Colorado Temperature

[david.denham.39]

As far as temperature goes in the mountains, do you go by what the news, weather stations, or app said? :dk:

If the news said it was highs in the upper 50\'s and low\'s in the 30\'s is that what you would look for say at 10,000ft?

I wasn\'t for sure where most of the readings were taken. I know it would be a lot colder the higher up you went but i was wanting to know your thoughts on the differences. 5,10,15 degrees lower than they call for?

 

[cnelk]

Dave
I like to use WeatherUnderground and then find the closest palce I will be hunting.
If you select WunderMap on the right , then check \'Weather Stations\' ther seems to personal weather stations all over the place to see temps.

But typically the temps are about 15 cooler in the mountains than they are on the northern front range

 

[david.denham.39]

Thanks Brad! I will check it out.


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[mtnmutt]

I use both Wunderground and NOAA.

Temperature loss is generally 3.5 degrees per 1,000K ft of gain in elevation. Example, it is 60 degrees at 9,000 ft. At 11,000, the temperature will be closer to 53 degrees. There are other factors such as wind. Above treeline, the wind can be horrendous.

Rule Breaker: It is cooler in a creek area than 200 yards away from the creek. The creeks are mostly fed by snow melt.

I use NOAA:
http://www.weather.gov/
Enter a lat/long in the location. Click on Location Help to see a lat/long example.

Or, I choose the closest town and then use the lower right map of the area to position to my more exact location by using a single click.

Next, I scroll down to the Additional Forecasts and Information and select Zone Forecast. The zone forecast will describe weather at higher elevations. The zone forecast will have high and low temperature ranges that vary by as much as 10 degrees.

Here is an example of a location outside of Steamboat Springs in Routt NF.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-106.69024&lat=40.58640#.Vdx2JZfSTBB

Zone Area Forecast for West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet, CO
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=COZ031
Example of Zone temperature ranges above 9K:
Friday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 61 to 71.

Friday Night And Saturday
Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs 63 to 73.

For a phone app, I use NOAA Weather. It will automatically get me the local weather based on my current location.

 

[WW]

Sometimes I listen to the local NOAA forecast. But most times not. Just hunt!!

 

[Zpd307]

I use both Wunderground and NOAA.

Temperature loss is generally 3.5 degrees per 1,000K ft of gain in elevation. Example, it is 60 degrees at 9,000 ft. At 11,000, the temperature will be closer to 53 degrees. There are other factors such as wind. Above treeline, the wind can be horrendous.

Rule Breaker: It is cooler in a creek area than 200 yards away from the creek. The creeks are mostly fed by snow melt.

I use NOAA:
http://www.weather.gov/
Enter a lat/long in the location. Click on Location Help to see a lat/long example.

Or, I choose the closest town and then use the lower right map of the area to position to my more exact location by using a single click.

Next, I scroll down to the Additional Forecasts and Information and select Zone Forecast. The zone forecast will describe weather at higher elevations. The zone forecast will have high and low temperature ranges that vary by as much as 10 degrees.

Here is an example of a location outside of Steamboat Springs in Routt NF.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-106.69024&lat=40.58640#.Vdx2JZfSTBB

Zone Area Forecast for West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet, CO
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=COZ031
Example of Zone temperature ranges above 9K:
Friday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 61 to 71.

Friday Night And Saturday
Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs 63 to 73.

For a phone app, I use NOAA Weather. It will automatically get me the local weather based on my current location.

this is what I use!!!!

 

[timberland]

One year we camped in a valley close to water and it was very warm during the day because of lack of wind, and it was VERY cold at night because of cooler air settling in the bottom. The following year we camped towards the top at about 9,000\' and it was much more comfortable in the day and at night. We got rid of the extremes.

 

[Deertick]

One year we camped in a valley close to water and it was very warm during the day because of lack of wind, and it was VERY cold at night because of cooler air settling in the bottom. The following year we camped towards the top at about 9,000\' and it was much more comfortable in the day and at night. We got rid of the extremes.

Did this this summer ... camped at the bottom of a very large drainage that probably drained 30 square miles of water ... and air!

Even though it was August, we woke up to 29 degrees! It wasn\'t \"really\" that cold, but all that cold air ... all those \"thermals\" ... coming down that drainage all night really concentrated the \"cold\".