{"id":43837,"date":"2021-11-08T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T02:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/quick-moving-storm-could-bring-6-inches-of-snow-to-san-juan-mountains\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:16:05","slug":"quick-moving-storm-could-bring-6-inches-of-snow-to-san-juan-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/quick-moving-storm-could-bring-6-inches-of-snow-to-san-juan-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick-moving storm could bring 6 inches of snow to San Juan Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The La Plata and San Juan mountains on Saturday are bare on the south slopes, but on Monday through Wednesday, the mountains should become covered in snow as a weather system moves through the area. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A band of moisture moved into western Colorado on Tuesday, with the southern end of the storm grazing the San Juan Mountains, perhaps leaving up to 6 inches of snow in the higher elevations and only traces of rain in Cortez, Durango and Pagosa Springs.<\/p>\n

The storm originated over the Pacific Ocean and passed over central and northern California on Monday. Mountain ranges in California were expected to wring out most of the moisture, but remnants passed over Utah on Tuesday and arrived Tuesday afternoon in Colorado.<\/p>\n

The storm was expected to leave 3 to 6 inches in the northern San Juan Mountains and 2 to 4 inches in the southern San Juan Mountains above 8,000 feet in elevation, said Dennis Phillips, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.<\/p>\n

The lower elevations, including Cortez, Durango and Pagosa Springs will see a tenth of an inch of moisture or less, he said. Temperatures will be fairly seasonable, with highs in the mid-50s to low 60s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see much falling down there,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n

He called the weather disturbance a \u201cripple\u201d in an otherwise dry weather pattern \u2013 not atypical for this time of year, especially during a La Ni\u00f1a year, which typically sends moisture farther north into the Northern Rockies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in that La Ni\u00f1a weather pattern where the storm track really likes the Northern Rockies and the northern part of the state better than the southern part,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cHopefully not a trend through the whole winter, but we are going to be in a La Ni\u00f1a for this winter.\u201d<\/p>\n

The long-term forecast shows a more significant storm moving in mid- to late next week, perhaps Nov. 18-19. Phillips cautioned it is a long-term forecast, so it is subject to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good news with that is if it\u2019s showing it that far out \u2026 that\u2019s easily a good sign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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

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