Rabbit Ears Pass

Current Conditions

Current conditions at 12/15 4:15 PM - WALTON PEAK - 8 km away.

December 6, 2025
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Wind Forecast

Dec-15
Monday
15-December
12 am 3 6 9 12 pm 3 6 9
Direction
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 2 1 0
Temp C           4 -2 -6
Precip (mm/3hr)          
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)           10.6 10.6 10.6
Dec-16
Tuesday
16-December
12 am 3 6 9 12 pm 3 6 9
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 1 2 2 2 2 5 2 1
Temp C -8 -10 -9 -9 0 4 0 -4
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm) 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.4
 
Dec-17
Wednesday
17-December
12 am 3 6 9 12 pm 3 6 9
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 2 2 3 3 5 8 13 9
Temp C -6 -8 -9 -8 -1 2 1 -1
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.1 1.2 0.4 2.1
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm) 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 12.3 12.6 15.8
 
Dec-18
Thursday
18-December
12 am 3 6 9 12 pm 3 6 9
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 13 11 7 4 5 5 5 5
Temp C -5 -7 -9 -10 -5 -2 -2 -2
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.4 0.1 0.3
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm) 16.6 16.3 16.2 16.1 16.1 16.0 15.8 16.4
 
Dec-19
Friday
19-December
12 am 3 6 9 12 pm 3 6 9
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 6 6 5 6 9 9 6 5
Temp C 0 0 -1 -1 5 6 3 0
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.4
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm) 17.2 17.0 16.9 16.8 16.7 16.1 15.9 15.8
 
Dec-20
Saturday
20-December
12 am 3 6 9 12 pm 3 6 9
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 4 5 5 6 8 8 7 6
Temp C -2 2 2 2 5 5 3 2
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm) 15.8 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.2 14.5 14.0 13.6
 
Dec-21
Sunday
21-December
12 am 3 6 9 12 pm 3 6 9
Direction
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 6 5 4
Temp C 2 1 0          
Precip (mm/3hr)          
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm) 13.3 13.1 12.7          
 

Current Observations from sourced from NOAA Aviation Weather Center (AWC). Forecasts based on MSC’s GDPS (GEM-Global) model

 

Nearby Stations

The following stations are near this spot.

Name ICAO Date Distance (Km) Wind Speed Direction Status Conditions
WALTON PEAK KC07 12/15 4:15 PM 7.9 3
 
Wind: 3 kt Clouds: clear Temp: 0°C Pressure: 1029 hPa
STEAMBOAT SPRING KSBS 12/15 4:15 PM 25.6 5
 
Wind: 5 kt Clouds: clear Temp: 3°C Pressure: 1025 hPa
KREMMLING AWOS K20V 12/15 4:15 PM 42.9 0
 
Wind: calm Clouds: clear Temp: 3°C Pressure: 1027 hPa
WALDEN K33V 12/15 4:15 PM 49.5 6
 
Wind: 6 kt Clouds: clear Temp: 6°C Pressure: 1026 hPa
GRANBY/GRAND CO KGNB 12/15 4:15 PM 68.5 0
 
Wind: calm Clouds: clear Temp: 4°C Pressure: 1028 hPa
HAYDEN/YAMPA KHDN 12/15 3:56 PM 51.5 0
 
Wind: calm Weather: haze Clouds: clear Temp: 9°C Pressure: 1026 hPa
CRAIG KCAG 12/15 3:53 PM 77.2 0
 
Wind: calm Clouds: clear Temp: 10°C Pressure: 1025 hPa
Storm Peak Laboratory STORM 13.1 The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request.
MT WERNER SBS K3MW 13.2
FW6313 Steamboat Springs F6313 15.3
TOWER TOWC2 17.6 No data
040W134 U-40 STEAMBOAT CO102 19.1
WINTER PARK KC96 77.0

Spot Details

West Summit of Rabbit Ears pass near Steamboat Springs on the south side of the road.

Easy, friendly, easy to get to location, wind from the SW. Check the wind here:

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/weather/strm.html

this site is on top of the Stbt Ski Area - 225 degree is SW, 180 S also works well. Park on the far side of the field at the west summit for close access to the riding area

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