Winter weather is on-track to arrive into the Front Range Saturday evening into Sunday just in time to give most of us a white Christmas! Two vastly different storm systems will be moving in from opposite directions later in the day Saturday with widespread rain changing to snow across the Boulder and Denver area. While we still have some lingering concerns regarding temperatures and exactly when rain will switch-over to snow, our forecast confidence has grown over the last few days. In this final forecast update, we discuss the storm’s timeline, how much snow will accumulate across the area, the probability the snow sticks around into Christmas Day, and how it will impact holiday travel the next few days. We’ve even got another chance of snow coming the day after Christmas. Whew! Read on for all the details.
Author: BoulderCAST Team (Page 10 of 44)
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We’ve got a few more mild days ahead to end the work week, but as promised, winter will return for the holiday weekend in what is shaping up to be a challenging forecast indeed. We are finally starting to see better agreement in the various weather models, but things are still far from certain. Our weather will begin to trend downhill on Saturday with cooler temperatures and a chance of rain showers. Saturday night rain will change to snow with snow accumulation likely for all heading into Christmas Eve. Exact snowfall amounts and the timing of everything are still being worked out, but here’s our latest thoughts on the approaching holiday winter storm.
November 2023 was yet another warm and dry month in Boulder with just one medium-sized snowfall event to speak of —- that occurred the day after Thanksgiving. Despite the relatively parched last few months, officially drought has not yet returned to the Front Range. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during November and how it relates to climatology.
A dangerous downslope windstorm is about to unfold in the Foothills to the west on Thursday with gusts up to 90 MPH. It will be warm and gusty across the lower elevations as well, with a chance for very strong gusts in the usual windy spots like Boulder. A trough will move into the area on Friday turning our temperatures much colder with several chances for light snow. Read on as we discuss those powerful winds and the incoming snowfall.
A wintry storm system will impact Colorado Wednesday morning into Thursday morning, but it’s not bringing much cold air to the party! This will lead to only minor impacts across the Denver Metro area as a mix of rain and snow is expected for most of the event, with a trend towards all snow at the tail-end as precipitation will be wrapping up. Greater travel impacts are expected in the Foothills where temperatures will be colder and up to 8 inches of snow may accumulate. We discuss the timing of the rain and snow, the expected snowfall totals for everyone and when travel may be most impacted.
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