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Denver & Boulder Snowfall Totals: May 2-4, 2021

May 4, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

As 1 to 2″ of rain fell across the lower elevations this week, snow was falling above 6500 feet elevation across the Front Range where temperatures were cold enough. Let’s take a look at the snow totals from a storm that kicked off the month of May!

Denver & Boulder Snowfall Totals: April 27-28, 2021

April 28, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

A review of the snow totals from Tuesday night into Wednesday as snow fell above 6000 feet elevation across the Front Range (with just plain rain in Boulder and Denver).

Denver & Boulder Snowfall Totals: April 21-22, 2021

April 22, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

A review of the snow totals from Wednesday evening and night as a prolonged period of generally light snow impacted the Front Range.

Late-season Arctic surge pushes Boulder over 100 inches of snow for the season, another chance of snow Wednesday (Updated)

April 20, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

A late-season Arctic cold front ushered in bitter cold temperatures on Monday morning and eventually a dumping of fluffy snow for the entire Front Range Monday evening. We review the snow totals and record cold temperatures. We also give our preliminary snowfall forecast for the next system in the pipeline set to arrive during the day Wednesday.

Updated Wednesday 4/21/21 7:00AM: Amended snowfall forecast map. For more details and additional discussion, check our latest Premium forecast from Wednesday morning HERE.

Storm Recap: Pesky storm finally produces half a foot of very wet snow causing widespread tree damage, more snow to come

April 16, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

Heavy wet snow fell across the entire Front Range Thursday evening and lingered into early Friday with widespread tree damage being reported. How much snow fell and why was the tree damage so extensive? When is the next snowstorm taking shape? Let’s take a look.

Winter Weather Update: A second wave of snow Tuesday evening, followed by a third, fourth and perhaps fifth in the coming days

April 13, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

The light and patchy snow that fell Tuesday morning was just a taste of what’s to come the rest of the week with daily chances for winter weather lasting all the way into the weekend. Of immediate concern is our next chance of snow Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning which will be more fruitful in most locations. We discuss the timing and amounts of this next wave of snow and also look ahead to what may come later on in the week.
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Front Range and Boulder Weather Recap: March 2021

April 2, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

The mid-March monster winter storm was definitely the highlight of the month, but other snowfalls and persistently cold temperatures were also noteworthy. As a result of the wet month, we saw some regional drought improvement, but Colorado as a whole remains in a very tough spot heading into the summer and wildfire season. Here’s a quick and colorful rundown of our weather during March 2021 and how it relates to climatology.

Snow quickly dissipates Tuesday morning with nothing but sun and warm temperatures in the extended

March 30, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

From 70’s to falling snow in only eight hours! That’s the weather that unfolded Monday afternoon into the overnight hours across the Front Range, with most of us waking up to a layer of wet snow Tuesday morning. Let’s take a look how we got here, review the storm totals, and take a peek ahead to the beautiful weather in the extended forecast.