SKI AREAS • COLORADO
ASPEN HIGHLANDS
March 28, 2024
48.0" Snowpack (105% of Normal)
• 38° Slight Chance Snow Showers and Patchy Blowing SnowUntil 2024-03-29T08:00:00-06:00 • National Weather Service
* WHAT...Snow expected above 9000 feet. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches with locally higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Grand and Battlement Mesas, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. A detailed map of the snowfall can be found at: www.weather.gov/gjt/winter.
No new snow to report today, with snowpack levels sitting at 48.0". Snowpack levels for this time of year average around 45 inches, but can be as high as 83 inches.
Weather today, a 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. patchy blowing snow between 10am and 1pm. mostly sunny, with a high near 38. breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Up to 13" of more snowfall forecasted over the next 5 days.
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