Daily Weather Forecast (10/8) for Moab & the Colorado River

Weather Forecast for Moab

 

Sunny today through the majority of the week with skies become partly cloudy Friday with a chance of showers.  Highs temperatures in the 70s except warming some to near 80° by mid-week but lowering in the upper 60s Friday.

Normal temperatures for October are 74/40.

Colorado River Flows and Forecasts (cubic feet per second)
Upstream from Moab - 10/8 - 2,150 cfs and by 10/18 - 1,900 cfs
Downstream from Moab at Cataract Canyon - 10/8 - 3,450 cfs and by 10/18 - 3,200 cfs

Whitewater Rafting is rated in "River Difficulty"
Colorado near Moab is I I - Medium to III - Difficult
Colorado at Cataract Canyon - V - Extremely Difficult

Daily Weather Forecast (10/7) for Moab & the Colorado River

Weather Forecast for Moab

 

Sunny today and for the upcoming week.  Highs temperatures in the 70s except warming some to near 80° by mid-week.

Normal temperatures for October are 74/40.

Colorado River Flows and Forecasts (cubic feet per second)
Upstream from Moab - 10/7 - 2,150 cfs and by 10/17 - 1,850 cfs
Downstream from Moab at Cataract Canyon - 10/7 - 3,500 cfs and by 10/17 - 3,150 cfs

Whitewater Rafting is rated in "River Difficulty"
Colorado near Moab is I I - Medium to III - Difficult
Colorado at Cataract Canyon - V - Extremely Difficult

Ski Magazine Top 20 Ski Resorts for 2011-2012 with Several in Utah & southwest Colorado

Ski Magazine has issued it’s ranking of the 2011-2012’s best ski resorts  in north America.

Deer Valley (UT) - If you want the apres skiing trip of a life-time this is where you will find it.   A comment by a reader indicated that a vacation here is like “skiing in the lap of luxury.”  There are many fine dining restaurants and other activities for your selection.

Park City Mountain Resort (UT) -  This is truly a modern resort with a ski bridge to the Town Lift and within minutes you are delivered to 3,300 acres of skiable terrain.  Historic Main Street in the middle of Park City is lined with restaurants and shopping establishments.  The Sundance Film Festival ( January 17th-27th, 2013) is held every January with many new film directors featuring their films.

Telluride (CO) - Telluride is located in southwest Colorado in the San Juan Mountains.  This resort boasts “some of the most challenging life-serving skiing in north America.”  Being somewhat remote it’s more difficult reach but the skiing is truly worth you while once you are there.

Canyons Ski Resort (UT) - This is the third largest ski resort in the United States with 4,000 skiable acres and nine mountain tops of pristine skiing.  It is considered by many as the “hidden gem” of ski resorts.  With $50 million in updates over the past several years if features wide-open cruising, slope-side luxury accommodations, high-speed lifts and gourmet restaurants.  The Orange Bubble Express is unique with covered chairs and heated seats.

 Snowbird (UT) - Located in Wasatch’s Little Cottonwood Canyon and is one of the more popular ski resorts in northern Utah.  It’s connected to Alta Ski Resort through the Peruvian Tunnel people mover.  You can ski both resorts in the same day.  Annual snowfall average is 500” with early and late spring skiing (even into the early summer) possible. 

Deer Valley, Park City City and Canyons ski resorts are within just minutes from each other in a family friendly atmosphere.  Vacationers have many choices for shopping, dinning and other activities with free shuttle between the resorts available.  Both are only 40-45 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport with several major airlines serving Salt Lake City.

Daily Weather Forecast (10/6) for Moab & the Colorado River

Weather Forecast for Moab

 

Sunny over the Columbus Day weekend into the middle of next week.  Highs temperatures in the 70s except warming some to near 80° by Tuesday

Normal temperatures for October are 74/40.

Colorado River Flows and Forecasts (cubic feet per second)
Upstream from Moab - 10/6 - 2,400 cfs and by 10/16 - 1,900 cfs
Downstream from Moab at Cataract Canyon - 10/6 - 3,800 cfs and by 10/16 - 3,050 cfs

Whitewater Rafting is rated in "River Difficulty"
Colorado near Moab is I I - Medium to III - Difficult
Colorado at Cataract Canyon - V - Extremely Difficult

Daily Weather Forecast (10/5) for Moab & the Colorado River

Weather Forecast for Moab

 

Sunny today through the Columbus Day weekend and even into the middle of next week.  Highs temperatures in the 70s.

Normal temperatures for October are 74/40.

Colorado River Flows and Forecasts (cubic feet per second)
Upstream from Moab - 10/5 - 2,500 cfs and by 10/15 - 2,300 cfs
Downstream from Moab at Cataract Canyon - 10/5 - 3,800 cfs and by 10/15 - 3,300 cfs

Whitewater Rafting is rated in "River Difficulty"
Colorado near Moab is I I - Medium to III - Difficult
Colorado at Cataract Canyon - V - Extremely Difficult

Daily Weather Forecast (10/4) for Moab & the Colorado River

Weather Forecast for Moab

 

Sunny the remainder of the week through the Columbus Day weekend.  Temperature today in the lower 80s but cooling into the 70s into the weekend.

Normal temperatures for October are 74/40.

Colorado River Flows and Forecasts (cubic feet per second)
Upstream from Moab - 10/4 - 2,500 cfs and by 10/14 - 2,250 cfs
Downstream from Moab at Cataract Canyon - 10/4 - 4,250 cfs and by 10/14 - 3,200 cfs

Whitewater Rafting is rated in "River Difficulty"
Colorado near Moab is I I - Medium to III - Difficult
Colorado at Cataract Canyon - V - Extremely Difficult

Daily Weather Forecast (10/3) for Moab & the Colorado River

Weather Forecast for Moab

 

Sunny the remainder of the week.  Temperatures mild with readings in the 80s but cooling into the 70s by Friday into the upcoming weekend.

Normal temperatures for October are 74/40.

Colorado River Flows and Forecasts (cubic feet per second)
Upstream from Moab - 10/3 - 2,550 cfs and by 10/13 - 2,250 cfs
Downstream from Moab at Cataract Canyon - 10/3 - 4,250 cfs and by 10/13 - 3,200 cfs

Whitewater Rafting is rated in "River Difficulty"
Colorado near Moab is I I - Medium to III - Difficult
Colorado at Cataract Canyon - V - Extremely Difficult