picture above: April 01- avalanche off the ridge of Gothic Mountain that ran near to the road, but did not reach it
Today's weather, Saturday, May 27: clear and mild with clouds building slowly though the morning, then gradually clearing out in the afternoon.
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 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
Current view: the East River north of the station
--'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 27, 2023, as of 6:25 p.m. MDT
Low temperature: -2ºC (28ºF)
High temperature: 15ºC (59ºF)
Current temperature: 10½ºC (51ºF)
Cloud cover: partly cloudy
Wind: 4-7 SW, gusts to 17 (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 56 mph SW at 24,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset May 26 to sunrise May 27: 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, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise, May 27
Winters deepest snowpack: 246 cm (97") on March 22
Total snowfall this winter: 908 cm (386")
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 30.37"
Water content in the snowpack, May 11 (to the nearest ½"): 5"
Total rain during this snow-year: 3.20"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 33.57"
Low temperature: -2ºC (28ºF)
High temperature: 15ºC (59ºF)
Current temperature: 10½ºC (51ºF)
Cloud cover: partly cloudy
Wind: 4-7 SW, gusts to 17 (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 56 mph SW at 24,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset May 26 to sunrise May 27: 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, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise, May 27
Winters deepest snowpack: 246 cm (97") on March 22
Total snowfall this winter: 908 cm (386")
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 30.37"
Water content in the snowpack, May 11 (to the nearest ½"): 5"
Total rain during this snow-year: 3.20"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 33.57"
Soil Temperature and Moisture Content for May 27:
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through May 25. It becomes obvious just looking at the jump in these numbers that there is no longer and now on the ground to insulate it as the temperature had gone way up while the moisture slightly lower.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 35.7ºF, higher; soil moisture content 28%, lower
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 38.2ºF, higher; soil moisture content 32%, lower
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 37.6ºF, higher; soil moisture content 33%, lower
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 33.1ºF, higher; soil moisture content 38%, lower
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through May 25. It becomes obvious just looking at the jump in these numbers that there is no longer and now on the ground to insulate it as the temperature had gone way up while the moisture slightly lower.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 35.7ºF, higher; soil moisture content 28%, lower
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 38.2ºF, higher; soil moisture content 32%, lower
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 37.6ºF, higher; soil moisture content 33%, lower
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 33.1ºF, higher; soil moisture content 38%, lower
What is New and other Notes: the final weekly weather summary of the winter has been posted, and though there were many winters in which it continued to snow after May it is time to stop until next November. Hibernators rest in the winter, i rest in the summer. The numbers show a bland and below average snow winter but the reality was that it was well above in water from snow and the snow pack reached close to 100", so it has its moment.
a rare event of seeing the northern lights in the East River valley can be seen in a short video at the bottom of the photos and video page. Thanks to Mark Ikedo for capturing this.
With a few days of clearing came cold mornings with record lows on March 18 and 19. But then the snow hit hard with the most snowfall on a given day on March 22 and the deepest snowpack on record for March 22- 24 and again on March 27 and 31. The cold returned with a record lowest daily high temperature on March 25 and record lows on March 26- 28 as March was more like deep winter than the coming of spring. With April came a change in weather and record highs on April 10th and 11th but no records since then.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
a rare event of seeing the northern lights in the East River valley can be seen in a short video at the bottom of the photos and video page. Thanks to Mark Ikedo for capturing this.
With a few days of clearing came cold mornings with record lows on March 18 and 19. But then the snow hit hard with the most snowfall on a given day on March 22 and the deepest snowpack on record for March 22- 24 and again on March 27 and 31. The cold returned with a record lowest daily high temperature on March 25 and record lows on March 26- 28 as March was more like deep winter than the coming of spring. With April came a change in weather and record highs on April 10th and 11th but no records since then.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
"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:
Snow wall from road being plowed, May 17
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A Gothic cabin hit by the end of an avalanche run-out, April 01
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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- the 2023 daily written description
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: summary page and description of data
Daily data, current year- daily weather data for the current 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- 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
soil temperature and moisture- temperature information from underground at four different depths as well as the moisture content of the soil
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, 2000-2022
October- summary for October, 2000-2022
November- summary for November, 1974-2022
December- summary for December, 1974-2022
January- summary for January, 1975-2023
February- summary for February, 1975-2023
March- summaries for March, 1975-2023
April- summary for April, 1975-2023
May- summary for May, 1975-2022
June- summary for June, 2000-2022
July- summary for July, 2001-2022
August- summary for August, 2001-2022
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated March 17
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- the 2023 daily written description
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: summary page and description of data
Daily data, current year- daily weather data for the current 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- 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
soil temperature and moisture- temperature information from underground at four different depths as well as the moisture content of the soil
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, 2000-2022
October- summary for October, 2000-2022
November- summary for November, 1974-2022
December- summary for December, 1974-2022
January- summary for January, 1975-2023
February- summary for February, 1975-2023
March- summaries for March, 1975-2023
April- summary for April, 1975-2023
May- summary for May, 1975-2022
June- summary for June, 2000-2022
July- summary for July, 2001-2022
August- summary for August, 2001-2022
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated March 17
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 David Inouye and Art Mears and for advice, input and data analysis.