picture above: January 03- avalanche debris that ran out of the cirque on Gothic Mountain December 31 at 8:50 a.m. and crossed the river, then reached and went past the Judd Falls trailhead outhouse. Luckily the brunt of the snow stopped just after crossing the river.
Today's weather, Monday, May 23: mostly cloudy to cloudy, breezy and mild.
The road to Gothic has been plowed but due to damage on the bridge from an avalanche it is not open yet but should be by mid to late week.
The road to Gothic has been plowed but due to damage on the bridge from an avalanche it is not open yet but should be by mid to late week.
Live Station Cameras
The Station Camera, below, is located just north of Gothic 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 the nearby road, the snow board, the river 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 the nearby road, the snow board, the river 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 Station Camera below, is located just north of the station looking up valley
--Current View: the upper East River valley
--'Rustler's Gulch' as labeled, is really just the beginning of that area, which extends behind Avery Mountain
--The windy.com web page has taken the camera on a fast 24-hour run-through. You can clink on the up-valley camera link to see it
--You can go directly to the camera on the YouTube page by clicking here
Today's weather data for Gothic, May 23, 2022, as of 7:00 a.m. MDT
Low temperature: -1ºC (30ºF)
High temperature: 6ºC (43ºF)
Current temperature: 3ºC (37ºF)
Cloud cover: cloudy
Wind: 3-7 W (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 67 mph W at 24,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset May 22 to sunrise May 23: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" of water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation sunrise to sunset today: with 0 cm new snow containing 0.00 water content, 0.00 rain
Precipitation today, currently none, 0 cm (0") snow containing 0.00 water, 0.00 rain
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Winters deepest snowpack: 175 cm (69") on March 07
Total snowfall this winter: 706 cm (278") as of sunrise May 23
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 22.71 as of May 23
Total rain this snow-year, starting September 01: 2.91 as of sunrise May 23
Total precipitation starting September 01: 25.62" as of sunrise May 23
Low temperature: -1ºC (30ºF)
High temperature: 6ºC (43ºF)
Current temperature: 3ºC (37ºF)
Cloud cover: cloudy
Wind: 3-7 W (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 67 mph W at 24,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset May 22 to sunrise May 23: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" of water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation sunrise to sunset today: with 0 cm new snow containing 0.00 water content, 0.00 rain
Precipitation today, currently none, 0 cm (0") snow containing 0.00 water, 0.00 rain
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Winters deepest snowpack: 175 cm (69") on March 07
Total snowfall this winter: 706 cm (278") as of sunrise May 23
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 22.71 as of May 23
Total rain this snow-year, starting September 01: 2.91 as of sunrise May 23
Total precipitation starting September 01: 25.62" as of sunrise May 23
"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
"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
What is New and other Notes: the weekly weather summary is up and with the one day of snow it kept this winter exactly where it was last week, going nowhere.
This winter will finish well below average with snowfall total, and though also it was also below average in water content it is better relative to the snowfall amounts as the winter snowfall was so dense. However, in terms of summer water supply this does not help as much as you might hope as the snowpack melts away just as fast once it warms so the water storage (the snowpack) is gone early so we are starting the summer water storage with a debt and will need to depend on summer rain. This winter's ground cover days has been added to the ground cover table where it is pretty easy to see the trend of the less number days with snow on the ground.
added April totals to the table with the number of days in the month where the high daily temperature reached or surpassed freezing. This was the 26th consecutive winter month in which that number was above average, which is pretty impressive and telling.
Added the records for April to the records by winter and records summary tables as it hit a record highest low temperature on April 05 and a record lowest high (gets confusing, eh?) on April 13. This was followed by a record high (tied) on April 21 and the most snow on an April 23 and then back to record warmest lows on May 8 and 9.
For a great hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
This winter will finish well below average with snowfall total, and though also it was also below average in water content it is better relative to the snowfall amounts as the winter snowfall was so dense. However, in terms of summer water supply this does not help as much as you might hope as the snowpack melts away just as fast once it warms so the water storage (the snowpack) is gone early so we are starting the summer water storage with a debt and will need to depend on summer rain. This winter's ground cover days has been added to the ground cover table where it is pretty easy to see the trend of the less number days with snow on the ground.
added April totals to the table with the number of days in the month where the high daily temperature reached or surpassed freezing. This was the 26th consecutive winter month in which that number was above average, which is pretty impressive and telling.
Added the records for April to the records by winter and records summary tables as it hit a record highest low temperature on April 05 and a record lowest high (gets confusing, eh?) on April 13. This was followed by a record high (tied) on April 21 and the most snow on an April 23 and then back to record warmest lows on May 8 and 9.
For a great hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
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Animal sightings in winter are done being reported for the year and plan to show up again next fall.
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Some pictures of the area:
Two moose (yes, there is another one by the trees), in Gothic March 28
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The station during storm, 6:30 a.m. Dec. 31
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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
2021 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2020
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: summary page and description of data
Daily data, current year- daily weather data for the current 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- the past weeks weather summary and this winter's weather compared to the past 46 winters.
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
daily high temperature => freezing- this table shows the number of days in each winter month over the years in which 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 only, except for snow totals.
September- summary for September, 2000-2021
October- summary for October, 2000-2021
November- summary for November, 1974-2021
December- summary for December, 1974-2021
January- summary for January, 1975-2022
February- summary for February, 1975-2022
March- summaries for March, 1975-2022
April- summary for April, 1975-2022
May- summary for May, 1975-2021
June- summary for June, 2000-2021
July- summary for July, 2001-2021
August- summary for August, 2001-2021
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated March 27
avalanches- a general overlook of the snow conditions around Gothic
photos and videos- an archive of photos that were on various site pages (in progress- well, actually little there to see)
ski and road- mostly general ski conditions for the area to and around Gothic, though in early and late winter road opening becomes important. Last update May 17.
links- links to other web sites people may find helpful
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Home page (this page- if you lived here you'd be home already)
Current Year, daily Description
2021 weather description- daily written summary for the calendar year 2020
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: summary page and description of data
Daily data, current year- daily weather data for the current 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- the past weeks weather summary and this winter's weather compared to the past 46 winters.
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
daily high temperature => freezing- this table shows the number of days in each winter month over the years in which 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 only, except for snow totals.
September- summary for September, 2000-2021
October- summary for October, 2000-2021
November- summary for November, 1974-2021
December- summary for December, 1974-2021
January- summary for January, 1975-2022
February- summary for February, 1975-2022
March- summaries for March, 1975-2022
April- summary for April, 1975-2022
May- summary for May, 1975-2021
June- summary for June, 2000-2021
July- summary for July, 2001-2021
August- summary for August, 2001-2021
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated March 27
avalanches- a general overlook of the snow conditions around Gothic
photos and videos- an archive of photos that were on various site pages (in progress- well, actually little there to see)
ski and road- mostly general ski conditions for the area to and around Gothic, though in early and late winter road opening becomes important. Last update May 17.
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, and for Art Mears and for advice, input and data analysis.