Category: Verification (Page 11 of 45)

These posts take a look back at recent weather events, like snow storms or severe weather outbreaks, and evaluate how the forecast played out. We evaluate how well the models predicted what actually occurred, and offer insight into what can be learned and applied moving forward.

This week in Colorado weather: March 7, 2022

After a very cold and wintry weekend, the week ahead will be…well, unfortunately more of the same. We will enjoy a little bit of sunshine Monday and Tuesday, but yet another Arctic blast will arrive Wednesday to keep things cold and/or snowy for the rest of week. We discuss the expected timing of the Arctic front, potential fluffy snowfall amounts, and just how cold it will get later this week.

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Wednesday Update: Record late-season cold continues with one final round of light snow this evening & night

It’s been another day stuck in the Arctic airmass, but at least we’ve got a little sun this afternoon. The slow-moving storm responsible for this extreme cold and snow will finally begin to push eastward tonight through Thursday. This will dump another round of light snow upon us before things dry out and temperatures start to climb back towards normal in the coming days. We discuss how much snow has fallen so far and what is still to come this evening. Plus a look at when we will get back above freezing

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Tuesday AM Update: The Arctic airmass is here to stay, continued light snow is on the way

The Arctic chill is REAL this morning as temperatures hover around zero degrees with wind chills much colder than that! We provide an update on the blast of winter currently engulfing the Front Range, including a review of the snowfall totals so far, the expected record cold temperatures to be challenged in the coming days, and a look at how much snow is still to come.

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Storm Recap: It just keeps on snowing! Plus more on the way early next week…

The incredibly snowy start to 2022 continued with yet another snowstorm across the Front Range last evening. The storm played out as we expected with up to 10″ of snow falling in some locations. Let’s take a look at both the storm and seasonal snowfall totals and the current status of the drought. We also peek ahead to the next Arctic blast targeting Colorado early next week.

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