{"id":75166,"date":"2020-03-08T23:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/scattered-showers-expected-through-the-week-in-the-four-corners\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:33:35","slug":"scattered-showers-expected-through-the-week-in-the-four-corners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/scattered-showers-expected-through-the-week-in-the-four-corners\/","title":{"rendered":"Scattered showers expected through the week in the Four Corners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Southwest Colorado has a good chance of scattered rain showers through the week, with snow likely to fall in higher elevations of the San Juan Mountains.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Anyone hoping for good late-season ski conditions or worried about the severe drought that a sliver of Southwest Colorado is in should be happy with this week\u2019s forecast.<\/p>\n

A chance of scattered rain is expected through next weekend, with the moisture likely to come as snow at higher elevations in the San Juan Mountains.<\/p>\n

Erin Walter, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction<\/a>, said the first of two storm systems expected to bring isolated showers to the Four Corners arrived late Saturday, with the best chance for precipitation coming Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chance for showers tapers off (Sunday night), but a chance for lingering scattered showers exists into Monday,\u201d Walter said.<\/p>\n

Wind between 10 to 15 mph is likely to accompany the storm, with gusts up to 20 mph expected Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

The snow level on Sunday is expected to be above 9,000 feet, with 2 to 4 inches expected at higher elevations and 1-2 inches expected around 9,000 feet.<\/p>\n

Tuesday evening or Tuesday night should bring in a second storm that might produce scattered rain and snow, with the heaviest precipitation likely to come Wednesday night, with a chance of scattered rain continuing into Friday and into next weekend, Walter said.<\/p>\n

The week\u2019s second storm will move in from the Southern California coast and the bulk of the rain and snow is likely to fall in Arizona and New Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends on the track the system takes; there is a chance it misses Southwest Colorado if it moves further south than we expect, but it should clip Southern Colorado and the Four Corners,\u201d Walter said.<\/p>\n

The snow level for the second storm is expected around 8,500 feet, but Walter said it was too early to estimate snowfall from the system.<\/p>\n

The rainy week should help regional drought conditions.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Drought Monitor<\/a> listed most of Southwest Colorado in a moderate drought, with a sliver of the region in a severe drought as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center<\/a> on Sunday listed the risk for avalanches in the San Juan Mountains as low.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Purgatory Resort<\/a> listed a base depth of 46 inches with 10 of 11 lifts in operation. Telluride Ski Area<\/a> listed a base depth of 48 inches with all 17 lifts in operation. Wolf Creek Ski Area<\/a> listed a base depth of 69 inches with all nine lifts in operation.<\/p>\n

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