The monotony of quiet weather will be interrupted this weekend as a quick-moving storm system brings much colder temperature and light snow to the Metro area on Sunday. We discuss the timing and amounts of our first snow of the month of November.
These posts contain some discussion of the white stuff, whether it be mountain snow pack or a Front Range snowstorm.
The monotony of quiet weather will be interrupted this weekend as a quick-moving storm system brings much colder temperature and light snow to the Metro area on Sunday. We discuss the timing and amounts of our first snow of the month of November.
Following a weekend of pleasant weather across the lower elevations and heavy snow in the Mountains, northwest flow will linger this week leading to temperatures remaining on the cool side.
Welp….you were probably disappointed with your snow amount waking up on Halloween this year. We sure were! We review the snow totals from across the Front Range, discuss why many locations saw less snow than expected, and talk Mountain snow heading to Colorado.
Our recent stretch of warm weather is nearing its expiration this afternoon across Colorado. The ridge is breaking down and a new storm system is coming ashore in Washington and Oregon. This trough of low pressure will dig into Colorado on Tuesday, bringing with it widespread unsettled weather to our state. We discuss when precipitation will commence and who will be seeing snow (and of course, how much!).
*PREMIUM STORM UPDATE* A better overlap between efficient upslope and colder air expected this evening and overnight. Thus, we bumped up snow totals a tad. READ NOW
After a quiet and warm weekend, the weather turns chillier starting Monday evening. A persistent north-northwesterly flow will then keep the area cooler than normal to end October and begin November. We’re also watching a few chances of light snow. We cover it all in the week ahead forecast.
After a quiet weekend in weather, the blocking pattern across the West wears down which leads to chances for rain and snow across Colorado. We also discuss Category 4 Hurricane Willa currently bearing down on Mexico.
Wolf Creek ski area opened for the season this past weekend, the first resort in Colorado to do so. Of course, no one from the Front Range drives all the way down there to ski do they? Well, if you haven’t heard, two of the closer I-70 resorts are opening up this Friday, Loveland and A-Basin. We discuss the weather forecast and snow outlook for opening weekend.
Did you know that Denver officially reported a half inch of snowfall way back on Saturday, October 6th before sunrise? Boulder’s first snow occurred four days later on October 10th. Yes, for the first time ever, Denver International Airport beat Boulder to the punch for the season’s first snowfall. We discuss how this happened and announce the winners of the 2018 First Snow Contest.
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