Above: the avalanche that ran out of the cirque burying the outhouse at the Judd Falls parking lot, taken from up valley past the slide which ran all the way along the road to the trees towards Gothic.
Current Year Daily Weather Descriptions
January
Thursday, January 26: clear and very cold with only a slow warming through the day with clouds moving in near sunset.
Wednesday, January 25: cloudy, breezy and cool with little warming, then a bit of clearing late morning after a light dusting of snow at sunrise. Very little warming on a chilly and breezy day.
Tuesday, January 24: turning colder during the night but then warming a bit as clouds move back in. Some clearing after sunrise but then high clouds slowly build muffling the sun once again becoming mostly cloudy and breezy most of the afternoon.
Monday, January 23: clearing and cool overnight before clouds move in just after sunrise becoming mostly cloudy. Some clearing and warming in the afternoon.
Sunday, January 22: clear and cold with clouds moving in again a bit after sunrise and only slow warming. Clearing back out as it steadily warms late morning, but clouds build back in the afternoon gradually becoming cloudy by late afternoon.
Saturday, January 21: clearing overnight and cool, then warming but slow to start. Clouds build mid-morning while some wind starts up becoming mostly cloudy and windy through the afternoon.
Friday, January 20: turning cloudy overnight while staying cool through the day with scattered and very light snow in the afternoon.
Thursday, January 19: clearing overnight and turning cold while the snowpack continues to settle rapidly. High clouds slowly move in late morning as it slowly but steadily warms into the 20'sºF before dropping fast near sunset.
Wednesday, January 18: cloudy overnight but with just light, scattered snowfall. Cloudy but dry and slow to warm with increased wind. Cloudy and chilly with steady moderate afternoon wind.
Tuesday, January 17: steady moderately heavy snow all night. A pause for an hour before light snow starts back, very light at first but picking up late morning, then stopping mid-day with only scattered afternoon showers and a short period of wind.
Monday, January 16: cloudy (what else) and mild with steady overnight snow turning light a few hours before sunrise, while staying mild with just light wind. Light snow after sunrise before stopping for the morning with just very light afternoon snow and little warming.
Sunday, January 15: cloudy and mild with light snow starting a couple hours before sunrise. Light but steady snowfall through the morning with just a light wind and only a bit of warming. Snow became heavy in the afternoon for about an hour, then letting up as the temperature drops.
Saturday, January 14: partly cloudy and mild with clouds building mid-morning as it warms above freezing then turning cloudy by midday while calm all day.
Friday, January 13: clear and cool overnight. with widespread, high thin clouds moving in near sunrise. Clouds slowly thin out but cover limits warming until midday when it jumps and then climbs to 40ºF in the afternoon despite the haze covering the sun.
Thursday, January 12: light snow after dark before clearing and turning colder overnight, then sunny with a gradual warming until picking up rapidly late morning and almost reaching freezing.
Wednesday, January 11: cloudy with light snow in the evening, stopping and then starting at midnight through the night, generally light but moderate at times. Little visibility with occasional wind, not much warming and only very light snowfall before stopping mid-morning. Then no snow through the rest of the day but steady, moderately strong wind.
Tuesday, January 10: cloudy with snow starting very light early in the night, then picking up at midnight and moderate through the night. Snow turns light not long after sunrise with wind starting up as it warms and only infrequent afternoon snow but very dense. Steady wind most of the day but dying down late afternoon with the snow settling faster than it can build up.
Monday, January 09: partly to mostly cloudy and mild overnight, then clearing and cooling at sunrise before clouds build back becoming cloudy by late morning and remaining so through the day while calm and mild.
Sunday, January 08: clear and cool overnights before clouds move in a couple hours before sunrise, then clearing soon after with a gradual warming to just reach freezing on a calm and partly cloudy day.
Saturday, January 07: cloudy moderate snow for a few hours until just after midnight, then clearing near sunrise and cool but warming late morning through the day but cooling rapidly at sunset.
Friday, January 06: cloudy with snow starting after midnight, light at first but picking up towards sunrise. Generally moderate snow through midmorning before letting up, and then picking up some in the afternoon, heavy at times late afternoon, but thankfully with only light wind. Snow stops at sunset.
Thursday, January 05: clear and cold much of the night but clouds move in at sunrise to become cloudy, then clearing and and variable the rest of the day while warming to near freezing.
Wednesday, January 04: cloudy, windy and mild overnight with only very brief and light snowfall. A little clearing at sunrise through the morning returning to cloudy mid-day with wind continuing while staying cool. Som clearing again in the afternoon as it stays cool and breezy, then clearing at sunset.
Tuesday, January 03: cloudy and mild overnight with light snow much of the night, most coming after midnight, with no wind. Cloudy and cool with only occasional very light off and on snow through the day and no wind until it starts up moderately strong in the afternoon turning things nasty.
Monday, January 02: cloudy and mild with light to moderate wind at times and a bit of clearing near sunrise. Sadly, that little bit of clearing (or maybe it was just in my mind?) was short lived with light snow to follow early morning but ending in just an about an hour before some actual clearing midafternoon.
Sunday, January 01: cloudy with moderate snow, and very dense, overnight while staying warm and calm. Dry and calm through mid-morning with very light snow starting midday through the afternoon with little snow but again very dense.
Thursday, January 26: clear and very cold with only a slow warming through the day with clouds moving in near sunset.
Wednesday, January 25: cloudy, breezy and cool with little warming, then a bit of clearing late morning after a light dusting of snow at sunrise. Very little warming on a chilly and breezy day.
Tuesday, January 24: turning colder during the night but then warming a bit as clouds move back in. Some clearing after sunrise but then high clouds slowly build muffling the sun once again becoming mostly cloudy and breezy most of the afternoon.
Monday, January 23: clearing and cool overnight before clouds move in just after sunrise becoming mostly cloudy. Some clearing and warming in the afternoon.
Sunday, January 22: clear and cold with clouds moving in again a bit after sunrise and only slow warming. Clearing back out as it steadily warms late morning, but clouds build back in the afternoon gradually becoming cloudy by late afternoon.
Saturday, January 21: clearing overnight and cool, then warming but slow to start. Clouds build mid-morning while some wind starts up becoming mostly cloudy and windy through the afternoon.
Friday, January 20: turning cloudy overnight while staying cool through the day with scattered and very light snow in the afternoon.
Thursday, January 19: clearing overnight and turning cold while the snowpack continues to settle rapidly. High clouds slowly move in late morning as it slowly but steadily warms into the 20'sºF before dropping fast near sunset.
Wednesday, January 18: cloudy overnight but with just light, scattered snowfall. Cloudy but dry and slow to warm with increased wind. Cloudy and chilly with steady moderate afternoon wind.
Tuesday, January 17: steady moderately heavy snow all night. A pause for an hour before light snow starts back, very light at first but picking up late morning, then stopping mid-day with only scattered afternoon showers and a short period of wind.
Monday, January 16: cloudy (what else) and mild with steady overnight snow turning light a few hours before sunrise, while staying mild with just light wind. Light snow after sunrise before stopping for the morning with just very light afternoon snow and little warming.
Sunday, January 15: cloudy and mild with light snow starting a couple hours before sunrise. Light but steady snowfall through the morning with just a light wind and only a bit of warming. Snow became heavy in the afternoon for about an hour, then letting up as the temperature drops.
Saturday, January 14: partly cloudy and mild with clouds building mid-morning as it warms above freezing then turning cloudy by midday while calm all day.
Friday, January 13: clear and cool overnight. with widespread, high thin clouds moving in near sunrise. Clouds slowly thin out but cover limits warming until midday when it jumps and then climbs to 40ºF in the afternoon despite the haze covering the sun.
Thursday, January 12: light snow after dark before clearing and turning colder overnight, then sunny with a gradual warming until picking up rapidly late morning and almost reaching freezing.
Wednesday, January 11: cloudy with light snow in the evening, stopping and then starting at midnight through the night, generally light but moderate at times. Little visibility with occasional wind, not much warming and only very light snowfall before stopping mid-morning. Then no snow through the rest of the day but steady, moderately strong wind.
Tuesday, January 10: cloudy with snow starting very light early in the night, then picking up at midnight and moderate through the night. Snow turns light not long after sunrise with wind starting up as it warms and only infrequent afternoon snow but very dense. Steady wind most of the day but dying down late afternoon with the snow settling faster than it can build up.
Monday, January 09: partly to mostly cloudy and mild overnight, then clearing and cooling at sunrise before clouds build back becoming cloudy by late morning and remaining so through the day while calm and mild.
Sunday, January 08: clear and cool overnights before clouds move in a couple hours before sunrise, then clearing soon after with a gradual warming to just reach freezing on a calm and partly cloudy day.
Saturday, January 07: cloudy moderate snow for a few hours until just after midnight, then clearing near sunrise and cool but warming late morning through the day but cooling rapidly at sunset.
Friday, January 06: cloudy with snow starting after midnight, light at first but picking up towards sunrise. Generally moderate snow through midmorning before letting up, and then picking up some in the afternoon, heavy at times late afternoon, but thankfully with only light wind. Snow stops at sunset.
Thursday, January 05: clear and cold much of the night but clouds move in at sunrise to become cloudy, then clearing and and variable the rest of the day while warming to near freezing.
Wednesday, January 04: cloudy, windy and mild overnight with only very brief and light snowfall. A little clearing at sunrise through the morning returning to cloudy mid-day with wind continuing while staying cool. Som clearing again in the afternoon as it stays cool and breezy, then clearing at sunset.
Tuesday, January 03: cloudy and mild overnight with light snow much of the night, most coming after midnight, with no wind. Cloudy and cool with only occasional very light off and on snow through the day and no wind until it starts up moderately strong in the afternoon turning things nasty.
Monday, January 02: cloudy and mild with light to moderate wind at times and a bit of clearing near sunrise. Sadly, that little bit of clearing (or maybe it was just in my mind?) was short lived with light snow to follow early morning but ending in just an about an hour before some actual clearing midafternoon.
Sunday, January 01: cloudy with moderate snow, and very dense, overnight while staying warm and calm. Dry and calm through mid-morning with very light snow starting midday through the afternoon with little snow but again very dense.