Mountain weather update 8/12: Monsoon timing

Tomer’s Take:

• LT 100 Mountain Bike Race: 8/13
• LT 100 Run: 8/20
• The events will straddle a Monsoon surge 8/14-8/19.
• Bonus: Elk Range 14er forecast is also below.
• Monsoon season in Colorado normally runs July and August.

Current Setup

Water vapor satellite shows the current Monsoon surge brushing Las Vegas, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. This weekend, the high pressure moves east and opens the door for the surge to swing east through Colorado and New Mexico. Red/orange = drier air aloft.

The Full Sturgeon Supermoon made an appearance over Colorado:

LT 100 Forecast

Massive-Elbert Zone	AM	PM
8/13	Dry	50%
8/14	Dry	90%
8/15	Dry	100%
8/16	30%	100%
8/17	20%	80%
8/18	Dry	70%
8/19	10%	80%
8/20	10%	70%

Bonus: Elk Range 14ers

Elk Range 14ers	AM	PM
8/13	Dry	60%
8/14	Dry	90%
8/15	20%	100%
8/16	10%	90%