Just curious - when I go to a site like www.weather.com and get info for RMNP, where do the measurements come from?
I have observed that the current and forecast temperatures for RMNP are roughly 10 degrees lower than Estes or Allenspark, so I'm guessing there is a station in the park that is quite a bit higher.
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Where are the RMNP weather stations?
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, Jun 02 2008 10:25 AM
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 10:25 AM
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 10:29 AM
QUOTE (mirak @ Jun 2 2008, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just curious - when I go to a site like www.weather.com and get info for RMNP, where do the measurements come from?
I have observed that the current and forecast temperatures for RMNP are roughly 10 degrees lower than Estes or Allenspark, so I'm guessing there is a station in the park that is quite a bit higher.
I have observed that the current and forecast temperatures for RMNP are roughly 10 degrees lower than Estes or Allenspark, so I'm guessing there is a station in the park that is quite a bit higher.
There is one at Bear Lake and it is about 100 yds. W.SW. of the ranger's booth.
There is also one close to Andrews Creek Campground but I don't know if they are using that or if the information is used in the weather channels.
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 03:51 PM
I think the one by Bear Lake is a SNOTEL (Snowpack Telemetry) station. There are two other SNOTEL stations in the park: Copeland Lake and Wild Basin (seems a bit redundant to me).
As the name suggests, these stations are concerned with snowpack, but I suppose the Bear Lake SNOTEL might also provide the park's current weather data (probably not Wild Basin or Copeland Lake, because the park data is quite a bit different from Allenspark). Bear Lake would seem to be a good place for a station because it is nestled right in the mountains at a decent elevation.
As the name suggests, these stations are concerned with snowpack, but I suppose the Bear Lake SNOTEL might also provide the park's current weather data (probably not Wild Basin or Copeland Lake, because the park data is quite a bit different from Allenspark). Bear Lake would seem to be a good place for a station because it is nestled right in the mountains at a decent elevation.
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 03:55 PM
Don't know much about it but I saw some solar powered radio transmitter looking thing at The Loch.
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 05:36 PM
I think they're just taking info from surrounding communities, or even from as far away as Ft. Collins. I remember talking with Greg (weatherbe) about that years ago.
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 07:44 PM
QUOTE (Aaron @ Jun 2 2008, 06:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think they're just taking info from surrounding communities, or even from as far away as Ft. Collins. I remember talking with Greg (weatherbe) about that years ago.
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I seem to remember a thread about that where Weatherbe explained the sources and how they were not near the Park at all.
Maybe someone more skilled in the art of searches could find that one.
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 07:53 PM
It was also in an early podcast when Aaron interviewed Greg (Weatherbe).
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