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The weekend weather forecast for the high country of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Researched and written by professional meteorologist and avid mountaineer, Dan "the weather man" Gottas.
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Rocky Mountain National Park Weather Forecast
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Week in Review
A stormy weather pattern along the US west coast dumped 5-8 new inches of snow water equivalent (SWE) across the Sierra of CA. A series of these storms weakened as they ejected northeastward across CO and produced a total of 1.5 inches of SWE across RMNP.
Moderate southwesterly winds persisted during most of the week, with minimal mountain-wave enhancement. Strong lee-side winds returned on 3/22, when stable northwesterly flow developed behind the most recent cold front.
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 A graphed summary of the snowpack development in different locations in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
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The weather forecast for March 24-31, 2011 over the skies of RMNP, Colorado.
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The Upcoming Week
The recent unsettled weather pattern will continue into the next week. However, storm energy is forecast to track across CO with a more westerly orientation and with a higher frequency. This will increase the probabilities for higher amounts of accumulating snowfall across the Park. The highest single day snowfall totals are most likely to occur on Monday (3/29).
Stronger mountain-wave enhanced west-northwesterly winds are forecast following storm passage on late Thursday (3/25), Saturday morning (3/26), and Sunday (3/27).
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Eli at the base of the Trough Couloir of Longs Peak on a March 24th ascent of this classic couloir that involved skiing from 13.5k down to the Glacier Gorge trailhead at 9200'.
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Join ClimbingLife Guides for some of the best backcountry skiing in Colorado in scenic Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Detailed 7-Day Forecast
The link above will take you to the National Weather Service forecast for the 12,000 foot level near Longs Peak. These forecasts are derived from computer-generated numerical forecasts, and are updated shortly after 3:30 am, 9:30 am, 3:30 pm, and 9:30 pm local time. In the lower right-hand corner of the page, one can view forecasts for other locations in the Park by clicking on the desired location in the terrain map.
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Do-It-Yourself Weather Forecast Links
The link above provides a list of web links to various sites containing a variety of meteorological data and information. Collectively, these resources can be used to monitor and study current weather conditions, as well short-term, medium-range, and climate forecasts.
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