picture above: December 13, with only light snowfall so far this winter, but still it looks like winter with Gothic, Bellview and Avery Mountains
Today's Weather, Sunday, December 14: clear and mild during the night, then cloudless, calm and warm. Some scattered high clouds in the afternoon which had little effect on anything. A really delightful day, but not what we need.
Live Station Cameras
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 upper East River valley
--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, December 14, 6:15 p.m. MST
Low temperature: -13½ºC (08ºF)
High temperature: 7ºC (45ºF)
Current temperature: -9ºC (16ºF)
Average low temperature, December 14, -15½ºC (04ºF) (average does not include today)
Average high temperature, December 14, -3½ºC (26ºF) (average does not include today)
Cloud cover: clear
Wind: 0-1 W; today's strongest wind 7 mph W
Precipitation December 13 to sunrise December 14: 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: none, with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" water content, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 36 cm (14")
Average snowpack, at sunset December 13 is 64 cm (25")
Current snowpack 42% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack to the nearest half inch: 2" (2024 was 5", 2023 was 5½")
Precipitation data this snow year (September 01- August 31) as of sunrise December 14
Winters deepest snowpack: 56 cm (22") on December 06
Total snowfall this winter: 105 cm (41")
Average total snowfall, at sunset, December 13, is 253 cm (99")
Total snowfall this winter is 58% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter is 3.45"
Average water content from snow, at sunset, December 13, is 7.02"
Average water content from snowfall this winter is 51% below average (as of sunrise)
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 5.48"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 8.93"
Kettle Ponds station, about 2.2 miles south of the station, summary for today, December 14 at 3:55 p.m. MST
Low temperature: -10½ºC (13ºF)
High temperature: 6½ºC (44ºF)
Strongest wind today is 11 mph W
Low temperature: -13½ºC (08ºF)
High temperature: 7ºC (45ºF)
Current temperature: -9ºC (16ºF)
Average low temperature, December 14, -15½ºC (04ºF) (average does not include today)
Average high temperature, December 14, -3½ºC (26ºF) (average does not include today)
Cloud cover: clear
Wind: 0-1 W; today's strongest wind 7 mph W
Precipitation December 13 to sunrise December 14: 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: none, with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" water content, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 36 cm (14")
Average snowpack, at sunset December 13 is 64 cm (25")
Current snowpack 42% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack to the nearest half inch: 2" (2024 was 5", 2023 was 5½")
Precipitation data this snow year (September 01- August 31) as of sunrise December 14
Winters deepest snowpack: 56 cm (22") on December 06
Total snowfall this winter: 105 cm (41")
Average total snowfall, at sunset, December 13, is 253 cm (99")
Total snowfall this winter is 58% below average for this date (as of sunrise)
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter is 3.45"
Average water content from snow, at sunset, December 13, is 7.02"
Average water content from snowfall this winter is 51% below average (as of sunrise)
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 5.48"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 8.93"
Kettle Ponds station, about 2.2 miles south of the station, summary for today, December 14 at 3:55 p.m. MST
Low temperature: -10½ºC (13ºF)
High temperature: 6½ºC (44ºF)
Strongest wind today is 11 mph W
Soil Temperature and Moisture Content for sunrise December 14:
The data below is just a morning snapshot comparing it to the day before. For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page (shown as a snow year, not a calendar year), which was last updated through December 10 (usually updated about every 5 days), as well as the links from there to the previous three years. Check out the detailed numbers on that page to see the trends. Any change (at sunrise) from the day before is shown below as ↑ going up, ↓ going down, → holding steady.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 31.8ºF, ↓ soil moisture content 09% ↓
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 32.4ºF, → soil moisture content 19% →
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 33.0ºF, → soil moisture content 21% →
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 35.5ºF, → soil moisture content 18% →
The data below is just a morning snapshot comparing it to the day before. For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page (shown as a snow year, not a calendar year), which was last updated through December 10 (usually updated about every 5 days), as well as the links from there to the previous three years. Check out the detailed numbers on that page to see the trends. Any change (at sunrise) from the day before is shown below as ↑ going up, ↓ going down, → holding steady.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 31.8ºF, ↓ soil moisture content 09% ↓
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 32.4ºF, → soil moisture content 19% →
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 33.0ºF, → soil moisture content 21% →
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 35.5ºF, → soil moisture content 18% →
What is New and other Notes (click on highlighted words to go to that table):
Through November, the total September through November snowfall amount was the least in all the 52 years of my data collection, and by a lot, with 42 cm (16½") ahead of the next lowest of 75 cm (29½") in 2012. This was due mostly because almost all precipitation in September and October came as rain instead of the once regular snowfall in those months.
The average number of days with the high at or above freezing for November can be seen on the high temperature at or above freezing table. This was 28 days in 2025, just one day below the record 29 in 2017, and well above the average.
started the long winter months with a record high temperature on November 02 of 16½ºC (62ºF) and tying the record high on November 15. Then record highs on December 11 and 14. All extreme records can be seen on the records by winter and record summaries tables. An amazing number is that 83.4% of the records high temperatures have come in the last 26 years, so only 16.6% of the first 26 years hold on to record high temperatures.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
Through November, the total September through November snowfall amount was the least in all the 52 years of my data collection, and by a lot, with 42 cm (16½") ahead of the next lowest of 75 cm (29½") in 2012. This was due mostly because almost all precipitation in September and October came as rain instead of the once regular snowfall in those months.
The average number of days with the high at or above freezing for November can be seen on the high temperature at or above freezing table. This was 28 days in 2025, just one day below the record 29 in 2017, and well above the average.
started the long winter months with a record high temperature on November 02 of 16½ºC (62ºF) and tying the record high on November 15. Then record highs on December 11 and 14. All extreme records can be seen on the records by winter and record summaries tables. An amazing number is that 83.4% of the records high temperatures have come in the last 26 years, so only 16.6% of the first 26 years hold on to record high temperatures.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
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Animal sightings as of December 14 at 3:35 p.m.
Bird sightings: Birds around Gothic are listed and if seen today have a √ next to them.
Stellar Jay √ Gray Jay Mountain Chickadee √ American Crow Black billed Magpie √ Pine Grosbeak Hairy Woodpecker |
Mammal sightings: Animal notes are v= visual, a= audio, t=track Tree squirrel- a Red Fox- Deer mouse- t show shoe hare- t long tailed weasel- short tailed weasel- pine martin- coyote shrew- |
"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:
October 09, the last gasp of fall leaves
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November 14, the purple of the willow bushes in fall with Johnson House in the back
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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, 2000-2025
October- summary for October, 2000-2025
November- summary for November, 1974-2025
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, 1975-2025
June- summary for June, 2001-2025
July- summary for July, 2001-2025
August- summary for August, 2001-2025
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, 2000-2025
October- summary for October, 2000-2025
November- summary for November, 1974-2025
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, 1975-2025
June- summary for June, 2001-2025
July- summary for July, 2001-2025
August- summary for August, 2001-2025
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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