Category: Verification (Page 20 of 53)

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.

Storm Recap: Historic and dangerous (for livestock) snow fell in Colorado on Tuesday, but not in the Front Range

January 26, 2022 / BoulderCAST Team

Moderate to heavy snow arrived to the Denver Metro area right on-schedule Tuesday making for a messy morning commute. While most of us received our allocated amount of snowfall, localized ridiculous totals were observed in far eastern Colorado on Tuesday — up to 30″ in some cases near the Kansas border. This region was expecting much less snow than this which created a dangerous situation for livestock and on the roadways. We review the storm totals and discuss why this historic snow fell in that region.

Denver & Boulder Snow Totals: 1/21/2022

January 22, 2022 / Ben Castellani

Denver & Boulder Snow Totals: 1/19/2022

January 20, 2022 / BoulderCAST Team

Denver & Boulder Snow Totals: 1/14-15/2022

January 15, 2022 / Ben Castellani

This week in Colorado weather: January 10, 2022

January 10, 2022 / Ben Castellani

An unsettled weather pattern the last few weeks has brought heavy snow to the Mountains and a couple of decent snow events to the Denver Metro area as well. We’re now starting to get back on-track for snow. However, the week ahead will be mild and sunny for the most part, but we are watching a system set to move in on Friday for cooler temperatures and a chance of light snow.

Denver & Boulder Snow Totals – 1/6/2022

January 6, 2022 / Ben Castellani

Denver & Boulder Snow Totals – 1/1/2022

January 1, 2022 / Ben Castellani

This week in Colorado weather: December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021 / Ben Castellani

Well, Denver’s snowless streak finally came to an end as a dusting of frozen precipitation was reported at Denver International Airport this past Friday morning. Unfortunately, the week ahead will not continue the trend with a largely dry week expected. We are closely watching a quick-moving storm set to race across the area on Wednesday which could bring white-out conditions to the Mountains and very strong winds to the Denver Metro area. The meager chance of rain/snow with this mid-week system will offer little reprieve for the extreme drought which now encompasses the entire area.