Northwest flow aloft will keep the start of 2025 cool and largely dry for the lower elevations. However, ridging aloft will allow for milder temperatures by the latter part of the week. The High Country will cash in on more snow Thursday and Saturday, perfect for skiers looking to start the New Year right. We also recap the brief high wind event that occurred on Monday.
Category: Verification (Page 6 of 51)
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.
Yesterday on Christmas Day, a deluge of rain dumped on the western Denver Metro area during the afternoon and evening, but amazingly not a single snowflake fell across most of the lower elevations as temperatures remained several degrees too warm for frozen precipitation. This led to the first “Rainy Christmas” that most of us have ever experienced. As expected, a white Christmas was enjoyed by those in the higher terrain where temperatures were colder. We recap the holiday raindrops and snowflakes, including a look at just how rare Christmas rain really is and if it will be the new normal in a warming climate.
A short-lived period of light to moderate snowfall accompanied the passage of a quick-moving shortwave disturbance Monday evening, mostly impacting the southern and western Metro area. We briefly review the snowfall totals across the region.
A midweek winter storm brought light accumulating snow to the Denver Metro area on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, with considerably more powder piling up in the Mountains. We briefly review the snow totals across the Front Range.
October was yet another exceptionally warm and dry month in the Front Range, with most areas landing more than six degrees above average while receiving very little if any precipitation. The period of May to October only produced 4.64″ of precipitation in Boulder, the driest such stretch in recorded history. It’s no surprise that drought has further expanded across the region. In contrast to our boring weather, space-related activity was booming in October with multiple nights of auroras lighting up Colorado’s skies and a multi-week comet display. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during October and how it relates to climatology.
The well-advertised late-week winter storm delivered widespread wet snow to the entire Denver Metro area and nearby Foothills Thursday into Saturday, with some rain mixing in at times across the warmer northern tier. We review the soupy snowfall totals from this final bout of winter weather that put a bow on the lengthy cold and snowy week in the Front Range. We also discuss the shift back to sunny and dry conditions for the upcoming week.
A prolonged period of light to moderate snow fell across most of the Denver Metro area Tuesday evening into Wednesday evening. We briefly review the booming snowfall totals from the first real dump of snow in the nascent 2024-25 season!
Many western suburbs of Denver experienced their first snow of the season last night, with Boulder officially recording 0.2 inches. The colder, higher elevations to the west saw a more significant dump, up to 15 inches in some areas. We briefly recap the underwhelming first snow of the season and announce the winners of our 2024 First Snowfall Contest.
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