12/21/22 Wednesday 6:15 am

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Ouray, Telluride, and Red Mountain Pass. It is primarily because of high winds and blowing snow, actual accumulation of snow should be under 3 inches.

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GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-  
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUNNISON, CIMARRON, TELLURIDE, OURAY,   
AND LAKE CITY  
320 AM MST WED DEC 21 2022  
  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS  
EVENING TO NOON MST THURSDAY...  
  
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4   
  INCHES INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. WIND CHILLS AS   
  LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO.  
  
* WHERE...GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, UPPER GUNNISON RIVER   
  VALLEY AND NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.  
  
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON MST THURSDAY.  
  
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING   
  SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN   
  AREAS. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.   
  THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE   
  FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

Although the coldest Arctic outbreak in over 30 years will hit the Front Range and Eastern Colorado, little will change in our neck of the woods. On Friday, there may be a better chance for some scattered snow showers, I do not expect anything major.

After Friday, things will continue to be boring for a few days. As this Arctic airmass retreats north and moves east, we will get a better look at what I hope will be the beginning of a transition to a more active storm track. This would start around the 28th-30th but may not ramp up until the first week in January. That figures. I have two eye surgeries in January and I may be limited in how well I will be able to post updates during recovery. I will make it work…

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