Opinion

Wisdom of Moderation!

Wednesday: 36.3 degrees at 7:00 AM. Valley fog with snow down below Rabbit Ears on Kendall! Warm sun mid-morning into early afternoon. Then-echoing thunder later on! 61.3 degree high Thursday: 31.4 degrees still with two blocks of ground fog. Significant sun and afternoon warming. 65.

The San Juan Roller Coaster!

Wednesday: 31.6 degrees at 7:00 AM. Calm with a promising looking mid mix. Clearing and then more clouds with sporadic rain showers and dropping temperatures. Thunder announced a good overnight soaker, 0.16 inches in the can. 62.2 degree high Thursday: 33.

Green Up!

Wednesday: 30.7 degrees at 7:00 AM, still and peaceful. A few cumulus out of the northwest within the hour. Mids built up with a promising Greyyet no rain! 64.7 degree high Thursday: 27.5 degrees calm and clear. Limited cloud build with plenty of sun. 64.7 degree high Friday: 28.

The Grass Really is Greener!

Wednesday: 31.4 degrees at 7:00 AM. Still with a few cumulus out of the northwest. Cloud build with light early afternoon showers then clearing. 64.2 degree high Thursday: 32.1 degrees with high overcast moving in and blue diminishing. Mids by late morning.

More Postholing!

Wednesday: 25.1 degrees calm, clear, beginning with cloud soon after. Peaks growing fuzzy by early afternoon. Snow showers at the Mayflower Mill. Gusty wind blowing dust down canyon valley floor by late afternoon. Invigorating chill to that wind! 57.3 degree high Thursday: 31.

The Melt is On!

Snow enough to measure on Friday with a few flakes falling early on Tuesday. More melting going on with hardly any mud around town! Friday saw our wildest weather between 8am and 9:30. The sun above Kendall illuminated clouds of swirling dime sized snowflakes. All so intrinsically beautiful!

From The Standard Mail Car

Hello Editor, Writing to you regarding the proposed Shrine Hill Development. The Shrine Hill overview provided to the board of trustees on February 27th was a tremendous first step and very well done.

Anticipation and enthusiasm!

Wednesday: 32.3 degrees at 7:00 AM to be followed by a roaring rush of wind and snow plus dropping temperatures from on high! From then on, another unsettled weather week in April had commenced. Get ready for almost anything! 37.1 degree high Thursday: 12.

Sudden Change!

Wednesday: -11.2 calm and clear. Cumulus returned by mid-morning. Vertical falling snow late afternoon. Quiet cold day. 27.3 degree high Thursday: -14.8 degrees clear and still gradually warming. Nearly calm with lots of sun and snow melt. A bit of late afternoon cirrus. 45.1 degree high Friday: 4.

From The Standard Mail Car

My wife and I would like to formally thank Equipment/ Plow operator “Stuart” for the wonderful job he has done this year keeping our alley way cleared and drive able! Stuart goes the extra mile and does it with a smile and a nod when you see him.