The first major Arctic blast of the season is set to arrive Friday afternoon, bringing a dramatic drop in temperatures and widespread snowfall to Boulder and the Front Range. Expect temperatures to plummet from the 60s on Thursday to the single digits by Saturday morning, with several inches of fluffy snow blanketing the area. The bitter cold will linger through Tuesday, with temperatures below freezing for nearly 100 hours and below 15°F for around 72 hours. Read on for the latest details on what will definitely be a frigid and snowy MLK Day weekend across most of Colorado!
Author: BoulderCAST Team (Page 2 of 42)
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For the third time in six days, a weak storm system brought light snow to the Denver Metro area. We briefly review both the snow totals from this single storm and seasonally.
Light snow fell once again across the entire Front Range Monday night into Tuesday, with most locations picking up 2 to 5 inches of fluffy accumulation, a tad less than forecast in some spots. We briefly review both the snow totals from this single storm and the seasonal ones.
Northwest flow aloft will keep the start of 2025 cool and largely dry for the lower elevations. However, ridging aloft will allow for milder temperatures by the latter part of the week. The High Country will cash in on more snow Thursday and Saturday, perfect for skiers looking to start the New Year right. We also recap the brief high wind event that occurred on Monday.
Exactly three years to the day since a thousand Boulder County homes burned to the ground in the Marshall Fire, the Front Range is bracing for a similar yet tamer weather event on Monday, with high winds, elevated fire danger, and Mountain snow on the way. A quick-moving storm system will bring widespread gusts over 40 MPH to the area, creating conditions favorable for the spread of wildfires across most of drought-stricken northeast Colorado. While Monday is not expected to be as nearly bad as that fateful day three years ago, we urge you to remain vigilant to prevent any fire ignitions on Monday. We discuss the latest forecast, including how the developing conditions for Monday compare and contrast to those back in 2021.
Yesterday on Christmas Day, a deluge of rain dumped on the western Denver Metro area during the afternoon and evening, but amazingly not a single snowflake fell across most of the lower elevations as temperatures remained several degrees too warm for frozen precipitation. This led to the first “Rainy Christmas” that most of us have ever experienced. As expected, a white Christmas was enjoyed by those in the higher terrain where temperatures were colder. We recap the holiday raindrops and snowflakes, including a look at just how rare Christmas rain really is and if it will be the new normal in a warming climate.
Hint: All of the clues are related to Boulder, Denver, and/or Colorado weather. OK, well most of the clues…
A short-lived period of light to moderate snowfall accompanied the passage of a quick-moving shortwave disturbance Monday evening, mostly impacting the southern and western Metro area. We briefly review the snowfall totals across the region.
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