Winter Weather — Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado

2025-01-17 to 2025-01-18 · Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 10 inches reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW and Skyway.

Wider weather episode

A strong arctic front and its associated shortwave trough of low pressure moved across western Colorado from north to south, producing light to moderate snowfall across the northern and central Colorado mountains. Locally higher amounts were seen in the Uncompahgre Gorge area of the Northwest San Juan Mountains due to favored northerly orographic lift and efficiently cold temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233018. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.