As most of you know I make my annual weather prediction for the festival and I’ve actually been pretty accurate.
This year:
Warm and windy - Temperatures will tend to be a bit warmer this year, but it will also be very windy.
Make sure your tents and canopies are staked down well as there could be winds up to 50 MPH.
Chance for severe thunderstorms - Do not take cover under tall trees when lightening is occurring.
These storms may not last long, but can create problems if people start to panic. Remain calm and try to find the nearest cover. Actually, laying flat on the ground is one of the safest places. Be prepared.
Disclosure: This is only a prediction, not a forecast. It’s near impossible to make a forecast this far in advance.
Good idea Bevin! I have found out that one of the quickest ways to get the wind to stop blowing is to get out a kite! Haven’t tried it in Telluride but it works in other places in CO.
I want to rent a jeep and go up Imogene Pass . Think they’ll be snow still ? I was checking out the webcams and looks like theirs a lot of snow still . Also , is there a map of the roads up in the Telluride Mountains ? Thanks
There was about 4-6" in Ophir over the weekend, but much of it has melted already. I imagine there was probably 8"+ up high. While the winter was unseasonably warm and sunny, the past few weeks have brought a decent amount of moisture and lower temps. I believe I recall reading the snowpack in the Telluride area is about 44% of average.
Think it will snow during Bluegrass?? I was there when it snowed on Monday . It’s only the second time that I’ve seen snow fall . Yeah , I’m a California boy. I live a mile from the sea . I would like to move to Colorado just to experience the seasons . Don’t know if I could handle the winter though . BBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRR!!
This could be a fickled year! This is the first extended forecast the last 7 years, I’ve seen, that has the high temps. this far below average! May need the extra hoodie! :thumbsup
CA, huh? I grew up in Santa Ana, in Oklahoma now. Have a son in Denver, though.
After a long winter in Wisconsin the cold isn’t so bad. Actually the hot sunny days make it just as hard to to stay out in all day. You can always put on more layers.