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Spring is here with strong sun and warm temperatures, and the meltdown continues. This morning, the snow surface will once again only be superficially refrozen by radiation heat loss, and it'll soften up earlier today than yesterday. People may find nice spring "corn snow" on select slopes for a short window of time in the morning, but the snow will soften quickly in sheltered terrain, and heightened wet avalanche conditions will develop by afternoon in many areas.
It's already 38 °F at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel at 5:00 AM, and there is 95 inches of total snow containing 120% of normal snow water equivalent (SWE). On Logan Peak, winds are blowing from the west-southwest around 22 mph, and it's 32° F at 9700' in elevation.
At the new Paris Peak weather station at 9500', it's 31°F, and the wind is from the southwest, blowing 20 mph. I'm reading 35° F at the new Card Canyon weather station at 8800', with 82" total snow.
Today, high temperatures at around 8500' in elevation will rise to around 43° F. It will be much warmer at lower elevations and vary depending on your location in the vast Logan Zone. It will be breezy, with increasing winds blowing from the west at 21 to 26 mph and gusts near 40 mph in the afternoon. Hopefully, mountain temperatures will drop below freezing tonight, with an expected low temperature of around 25° F.
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high temperature around 45° F and winds from the west-northwest blowing 7 to 16 mph.
Snow showers are likely on Saturday and Saturday night, with 3 to 7 inches of accumulation possible in upper-elevation terrain.
