In a change from the torrential rains and snow of last week, the weather for the upcoming week in Pagosa Country appears placid and sunny, with a few chances for snow showers, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
According to the NWS forecast for Pagosa Springs, the area should have mostly clear skies with daytime highs in the 50 degrees and nighttime lows in the 20 degrees.
Thursday, Nov. 5, is predicted to have a high of 55 degrees with increasing cloud over the day, while Thursday night will be mostly cloudy with a low of 27 degrees.
Friday, Nov. 6, will see mostly sunny skies and a high of 54 degrees, while Friday night will be mostly clear with a low of 24 degrees.
Saturday, Nov. 7, will see more sun with a high of 58 degrees during the day and clear skies and a low of 24 degrees at night.
Sunday, Nov. 8, will continue the pattern with sunny skies and a high of 59 degrees during the day and mostly clear skies and a low of 26 degrees at night.
Generally clear and sunny conditions are forecasted to continue through Tuesday, according to the NWS.
Local weather forecasting service Pagosa Weather provided a similar forecast on Wednesday afternoon, predicting “lots of sun and dry to the middle of next week.”
They added that a more “active pattern” of storms may begin on Nov. 14 or Nov. 15, but that it “doesn’t look impressive for us.”
Snow conditions
As of the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 4, the Natural Resources Conservation Service SNOTEL snow measurement site on the summit of Wolf Creek Pass indicated that the pass had a total 7.4 inches of snow water equivalent, up from 4 inches last Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Wolf Creek Ski Area reported a total of 12 inches of snow in the latest storm, bringing the yearly snow total to 39 inches so far.
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