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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

 

Pictures from around western Colorado and eastern Utah

 

SURFACE  |  UPPER AIR  |  CAMERAS  |  WINTER DATA  | ROAD CONDITIONS 

 

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