2023 was 14")
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise May 17
Winters deepest snowpack: 160 cm (63") on February 15
Total snowfall this winter: 565 cm (222½")
Average total snowfall, at sunset, May 17, is 998 cm (393")
Total snowfall is 43% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter is 18.96"
Average water content from snow, at sunset, May 16, is 26.21"
Average water content from snowfall is 28% below average (as of sunrise)
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 2.17"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 21.13"
Kettle Ponds, about 1.7 miles south of the station, summary for today, May 18 at 5:15 p.m. MDT
Low temperature 1½ºC (35ºF)
High temperature 9ºC (48ºF)
Strongest wind today is 27 mph SW
Soil Temperature and Moisture Content for sunrise May 18:
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through May 16 (usually updated every 5 days), as well as the links from there to the previous two years. Check out the detailed numbers on that page to see the trends. Any one or two day changes (at sunrise) is shown below as ↑ going up, ↓ going down, → holding steady.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 43.2ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 18% ↑..
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 46.1ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 23% ↓..
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 46.4ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 27% →..
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 41.8ºF, → soil moisture content 33% →..
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through May 16 (usually updated every 5 days), as well as the links from there to the previous two years. Check out the detailed numbers on that page to see the trends. Any one or two day changes (at sunrise) is shown below as ↑ going up, ↓ going down, → holding steady.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 43.2ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 18% ↑..
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 46.1ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 23% ↓..
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 46.4ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 27% →..
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 41.8ºF, → soil moisture content 33% →..
What is New and other Notes: This winter, through April, was the 4th lowest total winter snowfall (540 cm, 212½") of any winter since snowfall data was started in 1974 (51 winters), behind the winters of 1976-77 (437 cm, 172" ), 2017-18 (477 cm, 188") and 2020-21 (529 cm, 208"). However, it was 43rd of 51 winters in water content of fallen snow which shows that water from snow, with the substantial increase in density, is not as quite bad as the snowfall number, though still very bad.
Updated the April weather data. This winter had so little snow that i did not even realize how close the 2025 April snowfall was to breaking a record for the low total snowfall for the month. But with perseverance and hard work the month managed to get that extra 'storm' to end up 3" above the lowest snowfall for any April. The average low temperature was a bit cooler than normal while the daily high quite a bit higher- actually the 4th warmest April on record.
Updated the Daily Winter Averages table through May 11
In weather extremes, April started slowly but then came record high temperatures on April 10, 11 and 12 and a record warmest daily low on April 13, but nothing again until tying the record high on April 26. For all extremes of weather go to the records by winter and the records summary tables.
With now 11 winters in a row (including this winter) having had below average snowfall, and only one winter in the last 14, this sadly is becoming the "new normal", not just a few dry winters.
The February 07 low temperature of ½ºC (33ºF) was the first day since September 30 with the daily low above freezing, and the first time in 51 years that a 24-hour low in any daily February temperature was above freezing.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
Updated the April weather data. This winter had so little snow that i did not even realize how close the 2025 April snowfall was to breaking a record for the low total snowfall for the month. But with perseverance and hard work the month managed to get that extra 'storm' to end up 3" above the lowest snowfall for any April. The average low temperature was a bit cooler than normal while the daily high quite a bit higher- actually the 4th warmest April on record.
Updated the Daily Winter Averages table through May 11
In weather extremes, April started slowly but then came record high temperatures on April 10, 11 and 12 and a record warmest daily low on April 13, but nothing again until tying the record high on April 26. For all extremes of weather go to the records by winter and the records summary tables.
With now 11 winters in a row (including this winter) having had below average snowfall, and only one winter in the last 14, this sadly is becoming the "new normal", not just a few dry winters.
The February 07 low temperature of ½ºC (33ºF) was the first day since September 30 with the daily low above freezing, and the first time in 51 years that a 24-hour low in any daily February temperature was above freezing.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
This is the animal activity for the day as of May 18 4:00 p.m.
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Bird Sightings: All birds with a √ next to them were seen on this day. Otherwise, they have generally been around here but not seen at this time.
Stellar Jay Gray Jay Mountain Chickadee Pine Grosbeak American Robin √ Northern Flicker Dark Eyed Junco √ Fox Sparrow Ruby Crowned Kinglet √ Red Napped Sapsucker √ Brown Headed Cowbird American Crow √ Violet- Green Swallow Yellow Rumped Warbler √ Canada Geese √ Pine Sisken √ Mountain Bluebird |
Animal Sightings: The key for the mammals for today is v=visual, A= audible, t= track
tree squirrel- Red Fox- Deer Mouse- v chipmunk- v Long Tailed weasel- Short tailed weasel- snowshoe hare- marmot- Moose- coyote- pine marten- golden mantled ground squirrel- |
"If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain" -Steven Wright
"The wind shows us how close to the edge we are". -Joan Didion
"Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together". ~Vista M. Kelly
"Only the mediocre are always at their best" -Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley (Al Franken)
"The wind shows us how close to the edge we are". -Joan Didion
"Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together". ~Vista M. Kelly
"Only the mediocre are always at their best" -Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley (Al Franken)
Some pictures of the area:
April 26, the East River opens as a beaver dam so far survives spring run-off
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May 01, road plowed to just up the hill out of Gothic where a berm was plowed to stop cars (once the road is opened- it is not yet)
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Gothic Weather Page Index:
Home page (this page- if you lived here, you'd be home already)
Current Year, daily Description:
2024 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2024
2023 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2023
2022 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2022
2021 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2021
2020 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2020
2019 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2019
2018 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2018
2017 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2017
2016 weather description- the last months of 2016- a written out daily weather summary description
notes on this site: explains what things mean and sampling methods, as well as a short video of the data site
contact- where you can send requests or suggestions about this web site from. Please do. (you don't write, you don't call. Was it something I said?)
Data: data summary page
Daily data, current year, 2025
2024 daily data- daily weather data for the 2024 calendar year.
2023 daily data- daily weather data for the 2023 calendar year.
2022 daily data- daily weather data for the 2022 calendar year.
2021 daily data- daily weather data for the 2021 calendar year.
2020 daily data- daily weather data for the 2020 calendar year.
2019 Daily data- daily weather data for the 2019 calendar year.
2018 daily data- daily weather data for the 2018 calendar year.
2017 daily data- daily weather data for the 2017 calendar year.
2016 daily data- daily weather data for the 2016 calendar year.
weekly weather summary- this page has been discontinued but the data from it can be found above on the Daily Data and Summary table
long term snow- snow totals month by month, and snow-year by snow-year, since fall, 1974 in both centimeters and inches
long term water- month by month and snow-year by snow-year water content of the snowfall
ground cover- the dates and number of consecutive days of snow on the ground for each winter, as well as date of snow melt drop under 100 and 50 cm
soil temperature and moisture- temperature information from underground at four different depths as well as the moisture content of the soil at those depths
daily high temperature => freezing- this table shows the number of days over the years in each winter month where the daily high reached or surpassed freezing, the temperature when snow would melt
Records: this area will have info on the number of records, such as most snow on a given date, highest temperature and so on
records by winter: showing each winter and the number of record highs, lows, days with most snow etc. since 1974 as well as other info pertinent to that winter.
record summary table: a quick-look summary table of the records by winter
Monthly Data: The title page has all summarized data for each month for November through May starting in the fall of 1974 up until the current listed chronologically. The individual months below of June through October start from the 2000-2001 winter to current, except for snow totals which date back to 1974.
September- summary for September, 2000-2024
October- summary for October, 2000-2024
November- summary for November, 1974-2024
December- summary for December, 1974-2024
January- summary for January, 1975-2025
February- summary for February, 1975-2025
March- summaries for March, 1975-2025
April- summary for April, 1975-2025
May- summary for May, 1975-2024
June- summary for June, 2001-2024
July- summary for July, 2001-2024
August- summary for August, 2001-2024
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated May 15 as this page is active again with the start of spring
photos and videos- an archive of photos that were on various site pages (in progress- well, actually little there to see)
links- links to other web sites people may find helpful
↑ ↓ → º ½ √ ¼
Home page (this page- if you lived here, you'd be home already)
Current Year, daily Description:
2024 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2024
2023 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2023
2022 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2022
2021 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2021
2020 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2020
2019 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2019
2018 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2018
2017 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2017
2016 weather description- the last months of 2016- a written out daily weather summary description
notes on this site: explains what things mean and sampling methods, as well as a short video of the data site
contact- where you can send requests or suggestions about this web site from. Please do. (you don't write, you don't call. Was it something I said?)
Data: data summary page
Daily data, current year, 2025
2024 daily data- daily weather data for the 2024 calendar year.
2023 daily data- daily weather data for the 2023 calendar year.
2022 daily data- daily weather data for the 2022 calendar year.
2021 daily data- daily weather data for the 2021 calendar year.
2020 daily data- daily weather data for the 2020 calendar year.
2019 Daily data- daily weather data for the 2019 calendar year.
2018 daily data- daily weather data for the 2018 calendar year.
2017 daily data- daily weather data for the 2017 calendar year.
2016 daily data- daily weather data for the 2016 calendar year.
weekly weather summary- this page has been discontinued but the data from it can be found above on the Daily Data and Summary table
long term snow- snow totals month by month, and snow-year by snow-year, since fall, 1974 in both centimeters and inches
long term water- month by month and snow-year by snow-year water content of the snowfall
ground cover- the dates and number of consecutive days of snow on the ground for each winter, as well as date of snow melt drop under 100 and 50 cm
soil temperature and moisture- temperature information from underground at four different depths as well as the moisture content of the soil at those depths
daily high temperature => freezing- this table shows the number of days over the years in each winter month where the daily high reached or surpassed freezing, the temperature when snow would melt
Records: this area will have info on the number of records, such as most snow on a given date, highest temperature and so on
records by winter: showing each winter and the number of record highs, lows, days with most snow etc. since 1974 as well as other info pertinent to that winter.
record summary table: a quick-look summary table of the records by winter
Monthly Data: The title page has all summarized data for each month for November through May starting in the fall of 1974 up until the current listed chronologically. The individual months below of June through October start from the 2000-2001 winter to current, except for snow totals which date back to 1974.
September- summary for September, 2000-2024
October- summary for October, 2000-2024
November- summary for November, 1974-2024
December- summary for December, 1974-2024
January- summary for January, 1975-2025
February- summary for February, 1975-2025
March- summaries for March, 1975-2025
April- summary for April, 1975-2025
May- summary for May, 1975-2024
June- summary for June, 2001-2024
July- summary for July, 2001-2024
August- summary for August, 2001-2024
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated May 15 as this page is active again with the start of spring
photos and videos- an archive of photos that were on various site pages (in progress- well, actually little there to see)
links- links to other web sites people may find helpful
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Thank you to Greg of the Desert Research Institute and Brian of Slopeside Technology for their support in maintaining instrumentation. Also to Dan Jones for equipment assistance and station set-up; for David Inouye and Art Mears and for advice, input and data analysis; and Jessica Lundquist for the online water content of the snowpack (snow pillows).
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