Gothic Weather
Today's Weather, Friday: cloudy and warm with snow starting a few hours before sunrise, becoming moderate to heavy and wind driven for nasty conditions.
What is new on this page: --picture (top, right) of up valley and Bellview Mountain and Rustlers Gulch as the sun just hits early morning. ---picture (bottom, right) of Snodgrass and the ski trail to town (underneath it) as clouds move in.
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Gothic Mountain from Rosy Point, March 08
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Bellview and Rustlers Gulch, sunrise, March 12 |
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Clouds lifting off of Gothic, sunrise, March 06
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Snodgrass Mountain from VA Mine trail, March 13
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Today's Weather Information:
Weather information for March 19 as of 6:50 a.m.
Today's low: -5°C (23°F)
Today's high: -1½°C (29°F)
Current temperature: -2½°C (28°F)
Barometric pressure: 761.4 mbars (29.98") moderate/low, falling
Sky: obscured
Wind: 3-8 W, gusts to 15
Current precipitation: moderate snow, 9 cm (3½") new snow
Snowpack: 133 cm (52½")
Today's deepest snowpack: 133 cm (52½")
Average snowpack, sunset March 18: 155 cm (61")
Winters deepest snowpack: 182 cm (72") Feb. 21
Total snowfall this winter: 801 cm (314") at sunriseThis Weeks Weather, starting with Sunday, March 14: cloudy with light snow overnight but windy and warm. Strong wind but basically no temperature movement through the day as it barely climbs above freezing. Wind steady and strong from the SE- which rarely happens in winter. Monday: clear, cool and calm early but warming nicely to the mid 40's- the warmest temperature since mid November. Tuesday: clear and cool early but turning fast as we reach another new high of 2010 as it reaches up to the high 40's. Wednesday: partly cloudy with high, thin clouds and cool but warming to freezing by mid morning and then back into the upper 40's. Still, snowpack is slow to melt except southern exposures. Thursday: partly cloudy and mild with a light breeze at mid day and increasing clouds early afternoon. Clouds slow to build but mostly cloudy by late afternoon and windy. Another warm day with high upper 40's but also little snow melt.
The Past Week in Summary:
High °F New Snow Water/rain Snow depth Friday 03/12 -01
40
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 52½" ( 133 cm) Saturday 03/13 0
37
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 52½" (133 cm) Sunday 03/14 16
33
1" (3 cm) 0.07" 52" (132 cm) Monday 03/15 06
46
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 51" (130 cm) Tuesday 03/16 06
48
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 50½" (128 cm) Wednesday 03/17 06
48
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 50" (127 cm) Thursday 03/19 10
47
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 49½" (126 cm) Gothic Weather Forecast: Clear for another day before more clouds late week and through the weekend, but warmer. --Friday cloudy and cooler with the low in the upper teens and high upper 20's with light to moderate snow. Saturday cloudy and cooler with the low in the low teens and high upper 20's with light snow early in the day. Some late day clearing. Sunday clear but colder early with the low in the single digits but warming to around 40F.
Other Notes: As of sunset March 11 it has snowed in 42 of the previous 54 days. It has been clear or partly cloudy only 8 days in the previous 58. This streak may end soon with the possible change in weather. --This year December's low temperatures were 10F colder than 2008 and high's were 5F colder, but then last year it was cloudy all month so there was less radiant heat loss. --The average snowfall for November is 142 cm (56"). This year's November had 68 cm (27"). --The average snowfall for October is 66 cm (26"), but this year there was 108 cm (42½").
Ski and Road Conditions March 13. Skiing is so-so, with a surface crust, but not too bad in the afternoon as the surface gets soft. North facing slopes are the best place to ski for snow. There is a broken trail to Gothic that is hard packed and wide- easy but not good skiing.
This information is on the quality of skiing but does not represent the safety in doing so. Check on avalanche conditions before skiing in back country areas.
The road to Gothic is closed. The use of motorized vehicles in this valley is prohibited.Current Avalanche Conditions
For an evaluation of the general area avalanche conditions go to the Crested Butte Avalanche Center.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is an excellent source of state wide weather and avalanche information. Click here to see pictures of actual avalanches and some descriptions of ''the anatomy of an avalanche''.
Other weather related pages
-- Click here for notes on the weather page.
--Click here for the weekly weather summary updated Saturday evenings November through May. Most of the other pages are updated regularly or as appropriate.-- Click here for the long term monthly/yearly snow totals.
-- Click here for notes on the animal life in Gothic.
Gothic Videos
if you would like to see weather conditions in Gothic without having the time to ski out yourself, you can watch some brief videos that are available from the videos page.Movies & Jokes
--Click here for the current movie review, ''Ladies in Lavender'', last updated May 22.
--Click here for the rest of of my movie reviews.--Click here for jokes and quotes ( Pun stories) last updated April 20.
In April of 1921, Albert Einstein visited the United States for the first time. His international celebrity was growing as scientists around the world began to understand and accept the vast implications of his theories of special and general relativity. He attended this annual meeting (of the NAS), and after sitting through a series of long speeches by others, he reportedly said, “I have just got a new theory of eternity.”
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