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Winter Weather Update: Another chance snow moves in Sunday evening into Monday, but uncertainty abounds

March 26, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

Despite persistent and exceptionally cold weather, March has under-delivered on snow thus far with less than 2″ falling in Boulder since late February. More snow and cold is on the way Sunday night into Monday, but once again it looks to be another meager showing of snow. As of writing, uncertainty remains regarding exactly what will transpire with this event as a band of heavy snow may develop early Monday somewhere across the northern Front Range. Let’s take a look at the timing of everything, the most likely snowfall amounts, and the potential travel impacts as winter weather returns for the last Monday of March.

Front Range Snowfall Totals: March 15-16, 2023

March 17, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

February 2023 Graphical Weather Review: Good riddance to a long, cold winter season

March 2, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

February 2023 was a chilly exclamation point on what was ultimately Boulder’s 2nd coldest winter in 30 years and the coldest since 2010. This very icy status was solidified by one of the most pronounced late February cold snaps on record. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during February and how it relates to climatology.

Front Range Snowfall Totals: March 1-2, 2023

March 2, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

Premium Storm Update – Tue 2/14/23 3:00PM | A comb through the latest model output breeds confidence in the going forecast

February 14, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

It’s blustery out there this afternoon, but at least there is some sunshine. Our approaching winter storm is gearing up back across Nevada right now and it will be spreading widespread snow into the area tonight. Cold temperatures falling into the teens, gusty winds, and persistent light snow will make for slick travel through Wednesday evening. We run through a final check of the models regarding snow amounts, including a discussion of low and high-end potential for this storm and when it will finally wrap up on Wednesday.

January 2023 Graphical Weather Review: Staying cold, staying snowy

February 2, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

January 2023 was our third consecutive anomalously cold and wet month in the Front Range with drought significantly improving during this time as a result. The month closed out with a bitter cold Arctic outbreak solidifying this January as the coldest since 2007 — something that will be felt in everyone’s wallet when the heating bill arrives. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during January and how it relates to climatology.

Storm Recap: Snow totals came in on the low end, cold sticks around with more chances of snow already lining up

January 19, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

There was a lot of complaining this week about the poor snow forecast, but it actually turned out pretty okay — not amazing, but definitely okay. Let’s take a quick look at the totals from across the area for what was a rather impressive winter storm by January standards. We also peek ahead to the cold and snowy stretch of weather to come.

Winter Storm Update: Snow set to begin early evening Tuesday with deteriorating travel, increasing totals a tad

January 17, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

Widespread heavy snow is on the way for the entire Front Range Tuesday evening into Wednesday afternoon. A few subtle changes in the forecast have led to us increasing snowfall amounts a tad across the region. Read on for our latest detailed forecast discussion, newly amended snowfall forecast map, updated storm timeline, and more!