Each year I offer up what has in the past been a somewhat accurate prediction of the weather
for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. This is not a forecast as it’s too hard to determine that far
in advance what the weather will be, so it is only a prediction. :thumbsup
TBF 2012 Weather Prediction
For the week before the festival (June 9 - June 16)
Cool and cloudy - Chance of rain 60-80%
Winds 15-20 mph with gusts to 45 mph
High temperatures in the 50’s and 60’s Farenheit
Low temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s Farenheit
For the week of the festival (June 17 - June 24)
Warmer with fewer clouds - Chance of rain 10-30%
Winds 2-10 mph occasional gusts of 20 mph
High temperatures in the upper 60’s to low 80’s Farenheit
Low temperatures in the low 40’s to mid 50’s Farenheit
Although there was approximately 3 inches of snow last year on Sunday night/Monday morning it
was technically after the festival and not included in last years prediction. That’s my disclaimer,
and I’m sticking to it.
Tom, I so hope that you are correct on the temps…but just a warning, it has been unseasonably hot and dry throughout the whole state since February…For instance, living in the coldest valley in the state (Gunnison), this is the first year in 5 that I have veggies already sprouting in my cold frame, and some annuals have broken the ground (a month earlier than usual). Also, the ants came out 2 months earlier than normal…weird weather here in the mountains - like more than usual!
Hope you’re right, Tom. We were hanging out with some fellow festivarians here in OH last night, and the consensus we came to was that we are due for a warm and dry festival this year.
I got out and starting practicing today. I sat out in my friend’s yard in the valley and had a few drinks in the sun. No music or dancing yet. I figure I’ll work up to it. We’re getting close!!!
Well I have great news for everybody I am coming to Telluride for the first time in 5 years…oh that’s not the good news… :cheers…this will be my 5th Telluride and every year I have been the weather has been fantastic! Barely a drop of rain, and temps in the 80s during the day! So get ready for some awesome Festival weather! Oh by the way I just updated all of my rain gear, and that meand absolutely no rain! :pirate
WTH, Sug, :rolleyes what ru, 17ish (or sumtin) and you have to work up to it? :huh An “Old Timer” already too? I can understand that you may still need a lesson or two to really get the vibe infused into your blood, but really? Work up to it, at your age? Wow, :eek swonder what the rest of us can do to keep up to you once you get warmed up?!? I guess The Frog is always there to the level the festifield… :cheers
Swander, I don’t need to get warmed up. The practice just seemed like a great excuse to sit in the sun and look at the mountains. Trust me, this 20 year old festi-vet doesn’t need to get warmed up to festivate. But it never hurts. :lol
