Our weather during the month of April was very fickle. Eleven consecutive warm days kicked off the month but were quickly followed by a prolonged period of cold and snow on the heels of several Arctic outbreaks. The important result, however, was a significant improvement in the drought across northeast Colorado. Here’s a quick and colorful rundown of our weather during April 2021 and how it relates to climatology.
Category: Verification (Page 26 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.
As 1 to 2″ of rain fell across the lower elevations this week, snow was falling above 6500 feet elevation across the Front Range where temperatures were cold enough. Let’s take a look at the snow totals from a storm that kicked off the month of May!
A review of the snow totals from Tuesday night into Wednesday as snow fell above 6000 feet elevation across the Front Range (with just plain rain in Boulder and Denver).
A review of the snow totals from Wednesday evening and night as a prolonged period of generally light snow impacted the Front Range.
A late-season Arctic cold front ushered in bitter cold temperatures on Monday morning and eventually a dumping of fluffy snow for the entire Front Range Monday evening. We review the snow totals and record cold temperatures. We also give our preliminary snowfall forecast for the next system in the pipeline set to arrive during the day Wednesday.
Updated Wednesday 4/21/21 7:00AM: Amended snowfall forecast map. For more details and additional discussion, check our latest Premium forecast from Wednesday morning HERE.
Heavy wet snow fell across the entire Front Range Thursday evening and lingered into early Friday with widespread tree damage being reported. How much snow fell and why was the tree damage so extensive? When is the next snowstorm taking shape? Let’s take a look.
The light and patchy snow that fell Tuesday morning was just a taste of what’s to come the rest of the week with daily chances for winter weather lasting all the way into the weekend. Of immediate concern is our next chance of snow Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning which will be more fruitful in most locations. We discuss the timing and amounts of this next wave of snow and also look ahead to what may come later on in the week.
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