Winter Weather — Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado

2025-04-01 · Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 3 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with 9 inches of snow reported at Skyway.

Wider weather episode

A closed low pressure system over the Pacific Northwest brought a strong cold front across the area that moved through from northwest to southeast. Light to moderate snowfall fell over most mountain areas of eastern Utah and western Colorado with heaviest amounts favored among the Uncompahgre Gorge of the northwest San Juans as well as some northwest favored slopes. The northwest Colorado valleys also saw light to moderate snowfall with lesser amounts elsewhere. In addition strong winds led to impacts due to blowing snow and low visibility with gusts in the 60 to 80 mph range across some higher mountain areas and gusts of 40 to 60 mph across the northwest Colorado valleys in addition to the snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1248870. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.