April 2026 wrapped up as another water‑starved month along the Front Range, trading March’s record heat for a parade of fast‑moving systems that looked promising on paper but rarely delivered meaningful moisture. Temperatures still ran warmer than average overall, punctuated by a few sharp cold fronts that briefly returned a wintry feel before the pattern snapped back to mild, windy, and dry. Fire danger stayed elevated on many days, and despite several rounds of light precipitation, Colorado’s snowpack remained historically low heading into May. Let’s take a graphical look at how April unfolded across Boulder, Denver, and the Front Range — and how it stacked up against climatology.
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The spring storm rolling across the Front Range has already pulled off quite a transformation, shifting from rumbles of thunder to flakes of heavy, wet snow in just 12 hours. What comes next is shaping up to be even more impressive. Two separate storm systems are preparing to merge over Colorado and the result will be a long stretch of heavy wet snowfall that will have significant impacts for our fully leafed-out trees and power lines. We break down why snowfall amounts have ticked up a tad since yesterday, when and where power outages are most likely to occur, and the broader impacts this wet storm will have across Boulder, Denver and the Front Range.
This brief lull in the action Wednesday morning won’t last long as the pattern is set to turn unsettled again in a hurry. A pair of poorly aligned disturbances is gearing up to bring the Front Range a long‑overdue dose of moisture — along with snow in the higher terrain. While the bullseye of heaviest precipitation is frustratingly expected to be south of our area again, a slew of marginal ingredients are coming together for what should be our most meaningful storm in months. We break down what to expect as we head into a soggy, colder, and in some cases, snowier end to the week.
Colorado headlines have been buzzing about a looming “Super El Niño,” but the story behind the hype is far more layered than the headlines let on. Before leaning into the dramatic graphics and sweeping claims, it’s worth unpacking where this narrative actually came from and why one overzealous model run has taken on a life of its own. More importantly, we must consider what this all really means for our state as we limp into summer with record‑low snowpack, deepening drought, and a fire season that has already been sharpening its teeth. The truth is far more nuanced than the current online discourse suggests.
Friday delivered one of those classic Colorado curveballs. The storm showed up fashionably late, then hit harder than expected once it finally got going. It left behind a fast‑melting blanket of spring snow and cleared out almost as quickly as it arrived. In today’s update, we break down the wild midday burst of snow, take a look at how the forecast held up, and highlight why the real headline may have been what happened — or didn’t happen — after the flakes stopped.
Colorado just wrapped up one of its wildest weather weeks of the season: persistent fire danger, surprise snow, historic damaging winds in Fort Collins, and a sudden arrival of dense wildfire smoke from Nebraska. Even worse, the atmosphere isn’t done with us yet. As we head into the weekend, a fast‑evolving setup is lining up another round of high‑impact conditions for the Front Range, from extreme fire danger to an abrupt overnight flip to snowflakes. And once we get through that, next week brings a pattern shift so extreme it’s poised to rewrite March climatology and decimate the already anemic snowpack across the entire West. Let’s get into it.
After Tuesday’s surprise temperature split and a sneaky round of overnight rain‑to‑snow, the Front Range is gearing up for a volatile stretch ahead defined by powerful downslope winds, repeated fire weather days, and a weekend cold front with a few snowflakes behind it. And beyond that? An unbelievably intense mid‑March heat wave that will rewrite the record books and kick off snowmelt across much of the West next week. Let’s get into the details.
Our late‑week spring storm delivered a far more impressive performance than early models suggested. What looked like a modest, fast‑moving system slowed down, reorganized, and ultimately dumped a surprisingly healthy swath of heavy, wet snow across the Front Range. From booming Foothills totals to a rare over‑performance at DIA, this one had plenty of action worth unpacking. Let’s take a look at how the storm evolved, where our forecast missed the mark, and just how quickly we’ll be warming back into the 70s.
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