Storms tonight and later Sunday to bookend a nice weekend
Thursday, October 23, 2025
After high temperatures in the upper-fifties with a mix of sun and clouds this Thursday morning in Steamboat Springs, clouds have invaded by mid-afternoon in advance of a storm near the Four Corners. Expect some precipitation later today and tonight, with the snowline around pass level, before nice weather returns starting Friday and lasting through most of the weekend. A cold front is forecast to graze our area later Sunday, likely bringing a bit of snow to town by Monday morning.
An eddy of low pressure left behind by the storm one week ago near Baja has been pushed to the Four Corners by an approaching Pacific Northwest storm. While the eddy will graze our area as it moves across southern Colorado and northern New Mexico through Friday, it will be close enough to begin precipitation by later this afternoon or early this evening, with snowfall accumulations of up to several inches starting around 9,000′ possible.
Precipitation should end by Friday morning, with mostly sunny skies by the afternoon, accompanied by high temperatures several degrees above our average of fifty-five degrees. Another nice day is forecast on Saturday, with high temperatures a bit warmer than Friday and near sixty degrees.
Meanwhile, a storm now approaching the Pacific Northwest will make its way to Idaho by Saturday, bringing increasing clouds to our area by Sunday and lowering high temperatures to around average. The storm has trended northward due to a building ridge of high pressure over the Great Lakes, with only a grazing cold front now forecast for later Sunday afternoon or evening.
While precipitation amounts are uncertain, colder temperatures are not; expect high temperatures to start the week in the forties. It will eventually be cold enough for snowflakes in town by Monday morning, possibly with some light accumulations on grassy surfaces.
A reinforcing wave of cold air will keep high temperatures mired in the forties on Monday, with precipitation ending first at lower elevations. Another day of cold temperatures on a dry Tuesday is forecast to be followed by sunny skies and warming temperatures starting midweek.
So, enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend for as long as it lasts, and I’ll have more details about the approaching storm to start the workweek in my next regularly scheduled weather narrative on Sunday afternoon.
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