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Thursday Update: The storm is slowing down, which usually signifies more snow

March 11, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

In today’s update we fine-tune the timing of the storm as it is now anticipated to progress more slowly through the region. This has delayed the onset of the snow, but in the end will lead to a longer duration storm. Projected snowfall totals haven’t changed a lot since yesterday, but let’s walk through the latest!

UPDATE (Fri 3/12/21 7:00AM): The recent rounds of model updates continue to support heavy snow this weekend across the Front Range, however snowfall totals have trended downward slightly as models are coming into better agreement. We discuss this and more in Friday morning’s Premium weather discussion, found HERE.

Wednesday Update: Massive snow totals on-track for the weekend, but there’s a few potential problems

March 10, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

A major winter storm is still on-track for the Front Range, but we’ve got a few updates to share with you that could impact which areas see the most snow. We discuss the latest model trends, our thoughts on this historic storm as it stands now, and highlight what to look out for in the days ahead.

UPDATE (Thu 3/11/21 7:00AM): The recent rounds of model updates continue to support heavy snow this weekend across the Front Range, however the timing has shifted slightly. We discuss this and more in Thursday morning’s Premium weather discussion, found HERE.

Front Range and Boulder Weather Recap: February 2021

March 6, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

Here’s a quick and colorful rundown of our weather during February 2021 and how it relates to climatology.

Denver & Boulder Snowfall Totals: March 4-5, 2021

March 5, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

The first “warm” spring storm of the year moved across Colorado from the southwest on Thursday. Temperatures were borderline with this system, and many locations saw a trace or less of snow with rain the dominant precipitation type. However, the Foothills, Palmer Divide and southeast suburbs of Denver did see a little snow. Let’s take a look at the totals.

The first messy spring storm of the year will bring a mix of rain and snow Thursday

March 3, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

It sure has felt like spring the last few days, but Mother Nature will remind us soon that is it very much still winter on the calendar. Warm sunshine will be replaced with thick clouds, cold rain and ultimately wet snow on Thursday. The incoming storm is lacking truly cold air, but it will have just enough for most of us (but not all of us) to see a little snow. Let’s take a look at how the first “warm” storm of 2021 will play out across the Front Range!

UPDATE (Thu 3/4/21 7:00AM): With temperatures being so marginal, uncertainty lingers in regards how much precipitation will fall and who will see accumulating snow from the storm. We discuss this and more in this morning’s Premium weather discussion, found HERE.

Storm Recap: A foot of snow falls on Denver fueled by a rare & persistent convergence of the winds

February 25, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

About half of the Front Range received snowfall right in line with our forecast last night, while the other half saw incredible snowfall amounts of a foot or more! What caused such an explosion of heavy snow in the heart of Denver last night? Let’s take a look.

Quick Recap: Localized heavy snowfall up to a foot fell in the western Metro area

February 18, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

Finally, we got more snow than south Texas and Louisiana! The atmosphere was primed for an explosion of snow Wednesday evening in the Foothills and western Denver Metro area and it did not disappoint this time. Favorable conditions for convective heavy showers for a short window yesterday produced up to a foot of snow in some areas. Let’s take a quick look back at the setup and snowfall totals from across the region.

Eight Days Below Freezing: A recap of our bitter cold week trapped in an Arctic airmass

February 16, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

No one fully expected the Arctic airmass that arrived last Sunday evening, a solid nine days ago, to remain entrenched across the Denver Metro area for this long…but it did! We take a look back at the series of events as they unfolded over the last week, including the first regional wildfires of 2021, two dollops of light snow and the coldest temperatures for our area since 2014.