Why are some weather models predicting drastically more snowfall than others? Why does this winter storm seem more predictable than others? How much snow is each member of our team expecting in Boulder? Listen to find out!
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Why are some weather models predicting drastically more snowfall than others? Why does this winter storm seem more predictable than others? How much snow is each member of our team expecting in Boulder? Listen to find out!
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.
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.
Here’s a quick and colorful rundown of our weather during February 2021 and how it relates to climatology.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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