In dramatic fashion, an intense snow squall blew up over Boulder Tuesday morning and spread across the entire Denver Metro area leading to brief whiteout conditions just after the morning commute window. The heavy snowfall ended as quickly as it began, leaving behind rather unimpressive snowfall totals in the Front Range. However, as they say, it’s not about where you end up — it’s about how you got there! We discuss the crazy weather that unfolded on Tuesday and take a look at the snowfall totals.
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Well, most of us are waking up and having to shovel snow for the third Saturday in a row! This tiny recap post covers our latest winter storm, including a map of the verified snowfall totals and where we stand season-to-date against climatology.
After a rather quiet week with seasonal temperatures, winter weather will return to the Front Range for the third weekend in a row as colder air and a quick shot of light accumulating snow arrive Friday evening and night. We discuss the atmospheric setup about to unfold, the potential snowfall amounts across the Metro area and Foothills, as well as when travel will be most impacted.
Update (Friday 2/16/24 8:00AM): We’re now seeing a better signal of stalled convergence/jet-forcing briefly sitting over the Denver area Friday evening, combined with a continued expectation for very fluffy snow ratios. Thus, we’ve bumped up snow amounts across the Metro area. Please check the updated snowfall map and storm impact timeline near the end of this post. We talk about this shift and much more in Friday morning’s Premium discussion HERE.
A tiny recap of the two-phase snow storm Friday into Saturday, including a map of the verified snowfall totals.
The beginning of 2024 was completely opposite to the conclusion of 2023, with temperatures taking a sharp colder turn as multiple Arctic outbreaks slammed the Front Range. Warmer temperatures toward the end of the month saved January from being one of the all-time coldest here. There were also several light snow events during the month, but nothing substantial — not surprising as January is our driest month of the year after all. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during January and how it relates to climatology.
Well, our snowfall forecast for the sloppy weekend storm ended up being a tad off in many areas. Hopefully our in-depth discussions in the days leading up to the event highlighted that the exact outcome of this warmer-than-usual storm was highly uncertain. We first review the record-breaking precipitation and snowfall totals across the Front Range. Then we discuss what went wrong with the forecast and dive into the finer details of this implausible moisture-infused winter storm.
Rain and some snow have already begun across the Front Range, but as of writing Saturday morning, the exact outcome of the moisture-infused winter storm moving in now remains in question. We provide the latest forecast (nowcast?) for rain and snow unfolding now, including some minor adjustments to our snowfall forecast map and storm timeline. Brace for a soggy and snowy Saturday!
After five straight sixty-degree days with quiet weather, things will turn cooler and unsettled for the weekend ahead as a sloppy El Niño storm moves through bringing a mix bag of precipitation to the Front Range. While there is still plenty of uncertainty in the exact outcome for Boulder and Denver, we discuss the latest forecast details including when the rain will start (including some rumbles of thunder), when and where it will change over to snow, which ski resorts will be rolling in powder this weekend, and most importantly — the expected moisture and snowfall amounts across the Front Range area. Let’s dive in!
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