picture above: The last large area of leaves to turn each year, and also with the most variable color, located about 2 miles south of Gothic in the east side of the East River, September 29, 2024 (being that i am in no hurry to be looking at snow, this picture could be up for a while longer)
Today's Weather, Monday, December 09: clouds move in overnight starting to build a couple hours before sunrise while staying mild.
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, 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 either the nearby road area, 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 Up Valley Camera, below, is located north of the station.
Current view: upper East River valley
-- usually if there is little to no visibility the camera will focus on either the nearby road area, 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
--You can go directly to the camera on the YouTube page by clicking here
Today's weather data for Gothic, December 09, 2024, as of 7:50 a.m. MST
Low temperature: -13ºC (09ºF)
High Temperature: -5ºC (23ºF)
Current temperature -11ºC (12ºF)
Cloud cover: mostly cloudy
Current wind (mph): 1-3 W, gusts to 7; strongest daily wind gusts 8 mph W
Precipitation: sunset December 08 to sunrise December 09: 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: 61 cm (24")
Average snowpack, at sunset Dec. 08 is 59 cm (23")
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack to the nearest half inch: 5½" (last year was 4½")
Kettle Ponds, about two miles south of Gothic:
Today's summary, December 08: low -10ºC (14ºF); high -4½ºC (24ºF); strongest wind 9 mph W
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise December 09
Winters deepest snowpack: 90 cm (35½") on November 27
Total snowfall this winter: 175 cm (69")
Average total snowfall, at sunset, Dec. 08, 232 cm (91")
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter: 6.54"
Average water content from snow, at sunset, Dec. 08: 6.53"
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 2.28"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 8.69"
Low temperature: -13ºC (09ºF)
High Temperature: -5ºC (23ºF)
Current temperature -11ºC (12ºF)
Cloud cover: mostly cloudy
Current wind (mph): 1-3 W, gusts to 7; strongest daily wind gusts 8 mph W
Precipitation: sunset December 08 to sunrise December 09: 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: 61 cm (24")
Average snowpack, at sunset Dec. 08 is 59 cm (23")
Snow water content (SWE) of snowpack to the nearest half inch: 5½" (last year was 4½")
Kettle Ponds, about two miles south of Gothic:
Today's summary, December 08: low -10ºC (14ºF); high -4½ºC (24ºF); strongest wind 9 mph W
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise December 09
Winters deepest snowpack: 90 cm (35½") on November 27
Total snowfall this winter: 175 cm (69")
Average total snowfall, at sunset, Dec. 08, 232 cm (91")
Total water content from snowfall (SWE) this winter: 6.54"
Average water content from snow, at sunset, Dec. 08: 6.53"
Total rain this snow-year (since Sept. 01): 2.28"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 8.69"
Soil Temperature and Moisture Content for sunrise December 09:
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through December 05, as well as the links from there to the previous two years. Check out the detailed numbers there to see the trends. Any one-day change (at sunrise) is shown below as ↑ going up, ↓ going down, → holding steady.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 32.7ºF, → soil moisture content 19% →
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 33.3ºF, → soil moisture content 21% →
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 33.9ºF, → soil moisture content 22%, →
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 36.4ºF, → soil moisture content 14%, →
For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page, which was last updated through December 05, as well as the links from there to the previous two years. Check out the detailed numbers there to see the trends. Any one-day change (at sunrise) is shown below as ↑ going up, ↓ going down, → holding steady.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 32.7ºF, → soil moisture content 19% →
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 33.3ºF, → soil moisture content 21% →
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 33.9ºF, → soil moisture content 22%, →
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 36.4ºF, → soil moisture content 14%, →
What is New and other Notes: my oh my, says the weekly weather summary (you need to go to the page to talk to it). The week before skyrocketed this winter up to average, and then this past week was dry every day and it plummeted back down. The water content from snow, and snowpack depth are holding on slightly above average but there is nothing lese much to talk about. So, talk to the page.
added this past November to the appropriate monthly totals table. It was the first November since 2014 that was above the monthly snowfall average, though only by one inch. It was also a below the average low temperature but above the average high, which usually means more clear days than usual as with a clear sky day there is radiant heat loss at night yet solar gain in the daytime.
Updated with November the table showing the number of days in each month with the daily high temperature at or above freezing. This marked the 9th winter month in a row this number beat the average, and the 49th out of the last 54 months it did so as well.
the recent two-day storm was 73 cm (29") of new snow and water content of 2.73", a density of 9.4% in which it is difficult to move around in (no one said winter was easy- actually, i did, but no one listens anyway). Interestingly the insulating value of the new snow has overridden the cold weather that followed so that ground temperature, though very slightly, actually warmed a bit.
added in three temperatures records for November, for the low on the 20th and record highs on the 22nd and 23rd.
The average rainfall for August (though only since 1989) is 2.32 inches of water and this past August received 4.83". The highest previously recorded was 4.10" so this year easily topped that record.
the 5 cm (2") below surface ground temperature on August 03 was the hottest of the summer at 89.1ºF.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
added this past November to the appropriate monthly totals table. It was the first November since 2014 that was above the monthly snowfall average, though only by one inch. It was also a below the average low temperature but above the average high, which usually means more clear days than usual as with a clear sky day there is radiant heat loss at night yet solar gain in the daytime.
Updated with November the table showing the number of days in each month with the daily high temperature at or above freezing. This marked the 9th winter month in a row this number beat the average, and the 49th out of the last 54 months it did so as well.
the recent two-day storm was 73 cm (29") of new snow and water content of 2.73", a density of 9.4% in which it is difficult to move around in (no one said winter was easy- actually, i did, but no one listens anyway). Interestingly the insulating value of the new snow has overridden the cold weather that followed so that ground temperature, though very slightly, actually warmed a bit.
added in three temperatures records for November, for the low on the 20th and record highs on the 22nd and 23rd.
The average rainfall for August (though only since 1989) is 2.32 inches of water and this past August received 4.83". The highest previously recorded was 4.10" so this year easily topped that record.
the 5 cm (2") below surface ground temperature on August 03 was the hottest of the summer at 89.1ºF.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
Here is the animal activity for December 08 as of 3:15 p.m.
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Bird Sightings: All birds with a √ next to them were seen on this day.
Stellar Jay Gray Jay American Crow Magpie Pine Grosbeak √ Mountain Chickadee √ Black Capped Chickadee √ Gray Crowned Rosy Finch Red Breasted Nuthatch White Breasted Nuthatch |
Animal Sightings: The key for the mammals is v=visual, A= audible, t= track
tree squirrel- Red Fox- t Deer Mouse-t Long Tailed weasel- t Short tailed weasel- t snowshoe hare- t Moose- coyote- pine marten- |
"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 first winter storm has hit Gothic, Nov. 26 and 27
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December 04, a moose which spent the day eating willows and resting in the snow
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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:
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: summary page and description of data
Daily data, current year- the 2024 data
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- the past weeks weather summary and this winter's weather compared to the past 51 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 at those depths
daily high temperature => freezing- this table shows the number of days in over the years each winter month 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, 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, 1974-2023
January- summary for January, 1975-2024
February- summary for February, 1975-2024
March- summaries for March, 1975-2024
April- summary for April, 1975-2024
May- summary for May, 1975-2024
June- summary for June, 2000-2024
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 June 02
photos and videos- an archive of photos that were on various site pages (in progress- well, actually little there to see)
ski and road, December 03: Skiing is good but still a bit slow as the recent snow sets up. There is a decent ski trail Gothic.
The road is now closed for the winter. No motorized vehicles are allowed in the valley except for limited circumstances.
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:
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: summary page and description of data
Daily data, current year- the 2024 data
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- the past weeks weather summary and this winter's weather compared to the past 51 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 at those depths
daily high temperature => freezing- this table shows the number of days in over the years each winter month 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, 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, 1974-2023
January- summary for January, 1975-2024
February- summary for February, 1975-2024
March- summaries for March, 1975-2024
April- summary for April, 1975-2024
May- summary for May, 1975-2024
June- summary for June, 2000-2024
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 June 02
photos and videos- an archive of photos that were on various site pages (in progress- well, actually little there to see)
ski and road, December 03: Skiing is good but still a bit slow as the recent snow sets up. There is a decent ski trail Gothic.
The road is now closed for the winter. No motorized vehicles are allowed in the valley except for limited circumstances.
links- links to other web sites people may find helpful
↑ ↓ → º ½ √ ¼
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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