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Winter Weather Update: Wind-blown rain changing to snow Thursday night

Another wave of precipitation will accompany a cold front racing into the Front Range from the north Thursday night with rain changing to snow across the Denver Metro area. This precipitation will be joined by strong dynamics and northerly flow, making for a gusty and unsettled evening ahead, with some grassy accumulations possible across the lower elevations as snow mixes in late for some. This storm will largely favor areas south of Interstate 70, with the northern Front Range including Boulder not expected to see much. Let’s take a look.

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Winter Weather Update: Heavy snow on-track for the Foothills, mostly rain with some thunder for the lower elevations

A powerful low pressure system remains on-track to impact the Front Range Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday with several hours of nearly perfect upslope in the works. While there has been a slight southward shift in the storm’s track, we still anticipate widespread soaking rain across the lower elevations and heavy wet snow in the Foothills, including some thunder thrown into the mix. Travel will become extremely difficult Tuesday evening west of town with snowfall rates of 1 to 3″ per hour. Finally, while this event will be almost exclusively just cold rain across the Plains, we may see a little wet snow in the far western and southern Metro area. Read on for all the details.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: April 24, 2023

The last week of April will undoubtedly be an interesting one weatherwise across the Front Range as a potent spring storm bears down on Colorado in the coming days. While we still have some concerns about the storm’s track and exactly how low snow levels will come, this will be a classic upslope event with impacts ranging from thunderstorms to soaking rain to heavy wet snow for our area. Furthermore, there will also be another smaller but colder storm late in the week with accumulating snow chances. The Front Range forecast this week sure is busy! Let’s get into it.

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Winter Weather Update: Banded snowfall develops Friday night for everyone

As our snow season begins to wind down across the Front Range, our Winter Storm Updates are arriving to your inbox less and less. However, an interesting setup knocking on the door will create a quick chance of banded snowfall Friday night with everyone poised to see some white stuff accumulate. Let’s discuss the latest on the approaching snow bands including their timing, travel impacts and ultimately how much snow will stick.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: April 17, 2023

The week starts off rather warm under increasingly strong southwest flow aloft. This will culminate in elevated fire danger on Tuesday with dry and gusty winds in place. The mid to late week period will turn unsettled and much colder with a series of low pressure systems and cold fronts lining up that will bring at least two chances for Front Range rain and snow during the period. Read on for more details.

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Premium Storm Update – Fri 4/14/23 7:30AM | Rain/snow develops across the area with a focus on this afternoon and evening

The cold front has moved through overnight and temperatures have tumbled considerably. Rain and snow showers are already beginning to develop across the area and this trend will continue through the day. We discuss the latest on the approaching storm and provide some final details on what should be a rather soggy and/or snowy next 18 hours depending on your elevation.

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