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Stahl Peak on 5/23

May 24, 2022June 7, 2022 michaelmccurryphd

It’s the time when the snowpack can rise quickly – a cool, rainy Spring. The latest observation is 34.3 inches of water on the pillow – 151% of the 30 year average. It is definitely a lot easier to click the link than it was to haul the snow tubes up to get the data in the late seventies.

What happens next is a question for the weather forecasts. NOAA has released these projections for June, July and August.

The folks who know about these things are calling for a warmer and drier summer than normal. If that’s the case, it is good to be going in with a little extra water in the high country.

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Stahl Peak Snowpack in March

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 michaelmccurryphd

Stahl Peak’s snow pillow continues to report that the snowpack is above the long-term average:

The three month outlook (March/April/May) has temperatures leaning below normal and precipitation leaning above. Looking at further predictions, the forecast for the longer term has temperatures above average and precipitation below. In other words, starting out wetter and colder than usual, and being hotter and dryer by the June/July/August forecast.