Gothic Weather
Today's Weather, Thursday: clear and cool with the low just under freezing. Staying cloudless through the morning.
What is new on this page: pictures from the Copper Lake and East Maroon Pass area, and then up to Upper Copper lake located north and west of East Maroon pass, about 850 feet above Copper lake.
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Copper Lake from East Maroon pass trail, Aug. 29
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Basin above E. maroon pass with lake up above ridge |
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Looking down at E. Maroon pass from top of basin, Aug. 29
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Upper Copper Lake, at 12,100+ feet, Aug. 29
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Today's Weather Information:
Weather information for September 02 as of 11:10 a.m.
Today's low: -1°C (30°F)
Today's high: 15½°C (60°F)
Current temperature: 15½°C (60°F)
Barometric pressure: 774.6 mbars, (30.50"), high, rising
Sky: completely clear
Wind: 4-8 W
Current precipitation: none, 0.00" new rain
Snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Today's deepest snowpack: 0 cm (0")
Average snowpack, sunset July 01: 0 cm (0")
Winters deepest snowpack: 178 cm (70") Feb. 21
Total snowfall this past winter: 1120 cm (441")This Weeks Weather, starting with Sunday, August 29: variable partly to mostly cloud cover overnight and into the morning. Clouds build late morning but then clear out by mid afternoon as it stays warm and dry. Monday: clear for a while during the night, then turning mostly cloudy while staying warm. Cloudy with light rain not long after sunrise before some late morning clearing with little warming at all during the day as the high does not make it out of the 50's. Tuesday: clearing during the night but then turning cloudy and warming after midnight with a brief, light rain before sunrise and then again shortly after. Then mostly cloudy through the rest of the morning, turning partly cloudy in the afternoon. Wednesday: clear and much cooler as it drops to just below freezing for the first time in nearly two months. Then clear, windy and mild through the day.
The Past Week in Summary:
High °F New Snow Water/rain Snow depth Thursday 08/26 36
74
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Friday 08/27 36
70
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Saturday 08/28 40
65
0" (0 cm) 0.03" 0" (0 cm) Sunday 08/29 41
66
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Monday 08/30 40
58
0" (0 cm) 0.09" 0" (0 cm) Tuesday 08/31 37
63
0" (0 cm) 0.04" 0" (0 cm) Wednesday 09/01 31
63
0" (0 cm) 0.00" 0" (0 cm) Gothic Weather Forecast: Clear, windy and warming through the week.
Other Notes: The first 4 days of April were just one inch short of the total snowfall for all of March. ---Average snowfall for April is 132 cm (52"). As of sunset April 07 there had been 96 cm (38"). ---At sunset March 11 it had snowed in 42 of the previous 54 days. It had been clear or partly cloudy on only 8 days in the previous 58. --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.
Ski and Road Conditions August 18. Skiing is done for the year. Take a break- it is almost winter anyway.
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 open.
Current Avalanche Conditions
August 20. Both avalanche centers are closed for the summer. There is no avalanche hazard.
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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