picture above: January 03- avalanche debris that ran out of the cirque on Gothic Mountain December 31 at 8:50 a.m. and crossed the river, then reached and went past the Judd Falls trailhead outhouse. Luckily the brunt of the snow stopped just after crossing the river.
Today's weather, Friday, September 30: cloudy and mild with rain after sunset, almost all before midnight.
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 looking up valley
--Current view: Mt Bellview and Rustler's Gulch
--'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
--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, September 30, 2022, as of 6:30 a.m. MDT
Low temperature: 1½ºC (35ºF)
High temperature: 4½ºC (40ºF)
Current temperature: 4ºC (39ºF)
Cloud cover: cloudy
Wind: 0-2 W (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 35 mph W at 39,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset September 29 to sunrise September 30: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" of water content, 0.18" 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, 0.18" rain
This snow year precipitation data as of sunrise, September 29
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Winters deepest snowpack: 0 cm (0") on September 01
Total snowfall this winter: 0 cm (0")
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 0.00
Total rain this snow-year, starting September 01: 1.34"
Total precipitation starting September 01: 1.34"
Low temperature: 1½ºC (35ºF)
High temperature: 4½ºC (40ºF)
Current temperature: 4ºC (39ºF)
Cloud cover: cloudy
Wind: 0-2 W (strongest wind between ground and 45,000 feet is 35 mph W at 39,000 feet elevation)
Precipitation: sunset September 29 to sunrise September 30: with 0 cm (0") new snow containing 0.00" of water content, 0.18" 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, 0.18" rain
This snow year precipitation data as of sunrise, September 29
Current snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Winters deepest snowpack: 0 cm (0") on September 01
Total snowfall this winter: 0 cm (0")
Total water content from snow (SWE) this winter: 0.00
Total rain this snow-year, starting September 01: 1.34"
Total precipitation starting September 01: 1.34"
Soil Temperature for September 30: soil temperature, in ºF, all depths:
At 5 cm (2") below surface: low error, high 48.0, average 45.2
At 10 cm (4") below surface: low error, high 52.4, average 50.4
At 20 cm (8") below surface: low error, high 53.8, average 52.8
At 50 cm (20") below surface: low error, high 52.1, average 52.1
At 5 cm (2") below surface: low error, high 48.0, average 45.2
At 10 cm (4") below surface: low error, high 52.4, average 50.4
At 20 cm (8") below surface: low error, high 53.8, average 52.8
At 50 cm (20") below surface: low error, high 52.1, average 52.1
Soil Moisture, September 30: This represents the percent of water content in the soil
At 5 cm (2") below surface: 10%
At 10 cm (4") below surface: 10%
At 20 cm (8") below surface: 11%
At 50 cm (20") below the surface: 9%
At 5 cm (2") below surface: 10%
At 10 cm (4") below surface: 10%
At 20 cm (8") below surface: 11%
At 50 cm (20") below the surface: 9%
"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: soil temperature and water content are now available. The mean temperature is tabulated from measuring at 5, 10, 20 and 50 cm (2,4, 8 and 20 inches) below the ground surface. Reporting method may vary until i figure the best way to show it. Soil moisture is the amount of water in the soil by percent. The Soil Data page will be up soon.
The long-term snow and the long-term water from snow tables are done with for the past winter. Of all the things to look at, one that jumped out right away, was the snow density on the long-term water from snow table. The winter average density never reaching 8% or more but now it has done so for the past six winters in a row.
added May totals to the table with the number of days in the month where the high daily temperature reached or surpassed freezing. This was the 27th consecutive winter month (November thru May) in which that number was above average, and 39th of the past 40 winter months. Which is pretty impressive, and telling.
For a detailed hour by hour weather forecast for Gothic go to the Colorado Avalanche Information Gothic weather forecast page.
The long-term snow and the long-term water from snow tables are done with for the past winter. Of all the things to look at, one that jumped out right away, was the snow density on the long-term water from snow table. The winter average density never reaching 8% or more but now it has done so for the past six winters in a row.
added May totals to the table with the number of days in the month where the high daily temperature reached or surpassed freezing. This was the 27th consecutive winter month (November thru May) in which that number was above average, and 39th of the past 40 winter months. Which is pretty impressive, and telling.
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 September 29 (those seen have √ next to them)
Gray jay Stellar jay √ American Crow Mountain Chickadee √ Pine Grosbeak √ Robin Dark Eyed Junco Northern Flicker White Breasted Nuthatch |
Animals on September 29: (v= visual siting, A= audible, t= track)
tree squirrel- A chipmunk- V red fox- mule deer- V elk- deer mouse- |
Some pictures of the area:
late summer flower Fireweed in avalanche debris looking at Gothic from the north, August 05
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The station and Gothic, Aug. 23
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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
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, 2000-2021
October- summary for October, 2000-2021
November- summary for November, 1974-2021
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 March 27
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 24.
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
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, 2000-2021
October- summary for October, 2000-2021
November- summary for November, 1974-2021
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 March 27
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 24.
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.