⦁❶⦁ A mountain wave will lead to widespread gusty winds today, strongest in and near the Foothills in excess of 50 MPH
⦁❷⦁ Mostly sunny on Tuesday with highs in the middle 50s
⦁❸⦁ A storm system races across the state on Wednesday, but develops in an unfavorable location too far north and east for Denver — snow chances are not great
⦁❹⦁ Much cooler on Wednesday in the 30s with a slight chance of snow showers — 0 to 1″ of accumulation possible on the grassy surfaces
Following a weekend of quiet weather, the week ahead will continue that trend of near normal temperatures under downslope flow — at least for a few more days. The Mountains will see two waves of snowfall Monday through Wednesday with more than a foot expected in some ranges and ski resorts. As for the Plains, a midweek system will produce a period of light snowfall as well, but only with low-end accumulations expected alongside cooler temperatures.
Hint: All of the clues are related to Boulder, Denver, and/or Colorado weather. OK, well most of the clues…
Happy New Year! We’re starting off 2023 unsettled with more snow! There’s no holiday rest for us meteorologists here in the Front Range as yet another southern-track winter storm is knocking on the door. This one will unfold in two phases — the first being a period of freezing drizzle/snow showers Sunday night with a second phase of snow (some heavy) developing during the day Monday. In this forecast update we talk about timing, potential snowfall totals and the extended outlook for the rest fo the week.
Update (5PM 1/1/2023): Lowered snowfall amounts and updated snowfall map based on latest guidance.
Well, there’s no possible way of sugar-coating things here — our snowfall forecast for this one ended up being WAY off. Though hopefully our in-depth discussions beforehand stressed that the exact outcome of this specific snow event was much more uncertain than usual. Heck we even called out this forecast as being “a bit like playing a drunken game of darts”. We’ll first take a look at the regional snowfall totals, discuss what went wrong with the forecast and dive into what made this incredible moisture-infused spring-like storm so difficult to predict in the middle of winter.
Happy Wednesday! Ingredients are already starting to come together for a quick shot of precipitation this evening with rain changing to heavy wet snow across the entire area. Forecasting Front Range snow isn’t always as easy as we may make it look and tonight’s forecast is a prime example with uncertainty still remaining rather high. Models have been very inconsistent with this wintry system thus far, but the overall recent trend has been towards more snow for everyone. We discuss the latest developments on the storm and the expected snowfall totals across the Boulder-Denver area. Unfortunately the timing of everything will have implications on the Wednesday evening commute.
Premium Storm Update (12/28/22 3:00PM): Things are coming together nicely across the central Rockies and the ongoing forecast for rain changing to snow this evening remains on-track. Recent model runs continue to advertise copious moisture dumping on the Front Range tonight, greater than 0.5″ in many areas, and thus we’re expecting almost everyone will pick up several inches of wet snow from this storm. Read on for the latest timing on the change-over from rain to snow and an updated look at snowfall totals, including which spots could have a chance at double digit snow amounts! READ HERE
Following a mild but technically “white” Christmas on Sunday, the week starts off quiet with a nice warm-up planned for Tuesday into the 60s. A southern-track system will bring heavy snow to the Mountains Tuesday night into Thursday, along with a good snow chance for the Metro area Wednesday night as well. Following a cold front, the week will conclude with seasonal temperatures.
Wednesday sure will be an appropriate first day of winter across the Front Range — the coldest airmass in more than a decade will flood our area! After a warm and windy afternoon of elevated fire danger, the well-advertised Arctic front will blow through by early evening accompanied by tumbling temperatures and pockets of heavy snow. We discuss a few small changes to the forecast including why we are bumping up the expected snowfall totals a tad across the area. Let’s talk bitter cold and white stuff!
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