RMA Poudre Rock Report

Pine View 4.25 at NOON

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Holding steady. Currently 68.7˚F, overcast and breezy. Today expect A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Pine View 4.3 at 0630

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Currently 47.8˚F, sunny and calm. Today’s Wx: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Pine View 4.25 at 0930

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The wave at the rock is quite bouncy this morning, but we’re a steady 4 1/4. Currently 71.8˚F, sunny and calm. NOAA expects Poudre Park Wx to be: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

SNOTEL data for Joe Wright- Snow Depth- 0

SNOTEL Data just in

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They updated the Joe Wright SNOTEL. Down to 2″ snow with a water equivalence of 0.6″. This is about it folks. Today or tomorrow will most likely be peak. Or, as Frenchy said it yesterday- this is Peak Week. Enjoy

Area Closure due to High Park Fire

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Due to rehabilitation activities and safety concerns, there is an area closure in the High Park Fire burn area. This closure restricts ALL activities, including kayaking, within the area. This includes activities on the Little South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River. Below is a link to the news release outlining the closure, as well as a map of the closure area. Any help you can provide sharing this information to the community would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance – Reghan Cloudman, Canyon Lakes Ranger District Public Affairs

Closure Area Map: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5418467.pdf
Closure News Release: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/news-events/?cid=STELPRDB5418192

970-295-6770 (office phone)