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This Week in Colorado Weather: March 6, 2023

The week ahead will largely feature colder than normal temperatures with just minor chances for precipitation on several of the days. A frontal boundary will waver along and south of the Front Range through the week ahead leaving our area stuck in a pesky chilly airmass. A series of shortwave troughs will track through but for the most part remain north of our region leading to just limited rain/snow potential east of the Mountains. We detail all of this and more in our regularly-scheduled weekly outlook.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: February 27, 2023

The week ahead will indeed be an active one across the Front Range as an unsettled pattern remains entrenched across the western United States for the foreseeable future. This will spell out periods of gusty downslope winds, persistently cool temperatures and at least one or two chances for snowfall this week in our area, with the best shot coming Wednesday evening and night.

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Winter Storm Update: Arctic blast and heavy snow arrive early Wednesday, up to a foot possible in some areas (Updated)

A massive and complex storm is set to slam the entire western United States over the next several days. The Front Range will catch the bitter cold and snowy side of the storm with up to a foot of snowfall possible by Wednesday night alongside record-challenging frigid temperatures. We discuss the latest timing of things, just how cold it will get, the most likely snowfall amounts for the area, and the overall impacts expected from the looming winter storm.

Premium Storm Update (2/21/23 7:00PM): After a beautiful time in the 60s Tuesday, things are starting to look more stormy out there as the sun sets behind darkened clouds. It’s hard to believe, but snow will be falling in less than 12 hours in most areas with temperatures dropping into the single digits and teens in a flash! We run through a final check of the models looking at snow amounts, travel impacts and those cold temperatures. READ HERE

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This Week in Colorado Weather: February 20, 2023

The week starts out mild and at times breezy under a split-flow regime aloft combined with downslope flow at the surface. A deep and highly anomalous trough digs across the western US, Colorado, and Great Plains Wednesday and Thursday, bringing snowfall and record cold for late February. Confidence is increasing for several inches of snow to accompany the cold over portions of the Plains Wednesday, primarily from Boulder northward. The Arctic air slowly retreats by week’s end as a ridge in the southeast US builds westward.

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Winter Storm Update: Cold and prolonged light snow arrive Tuesday night and stick around through Wednesday

After a nearly two week hiatus in accumulating snowfall, the white stuff returns to the Front Range Tuesday night into Wednesday with a long-duration light snowfall event knocking on the door. Let’s take a look at the latest timing, snowfall amounts, and impacts of the impending winter storm.

Premium Storm Update (2/14/23 3:00PM): Things are coming together nicely with our storm and the snowfall developing late Tuesday evening remains on-track. 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! READ HERE

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