{"id":30726,"date":"2023-11-11T02:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T02:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sunny-dry-weather-could-give-way-to-weekend-showers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:24:30","slug":"sunny-dry-weather-could-give-way-to-weekend-showers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sunny-dry-weather-could-give-way-to-weekend-showers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny, dry weather could give way to weekend showers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Dry
Dry conditions extend Thursday from south of Durango into the La Plata Mountains. The Four Corners is in severe drought status, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map released this week. Sunny and warm weather will continue through the weekend. The National Weather Service predicts highs in the low 60s through Sunday.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

People wishing for winter and snow to come to Durango will have to keep waiting. How much longer is unclear, but this week is forecast to be dry and sunny with above-average temperatures and a smidgen of a chance for rain starting Friday.<\/p>\n

The higher mountains of the San Juans had a slight chance of rain on Saturday, but the Durango area is looking to stay dry most of the week, Norv Larson, National Weather Service meteorologist in Grand Junction, said on Friday.<\/p>\n

A trough of low atmospheric pressure is forecast to deepen over the eastern Pacific Ocean early next week that will generate southwest air flow and high clouds, but the Durango area won\u2019t be impacted by the activity until Friday or later, he said.<\/p>\n

Until then, residents should expect above-normal daylight temperatures in the low- to mid-60s, about 5 degrees above normal November temperatures in the area, with in-season nightly lows in the 20s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you like mild fall weather, we\u2019ve got the forecast for you,\u201d Larson said. \u201cHowever, if you\u2019re looking for precipitation and you want to start putting snow on the hills, I can\u2019t help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

European and Global Forecast System models show different outcomes for the weekend.<\/p>\n

Larson said the GFS shows a low atmospheric trough over the northern Rocky Mountains and a deep closed low-pressure system moving off the East Coast, and moisture streams flowing southwest moving through the low-pressure system.<\/p>\n

These conditions could impact the Durango area with lower temperatures, clouds and light showers at the end of the week, Larson said. But European models don\u2019t show the trough over the Rockies at all, although they show moisture possible on Friday that will track right over Durango the rest of the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have some pretty profound differences,\u201d Larson said. \u201c\u2026 The fact that the models can\u2019t seem to (reach) any agreement on that, look for some unsettled conditions at the end of the week, potentially lingering into the weekend. But don\u2019t get hung up on details.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said if anything is certain, it\u2019s that the Durango area will likely become cloudier through the weekend.<\/p>\n

The forecast for December, January and February from the Climate Prediction Center bodes better for winter sports enthusiasts and hot drink aficionados, with a 60% chance for above-normal precipitation this winter and around normal temperatures, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKind of pushing toward that being the higher chance but there\u2019s still a strong chance it could go either way,\u201d he said of moisture and temperatures for the winter.<\/p>\n

Precipitation could be in store for Durango this weekend, but the timing and intensity of it remains muddled in weather models, he said.<\/p>\n

cburney@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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