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This Week in Colorado Weather: January 6, 2025

January 6, 2025 / Andy

This week will feel a lot more like winter than any recent weeks in the Front Range, with several rounds of snow and cold temperatures sticking around throughout the extended. In this week’s outlook, we focus mainly on the widespread dump of fluffy snow knocking on the door for Monday evening into Tuesday, but we also touch on the lingering wintry weather set to unfold the rest of the week, including our coldest temperatures of the season so far and additional rounds of light snow possibly queueing up. Read on for all the details.

Winter Weather Update: Cold air has engulfed the Metro area! Light snow will develop Saturday evening, mainly to the east

January 4, 2025 / Ben Castellani

Shallow cold air has surged back into the Front Range overnight, causing temperatures to tumble and dense freezing fog to form. While the higher elevations enjoy sunshine and milder temperatures Saturday, the Plains remain in the 20s. An incoming storm system will bring light snowfall and reinforce the cold air Saturday evening, with the best chances of accumulating snow east of DIA and towards Kansas and Nebraska. We discuss just how cold it will be this weekend, the timing of the snow, and how much to expect. We also look ahead to our next and better chance of snow coming early in the upcoming week.

This Week in Colorado Weather: December 31, 2024

December 31, 2024 / BoulderCAST Team

Northwest flow aloft will keep the start of 2025 cool and largely dry for the lower elevations. However, ridging aloft will allow for milder temperatures by the latter part of the week. The High Country will cash in on more snow Thursday and Saturday, perfect for skiers looking to start the New Year right. We also recap the brief high wind event that occurred on Monday.

Premium Storm Update – Mon 12/30/24 7:00AM | Widespread gusts over 40 MPH today will create elevated fire danger, but nothing too crazy as the latest data suggests lessened impacts

December 30, 2024 / Ben Castellani

Westerly winds will quickly ramp up Monday morning with widespread gusts of 40 to 60 MPH expected across much of eastern Colorado today. While the latest model runs have indeed weakened the forecasted winds somewhat, fire danger will definitely be elevated through the day. We review the latest model data and provide an update on how the high winds, Mountain snow, and fire risk will unfold on Monday.

NOTE: Due to the ongoing weather event, our usual weekly outlook forecast will be posted on Tuesday this week. Check back then for a broader outlook of the next five days.

Forecast Update: Widespread gusty winds will create elevated fire danger on Monday, plus possible blowing dust and isolated power outages

December 29, 2024 / BoulderCAST Team

Exactly three years to the day since a thousand Boulder County homes burned to the ground in the Marshall Fire, the Front Range is bracing for a similar yet tamer weather event on Monday, with high winds, elevated fire danger, and Mountain snow on the way. A quick-moving storm system will bring widespread gusts over 40 MPH to the area, creating conditions favorable for the spread of wildfires across most of drought-stricken northeast Colorado. While Monday is not expected to be as nearly bad as that fateful day three years ago, we urge you to remain vigilant to prevent any fire ignitions on Monday. We discuss the latest forecast, including how the developing conditions for Monday compare and contrast to those back in 2021.

Winter Storm Recap: The first “Rainy Christmas” in Boulder since 1942, but the Foothills got blanketed by wet snow!

December 26, 2024 / BoulderCAST Team

Yesterday on Christmas Day, a deluge of rain dumped on the western Denver Metro area during the afternoon and evening, but amazingly not a single snowflake fell across most of the lower elevations as temperatures remained several degrees too warm for frozen precipitation. This led to the first “Rainy Christmas” that most of us have ever experienced. As expected, a white Christmas was enjoyed by those in the higher terrain where temperatures were colder. We recap the holiday raindrops and snowflakes, including a look at just how rare Christmas rain really is and if it will be the new normal in a warming climate.

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Moist northwest flow produces on-and-off Mountain snow, but mostly dry & mild for the lower elevations

December 26, 2024 / Ben Castellani

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Winter Weather Update: Christmas rain/snow showers develop after 3PM in the western Metro area, a few slushy inches possible in the Foothills

December 25, 2024 / Ben Castellani

After days and days of warm and dry weather, things in the Front Range are taking an interesting turn right in time for Christmas. A trough of low pressure is moving into the Four Corners area right now with a mix of clouds and sunshine out ahead of it. Later in the day, a cold front will move through from the northeast leading to scattered showers spawning across the western Metro area. Mostly rain is expected for the lower elevations which will be largely too warm, but Foothills communities could pick up a few slushy inches this evening to nab a white Christmas after all! We discuss a bit of Christmas climatology for Boulder, the weather setup at hand today, the latest timing of the rain/snow showers, and just how much accumulation may fall this evening and where.