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El Niño is finally back and it’s a strong one! Here’s what it means for Colorado this winter

October 19, 2023 / Ben Castellani

After enduring three consecutive La Niña winters, El Niño has taken over the globe once again intensifying in unusually rapid fashion. As of writing in mid-October, a strong El Niño is underway with impacts that will stretch globally in the months to come. We take a look at the current state of ENSO and what to expect from Mother Nature this winter across the Front Range lower elevations and Mountains.

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: The big storm misses north, the first freeze of the season, and eventually moderating temperatures

October 12, 2023 / Ben Castellani

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This Week in Colorado Weather: March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023 / Ben Castellani

After widespread snow and unseasonably cold weather on Monday, things quiet down for the midweek period with a nice warm-up headed to the Front Range. A secondary storm system will reach the area Thursday into Friday with Mountain snowfall ramping up again along with another chance of snow in the Denver area to close out the month of March. Read on for all the details.

This Week in Colorado Weather: March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023 / Andy

This week in Colorado weather will feature favorable upslope conditions across the Mountains into at least midweek, but mostly dry conditions and seasonal temperatures for the Plains. The deep moisture will bring hefty snow totals to the High Country over the coming days, with powder measured by the foot in many areas. Little if any precipitation will occur across the Denver Metro area, though Wednesday will bring our best chance with a stronger trough of low pressure moving through. The week ends with drier zonal flow but there are some signs of a possible snow event developing for the weekend.

This Week in Colorado Weather: March 13, 2023

March 13, 2023 / Ben Castellani

This week’s weather will feature a resurgence of winter across the Front Range, but in typical fashion it will be immediately preceded by a few days of spring-like conditions including potentially our first 70-degree day of 2023. The bottom is set to fall out Wednesday night with rain changing to wet snow across the region. Though there is still some uncertainty due to the lead time, accumulating snowfall looks very likely for almost everyone in the Metro area. Read on for our complete outlook of the weather week ahead.

This Week in Colorado Weather: February 27, 2023

February 27, 2023 / Ben Castellani

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.

This Week in Colorado Weather: February 20, 2023

February 20, 2023 / Andy

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.

This Week in Colorado Weather: February 6, 2023

February 6, 2023 / Andy

There will be two chances of snow to contend with this week, but neither will be much of a concern for us. A few flurries or snow showers are possible on Monday as a weak wave passes through. Later on, a stronger trough approaches with a cold front late Wednesday into Thursday, where colder temperatures in the 30s and gusty winds will be the primary impacts. Current indications of this mid-week system favor the better chance of snow in the High Country, but there could be a brief burst of snowflakes across the lower elevations as well. Read on for more details.