SNOW THIS WEEKEND!!!!

[montanaskier]

Here is the forecast for the mountain village at Big Sky for later this week and this weekend! Even the valley could get a bit of snow. Highs only in the 40s down low. WoooHOoooo


Friday: Snow. Probability of measurable precipitation 60 percent. West wind 5 mph. High 45.

Friday Night: Snow. Snow accumulation 3 inches. Probability of measurable precipitation 60 percent. Low 28.

Saturday: Snow. Snow accumulation 2 inches. Probability of measurable precipitation 60 percent. High 41.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Snow accumulation 1 inch. Probability of measurable precipitation 40 percent. Low 26.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Probability of measurable precipitation 30 percent. High 42.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 28.

[tenex198]

Hopefully it will snow enough to cover a high grassy meadow, and get a few turns in september.

[Droopy]

Here in maryland it isnt supposed to get above 70 today... so thats pretty fall like














OH WAIT!!!! I am moving to utah in 2 weeks....

[homerjay]

Snow in the forecast for the CO high country as well.

But after that, I want 65 and sunny for more singletrack!

[korup]

Cacades, too!!

MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 5000 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW
LEVEL 5000 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET.

[alto]

Hey little guy, how'd you get to page two?

[skibum193]

rainier mite deserve a trip this sunday...

[norcalskibunny]

i heard up in ned that you can get some turns in now. doesn't look that way from boulder though.

anyone know anything about skywalker shoot. i heard it is pretty doable...

[iskibc]

Yup, snow levels dropping way down to 8K this weekend. Hoping to get out and enjoy the nice and cool fall weather.

[ptavv]

Tonight: Becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. In the north...snow level 7000 feet lowering to 6000 feet after midnight. In the south...snow level above 8000 feet lowering to 7000 feet after midnight. Local snow accumulations less than an inch. Pass winds west 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday: Showers likely. Cooler. Snow level 6000 feet. Local 1 to 3 inch snow accumulations mainly higher elevations. Pass winds west 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday night: Showers. Snow level 4500 feet. Pass winds southwest 10 to 20 mph.

Friday: Showers. Snow level 5000 feet. Pass winds southwest 10 to 15 mph.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 5500 feet.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow level 6500 feet.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow level 8000 feet.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow level above 8000 feet.

Sunday night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow level above 8000 feet.

[Max Gosey]

Steamboat area: Highs for this period are consistently in the mid-50's, and lows are consistently in the low- to mid-30's. Hopefully it's colder up top and this moisture comes down fluffily!

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to between 20 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy and windy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow or rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow or rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Clearing after Sunday.


Edit: ptaav: where do you find the forecasts with the snowlevels? Is CAIC up and running yet? I found my stuff on noaa.nws.gov...

[homerjay]

Clearing after Sunday.
Is CAIC up and running yet?

It's September, for fucks sake. CAIC? Yeah, moderate w/ pockets of shut the fuck up!

[johnnya]

Weve got a good ol' snowfall warning

Environment Canada's Official Weather Warnings
Warnings
Banff National Park
3:04 PM MDT Wednesday 13 September 2006
Snowfall warning for
Banff National Park issued

Heavy snowfall for portions of highway 93.

A disturbance moving from the bc interior is expected to produce substantial amounts of precipitation to south central Alberta over the next 48 hours.

This precipitation is likely to fall as snow over the higher terrain of the Mountain Parks. As of 2 PM most of the precipitation is falling as rain but starting tonight it is expected to change over to snow over higher portions of highway 93 particularly vicinity Lake Louise Saskatchewan crossing and the Columbia icefields areas. Snowfall amounts could exceed 25 cm in these locales.

[72Twenty]

Snow here Saturday (Laramie, Wyo)

[Max Gosey]

It's September, for fucks sake. CAIC? Yeah, moderate w/ pockets of shut the fuck up!

Weather reports, maybe...? Sheesh.

[Rontele]

Weather reports, maybe...? Sheesh.

Not until at least early November (unless it dumps). Max, since snow levels are less of an issue in Colorado (where most of the mountain passes are very high), NOAA doesn't publish them unless it matters (ie., a rain snow line on the front range). In the pAC NW, where it does matter because the passes are low, the regularly publish rain/snow lines.

[snoboy]

Koots-

Thursday
Rain. Risk of a thundershower late in the day. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Snow level lowering to 1700 metres late in the morning. High 12

[TannerP]

the high was 65 in north carolina today

[iskibc]

It's September, for fucks sake. CAIC? Yeah, moderate w/ pockets of shut the fuck up!

Heh.


6789

[Phatstix]

Hopefully it will snow enough to cover a high grassy meadow, and get a few turns in september.

Beehive Basin.

[montanaskier]

Winter Storm Watch! WoooHoooo


.A STRONG EARLY FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM WESTERN CANADA AND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FRIDAY NIGHT
THOUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS THE CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS SOUTHERN
MONTANA AND WYOMING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR THE VALLEY
FLOORS AND PLAINS BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION
AT LOWER ELEVATIONS IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

MTZ008-009-012-014-015-048-050>055-151100-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0012.060916T0000Z-060917T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CASCADE-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-
BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...BROWNING...GREAT FALLS..
HELENA...ENNIS...CHOTEAU...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... BOULDER..
TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE
315 PM MDT THU SEP 14 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET ACROSS CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN MONTANA AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SOUTHWEST
MONTANA..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE FIST SIGNIFICANT SNOWS
OF THE SEASON TO MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MONTANA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS AND PLAINS BY SATURDAY MORNING.
OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MONTANA...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

[Bunion 2020]

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.


Relax MT-skier, we are a ways out yet, after all its mid-Sept.