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Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies this Weekend

A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend, bringing locally heavy low elevations rain and heavy high elevation snow in the mountains. By Sunday over the Interior Northwest, rain combined with snowmelt will increase the risk of flood hazards. Flood Watches are in effect. Read More >

 

Pictures from around western Colorado and eastern Utah

 

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Winter Data

 Snow data  | Avalanche Information | Snow Information  |  Wind Chill 

 Snow Data

Daily SNOTEL Reports using Old 1961 to 1990 climate averages. From NRCS 

"SNOTEL (Snow Telemetry) is a remote measuring system, operated and maintained by the Snow Survey branch of the Natural Resources Conservation Service , designed to determine the water equivalent (not snow depth) of mountain snowpacks. 

Avalanche Information

Snow Information

Wind Chill 

 

 

Wind Chill Chart
Temperature (°F)
Wind
Speed
(MPH)
calm 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25
5 36 31 25 19 13 7 1 -5 -11 -16 -22 -28 -34 -40
10 34 27 21 15 9 3 -4 -10 -16 -22 -28 -35 -41 -47
15 32 25 19 13 6 0 -7 -13 -19 -26 -32 -39 -45 -51
20 30 24 17 11 4 -2 -9 -15 -22 -29 -35 -42 -48 -55
25 29 23 16 9 3 -4 -11 -17 -24 -31 -37 -44 -51 -58
30 28 22 15 8 1 -5 -12 -19 -26 -33 -39 -46 -53 -60
35 28 21 14 7 0 -7 -14 -21 -27 -34 -41 -48 -55 -62
40 27 20 13 6 -1 -8 -15 -22 -29 -36 -43 -50 -57 -64
45 26 19 12 5 -2 -9 -16 -23 -30 -37 -44 -51 -58 -65

"Calm-air" as used in wind chill determinations actually refers to the conditions created by a person walking briskly (at 4 miles-per-hour) under calm wind conditions.

Frostbite Time for Exposed Skin (minutes)

  30   15   10   5