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Welcome to February --- the last month of meteorological winter! Temperatures are starting out variable as bitter cold inversions remain over part of the Front Range --- mainly in areas north and east which are in the single digits and teens (and even below zero near Greeley). The cold pool has been perturbed by downslope coming off the terrain in …

This last day of January will be a cold one again! Current temperatures across the area range from the positive single digits to the negative single digits. The coldest readings are in the South Platte Valley from Longmont to Greeley. Considering the wind, it actually feels colder this morning than it was yesterday, with some areas seeing -20°F wind chills. …

The Arctic air is well entrenched across the Front Range today. Any light snow this morning will quickly taper off, though some lingering freezing fog or freezing drizzle could persist into the afternoon under overcast skies. Our highs will only top out in the single digits near Boulder and perhaps the lower teens in Denver. It will be very cold …

An upper-low over Idaho will track to our north into Wyoming and the northern Great Plains today/tonight. This afternoon, it will be located in Idaho. This track will bring deep moisture and upslope to the mountains of north and northwest Colorado. This will bring hefty snow totals to the ski resorts like Steamboat, which we'll discuss in a minute. Downstream …

We're starting out in the teens and lower 20s this morning with a few flurries and snow showers across the area, mainly east of Interstate 25. Nothing is really substantial and at best you can expect a light skiff of snow to develop through the morning. Radar is just barely picking up a couple flurries over portions of eastern Boulder …

Fog was widespread across the area overnight at one point but has since diminished and is now located mainly along the base of the Foothills. Note the dissipation of the fog (white shading) in the GOES-East satellite animation below which is the nighttime cloud microphysics product. The potent cut-off low that missed Colorado remains well to our south and will …