picture above: storm comes in over Snodgrass and Gothic Mountains, November 24
Today's weather, Sunday, December 10: it clears for a while during the night and turns quite cold, but clouds return which 'warms' it up a bit. Holding mostly cloudy to cloudy through midmorning with slow warming and thankfully no wind
Live Station Cameras
The Station Camera, below, is located at the weather station.
-Sadly, moisture seems to have gotten inside this camera which i may not be able to correct until next summer so there will be a constant 'smear' look. Also, ice from the moisture will occasionally lock up the camera and make it immovable until it can thaw. I may be able to take it apart and fix it but that is uncertain.
--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
-Sadly, moisture seems to have gotten inside this camera which i may not be able to correct until next summer so there will be a constant 'smear' look. Also, ice from the moisture will occasionally lock up the camera and make it immovable until it can thaw. I may be able to take it apart and fix it but that is uncertain.
--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
--Curren view: the upper East River valley
--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, December 10, 2023, as of 10:05 a.m. MST
Low temperature: -24½ºC (-12ºF)
High temperature: -10½ºC (13ºF)
Current temperature: -10½ºC (13ºF)
Cloud cover: mostly cloudy
Wind: 0-2 NW (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 107 mph NW at 39,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset December 09 to sunrise December 10: 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: 59 cm (23½")
Average snowpack at sunset, December 10: 60 cm (23")
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack as of sunset December 09 to nearest half-inch: 4½"
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise December 10
Winters deepest snowpack: 63 cm (25") on December 08
Total snowfall this winter: 203 cm (80")
Average total snowfall at sunset on December 10: 240 cm (94½")
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter: 6.89"
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 1.84"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 8.73"
Low temperature: -24½ºC (-12ºF)
High temperature: -10½ºC (13ºF)
Current temperature: -10½ºC (13ºF)
Cloud cover: mostly cloudy
Wind: 0-2 NW (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 107 mph NW at 39,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset December 09 to sunrise December 10: 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: 59 cm (23½")
Average snowpack at sunset, December 10: 60 cm (23")
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack as of sunset December 09 to nearest half-inch: 4½"
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise December 10
Winters deepest snowpack: 63 cm (25") on December 08
Total snowfall this winter: 203 cm (80")
Average total snowfall at sunset on December 10: 240 cm (94½")
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter: 6.89"
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 1.84"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 8.73"
Soil Temperature and Moisture Content for sunrise December 10:
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through December 06 (the previous year ending August 31 is at soil 2022-23). Check out the detailed numbers to see the trends in these numbers as they are now stabilizing as the winter snowpack builds.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 32.1ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 12%, →
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 32.7ºF, → soil moisture content 11%, →
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 33.3ºF, → soil moisture content 12%, →
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 36.1ºF, → soil moisture content 08%, →
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through December 06 (the previous year ending August 31 is at soil 2022-23). Check out the detailed numbers to see the trends in these numbers as they are now stabilizing as the winter snowpack builds.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 32.1ºF, ↑ soil moisture content 12%, →
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 32.7ºF, → soil moisture content 11%, →
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 33.3ºF, → soil moisture content 12%, →
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 36.1ºF, → soil moisture content 08%, →
Animal Sightings: All birds with a √ next to them were seen on this day. The key for the mammals is v=visual, A= audible, t= track
Now that we are getting fresh snow the mammal sightings will increase from seeing fresh tracks. The birds do not give a hoot (well, the owls do).
Now that we are getting fresh snow the mammal sightings will increase from seeing fresh tracks. The birds do not give a hoot (well, the owls do).
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Bird sightings, December 10:
Pine Grossbeak American Crow √ Mountain Chickadee Stellar Jay Gray Jay √ Magpie Black Capped Chickadee Gray Crowned Rosy Finch Downy woodpecker |
Mammal sightings, December 10:
tree squirrel- Red Fox- coyote- snowshoe hare- t long tail weasel- t short tail weasel- pine marten- moose- t vole- shrew- |
What is New and other Notes: the weekly weather summary is up. The winter continues to hover at around average on weather data, so not too bad but given the forecast for the coming week looks mostly dry things could be dropping.
Added a line on the 'Todays Weather Data- Precipitation Data this snow year' (above) showing the average snowfall to date as well as the average snowpack for this date. This makes for an easy comparison of this winter's snowfall.
Added the November data to the monthly November table. It was a colder than average November but also much drier.
Added the first record of the winter to the records by winter and the records summary pages, which was a tie for the record low temperature on November 26.
The least amount of precipitation in any July dating back to 1989 was 0.30 inches of water, while the average rainfall for July is 2.28" and only 3 years have had under one inch total for any July. But this past July had only 0.04" of rain, the least precipitation in any month i have measured since starting to keep weather data. --There were only 4 days with measurable precipitation in the previous 56 days ending sunset August 12, and one of those was just 0.01".
The wind at 45,000 feet early morning on July 29 was 7 mph- i have never seen that little wind speed at that elevation before. The strongest wind level of the morning was down to 14,000 feet on August 18, and then again on Sept. 26- i have never seen that low of elevation with the strongest elevational wind.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
Added a line on the 'Todays Weather Data- Precipitation Data this snow year' (above) showing the average snowfall to date as well as the average snowpack for this date. This makes for an easy comparison of this winter's snowfall.
Added the November data to the monthly November table. It was a colder than average November but also much drier.
Added the first record of the winter to the records by winter and the records summary pages, which was a tie for the record low temperature on November 26.
The least amount of precipitation in any July dating back to 1989 was 0.30 inches of water, while the average rainfall for July is 2.28" and only 3 years have had under one inch total for any July. But this past July had only 0.04" of rain, the least precipitation in any month i have measured since starting to keep weather data. --There were only 4 days with measurable precipitation in the previous 56 days ending sunset August 12, and one of those was just 0.01".
The wind at 45,000 feet early morning on July 29 was 7 mph- i have never seen that little wind speed at that elevation before. The strongest wind level of the morning was down to 14,000 feet on August 18, and then again on Sept. 26- i have never seen that low of elevation with the strongest elevational wind.
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:
The East River still open as winter starts up, November 24
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the weather station site, getting ready for winter, October 06
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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, 2000-2023
October- summary for October, 2000-2023
November- summary for November, 1974-2023
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, 1975-2023
June- summary for June, 2000-2023
July- summary for July, 2001-2023
August- summary for August, 2001-2023
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated November 22
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. Updated December 03.
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, 2000-2023
October- summary for October, 2000-2023
November- summary for November, 1974-2023
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, 1975-2023
June- summary for June, 2000-2023
July- summary for July, 2001-2023
August- summary for August, 2001-2023
Other Info- just a heading page for the underlying categories
animals- notes on siting and activity of winter animal life, updated November 22
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. Updated December 03.
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).