Winter Weather — Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

2025-04-04 to 2025-04-05 · Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 16 inches at Mancos. Wind gusts stayed below 45 mph with gusts in the 30s.

Wider weather episode

A cut off low working through the base of an upper level trough moved across Arizona and New Mexico, resulting in moderate to heavy snowfall concentrated among the southwest San Juan Mountains. Much less snowfall was seen elsewhere.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253666. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.