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*Premium* Weather Quiz: What does a projected weakening Polar Vortex mean for Colorado?

BACKGROUND: The term Polar Vortex is often used in an inaccurate way by the weather media primarily across the East Coast and Great Lakes. The over-hyped Polar Vortex is a permanent feature of the atmospheric circulation over the North Pole. Far from the equator and blanketed in complete darkness during the winter months, the Polar Vortex contains the Northern Hemisphere’s …

Rain changing to heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions for the first day of Spring!?

Paradoxically, the last day of winter will feel like spring and the first day of spring will be filled with heavy blowing snow. The Front Range will transition from warm and sunny weather Wednesday afternoon quickly to blizzard-like conditions on Thursday. However, the forecast remains a steep challenge with a combination of several factors likely to limit overall snow accumulation across the Denver Metro area, despite a deluge of liquid expected. We discuss the latest forecast, including our concerns about the wintry aspects of the storm and how much snowfall to expect.

PREMIUM UPDATE (8:00 AM Thu 03/19/20): We take a look at the impressive satellite imagery and observations this morning across the Denver Metro area and discuss our lingering concerns with those pesky springtime temperatures. Click HERE to read.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/17/20 | A gloomy morning, growing confidence for snow on Thursday

⦁❶⦁ Shallow upslope this morning produces widespread low clouds, patchy fog/drizzle

⦁❷⦁ Mostly cloudy through the day, highs in the low to middle 50’s

⦁❸⦁ The weather models remain consistent for the rain to snow event later this week

⦁❹⦁ Increasing confidence for heavy snow across Front Range, but several inhibiting factors will limit accumulation

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This week in Colorado weather: March 16, 2020

It’s business as usual to start the week with continued mild conditions through Wednesday. However, we are keeping close tabs on a developing winter storm later this week. It’s a complex system to say the least and our confidence in the forecast is low right now, but we could be talking up to a foot of snow in some portions of the Metro area by Friday morning. Read on for our complete outlook for the next five days.

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