Gothic Weather
Today's Weather, Wednesday: clear and warm with the low just below freezing, then getting cloudy late morning. Cloudy and breezy in the afternoon with some short, light periods of snow turning to rain off and on before some clearing late afternoon.
What is new on this page: picture (top, right) of aspens just starting to leaf out a few miles south and east of Gothic with Gothic Mountain in back. --picture (bottom, left) of a basin 1 basin north of Perry Basin and 2 basins south of Red Rock basin, a few miles south of Red Rock. picture (bottom, right) from basin looking at Snodgrass (center- right) and Mt. Cb (center-left) with more behind, all showing very little snow for this time of year.
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CB Mountain and Snodgrass, sunrise, May 08
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Gothic Mtn. from a few miles southeast, May 13 | |
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High basin 3 basins south from Red Rock, May 13
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Mt. CB and Snodgrass from basin, May 13 |
Today's Weather Information:
Current Weather information for May 16 at 5:25 p.m.
Today's low: -1ºC (30°F)
Today's high: 16ºC (61ºF)
Current temperature: 13½ºC (56ºF)
Sky: mostly cloudy
Wind: 2-5 SW
Current precipitation: none, 0 cm (0") new snow, 0.01" rain
Snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Today's deepest snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Average snowpack, sunset May 03: 90 cm (35½")
Winters deepest snowpack: 135 cm (53") February 14
Total snowfall this winter: 635 cm (250") at sunriseThis Weeks Weather, starting with Sunday, May 13: clearing and slightly cooler early with some afternoon cloud build-up as it reaches the mid 50'sºF, then windy and mostly cloudy late afternoon. Monday: clear, calm and warming nicely into the low 60'sºF. Tuesday: clear and warm with some scattered afternoon clouds while heating to the warmest temperature so far this year, reaching mid 60'sºF.
The Past Week in Summary:
Date High °F New Snow Water/rain Snow depth Wednesday 05/09 24
60
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Thursday 05/10 26
63
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Friday 05/11 28
57
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Saturday 05/12 28 56
0" (0 cm) 0.11" 0" (0 cm) Sunday 05/13 25
55
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Monday 05/14 23
62
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Tuesday 05/15 27
65
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Gothic Weather Forecast May 14: Generally clear wetaher for the week with some afternoon clouds while staying warm.
Other Notes: The least snow ever in a March had been 52 cm (20½"). That record was smashed this winter with just 38 cm (15"). ---There was almost twice as much snow in the Jan. 20-22 period than in the whole month of December. --Including this year there have been 10 Septembers in the past 38 years (officially, that is- but that is actually the case for the last 40 years) with no snowfall, this year being the second September in a row with no snow in Gothic.
Ski and Road Conditions, May 13: Ski conditions: Snow is gone and though there is still a little limited snow higher up on northern facing slopes, skiing is pretty much over.
Gothic road: The road to Gothic is open. It is in very good shape having just been graded, though can get sloppy when wet. It is only open up to the gate between the picnic/camping area north of Gothic.
Current Avalanche Conditions: The CB avalanche center and the CAIC are closed for the summer. Click below for detailed information.
For an evaluation of the general area avalanche conditions go to the Crested Butte Avanche 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''.--Click here for the weekly weather summary updated Saturday evenings November through May. Most of the other pages are updated regularly or as appropriate.Other Gothic information
-- Click here for notes on the weather page.
-- Click here for the long term monthly/yearly snow totals.
-- Click here for notes on the animal life in Gothic.
Another Albert Einstein quote: "Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life believing it is stupid."
