picture above: October 01- aspen leaves just past peak color as snow level drops
Today's weather, Tuesday, December 06: cloudy and warm with strong wind and very light snow starting around midnight before the wind stops and snowfall picks up 2 hours before sunrise and carries through mid morning.
Live Station Cameras
The Station Camera, below, is located at the weather station
--Current view: the road by the station
--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: the road by the station
--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 and Rustler's Gulch
Current view: the camera is iced over and will need sun before being useful- currently looking back at station (out of the wind)
--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, December 06, 2022, as of 10:20 a.m. MST
Low temperature: -5½ºC (22ºF)
High temperature: -2ºC (28ºF)
Current temperature: -5ºC (23ºF)
Cloud cover: obscured
Wind: 2-4 W (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 139 mph W at 34,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset December 06 to sunrise December 06: with 12 cm (5") new snow containing 0.26" of water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation sunrise to sunset today: with 11 cm (4½") new snow containing 0.30" water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation today, currently: moderate snow, with 23 cm (9") new snow containing 0.56" water, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 68 cm (27")
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise, December 06
Winters deepest snowpack: 68 cm (27") on December 06
Total snowfall this winter: 138 cm (54")
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 4.80
Total rain this snow-year: 2.56"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 7.36"
Low temperature: -5½ºC (22ºF)
High temperature: -2ºC (28ºF)
Current temperature: -5ºC (23ºF)
Cloud cover: obscured
Wind: 2-4 W (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 139 mph W at 34,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset December 06 to sunrise December 06: with 12 cm (5") new snow containing 0.26" of water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation sunrise to sunset today: with 11 cm (4½") new snow containing 0.30" water content, 0.00" rain
Precipitation today, currently: moderate snow, with 23 cm (9") new snow containing 0.56" water, 0.00" rain
Current snowpack: 68 cm (27")
Precipitation data this snow year (starting September 01) as of sunrise, December 06
Winters deepest snowpack: 68 cm (27") on December 06
Total snowfall this winter: 138 cm (54")
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 4.80
Total rain this snow-year: 2.56"
Total precipitation this snow-year: 7.36"
Soil Temperature and Moisture Content for December 06, as of 6:05 a.m. MST.
The deeper snowpack is insulating the ground near the surface so the 5 and 10 cm temperatures crept up a small bit and now seem to have stabilized. For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 31.6ºF, soil moisture content 7%
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 32.0ºF, soil moisture content 12%
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 32.7ºF, soil moisture content 15%
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 35.7ºF, soil moisture content 09%
The deeper snowpack is insulating the ground near the surface so the 5 and 10 cm temperatures crept up a small bit and now seem to have stabilized. For complete data go to the soil temperature and moisture page.
At 5 cm (2") below surface: soil temperature average 31.6ºF, soil moisture content 7%
At 10 cm (4") below surface: soil temperature average 32.0ºF, soil moisture content 12%
At 20 cm (8") below surface: soil temperature average 32.7ºF, soil moisture content 15%
At 50 cm (20") below surface: soil temperature average 35.7ºF, soil moisture content 09%
"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. It is funny what a couple days of snow can do this time of year as the snowfall total, though still well below average, climb substantially while the total water from snow climbed even more. the snowpack though went from 68% below average to 4% below. But that is because the snow was in the past few days and has not had time to settle, but then more is due in the coming week. Check it all out- an interesting week.
added the number of November days to table showing the number of days the temperature reached or surpassed freezing. For the 28th consecutive winter month (November through May) it was above average, and also the 40th of the past 41 months. This despite it being a cold November, especially with the morning lows, but still warming in the afternoon
the November data has been added to the long-term snow and the long-term water from snowfall tables as well as to the rainfall and total precipitation table. A bleak snow month despite some late month snowfall as only 5 winters in the past 50 had less November snow.
The data for November has been added to the November table. It is interesting in that there was so little snow while only one previous November had on the average colder morning lows, yet there was not a single weather record for the month. But then it was clear so no snow and colder overnight temperatures.
The Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture table has started up. This will be an interesting table to follow over the course of the winter to see how these numbers change, and don't change, though it has become slower now and should pretty much stop once the snowpack gets deep. Updated through November 30.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
added the number of November days to table showing the number of days the temperature reached or surpassed freezing. For the 28th consecutive winter month (November through May) it was above average, and also the 40th of the past 41 months. This despite it being a cold November, especially with the morning lows, but still warming in the afternoon
the November data has been added to the long-term snow and the long-term water from snowfall tables as well as to the rainfall and total precipitation table. A bleak snow month despite some late month snowfall as only 5 winters in the past 50 had less November snow.
The data for November has been added to the November table. It is interesting in that there was so little snow while only one previous November had on the average colder morning lows, yet there was not a single weather record for the month. But then it was clear so no snow and colder overnight temperatures.
The Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture table has started up. This will be an interesting table to follow over the course of the winter to see how these numbers change, and don't change, though it has become slower now and should pretty much stop once the snowpack gets deep. Updated through November 30.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
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Bird siting's on December 06 (those seen have √ next to them)
Gray jay Stellar jay American Crow Magpie Mountain Chickadee Black Capped Chickadee Pine Grosbeak Gray crowned Rosy Finch White Breasted Nuthatch Red Breasted Nuthatch Hairy Woodpecker Red Napped sapsucker Pine Sisken |
Animals on December 06: (v= visual siting, a= audible, t= track)
tree squirrel- red fox- t deer mouse- long tailed weasel- short tailed weasel- snowshoe hare- t pine marten- vole- shrew- moose- |
Some pictures of the area:
Gothic, Snodgrass and CB Mountains from bellview October 09.
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The Kettle Ponds weather station and Mt Crested Butte, Oct. 15
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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
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, 1974-2021
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, 1975-2022
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 November 20
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 December 04.
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
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, 1974-2021
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, 1975-2022
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 November 20
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 December 04.
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.