March is supposed to bring hints of spring, not the kind of heat that rewrites the record books and eats away snowpack like it’s June. Yet here we are again, recapping another weekend of astonishing warmth, more broken records, and a dire Westwide snowpack situation that has become genuinely alarming. We walk through just how extreme the heatwave has been, why Colorado’s water outlook is now in uncharted territory, and what the coming early April pattern shift might (or might not) do to slow the damage that’s already been done. Let’s dig in.
Category: Verification (Page 2 of 61)
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.
Saturday’s storm didn’t quite live up to its wind hype, but it still delivered a sharp overnight front and a quick burst of convective snow before sunrise on Sunday.
Our late‑week spring storm delivered a far more impressive performance than early models suggested. What looked like a modest, fast‑moving system slowed down, reorganized, and ultimately dumped a surprisingly healthy swath of heavy, wet snow across the Front Range. From booming Foothills totals to a rare over‑performance at DIA, this one had plenty of action worth unpacking. Let’s take a look at how the storm evolved, where our forecast missed the mark, and just how quickly we’ll be warming back into the 70s.
As February limps toward the finish line, Colorado’s “winter” continues to behave like anything but. Last week the Mountains cashed in on a burst of Pacific moisture while the Denver Metro area stayed stubbornly snow‑starved. The week ahead brings more of that same split personality—warmth, wind, fire danger, and another round of Mountain snow. We break down the lopsided snow totals from last week, the updated but still troubling snowpack numbers, and discuss why this week will be so darn warm and windy again in the Front Range.
Much-needed snow piled up across all of the Mountains of Colorado this week, but once again Boulder and Denver missed out on almost all of the action.
January 2026 wrapped up feeling more like an early taste of spring than the heart of winter along the Front Range, with warm spells, frequent downslope winds, and only fleeting brushes with snow. Boulder spent much of the month running well above normal, dodging storm after storm as the real winter weather stayed locked in the Mountains and across the eastern half of the country. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during January and how it relates to climatology.
A fleeting brush with winter may have swept across the Front Range this past weekend, but the atmosphere isn’t planning to stick with the theme for long. That sharp Arctic plunge—while refreshing for snow lovers—was more of a brief interruption than a true turning point. A closer look at the pattern ahead shows Colorado snapping right back into its now‑familiar routine of warm afternoons, bone‑dry air, and a statewide snowpack sitting at record‑low levels. Winter may have knocked on the door, but it certainly isn’t moving in.
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