Category: Winter Weather (Page 117 of 161)

These posts contain some discussion of the white stuff, whether it be mountain snow pack or a Front Range snowstorm.

Boulder & Denver snow totals: Jan 21-22, 2019

January 23, 2019 / BoulderCAST Team

A review of the snow totals from Monday night into Tuesday morning.

DayCAST: Tue 01/22/19

January 22, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Thus far, the storm has played out largely as expected. The cold front moved through around 9:00 PM Monday night, accompanied by gusty winds and a few heavy bands of snow. The subsequent development of light snow on the backside of the front has been minimal for much of the Metro area under northerly low-level winds. Totals will more than …

Premium Storm Update A quick check on the latest model runs

January 21, 2019 / Ben Castellani

As we discussed in our forecast update earlier this morning, despite the storm system already bearing down on western Colorado with widespread snowfall, the European model continues to stand-alone in its prediction of the storm's speed and track over the next 12 to 24 hours. The graphic below shows 500 mb heights at 3:00 AM Tuesday morning. We have added in …

Snow is in the forecast for M.L.K. Day

January 21, 2019 / Andy

Though MLK Day will begin rather mild and pleasant, a storm is heading this way! Rain and snow showers will develop later this evening across the Front Range and continue overnight into early Tuesday. We discuss the timeline for the storm, potential snow amounts, and where blizzard conditions will be possible Monday night.

PREMIUM STORM UPDATE (Monday Jan 21 at 3:00 PM): A quick check on the latest models runs and what it means for the forecast. Read HERE.

Ending the week with wet snow on Friday (Updated)

January 10, 2019 / BoulderCAST Team

Mother Nature never disappoints us! Just when it looks like another quiet weather-week in Colorado, snow is on the horizon! We talk timing, amounts, and model uncertainty for wet snow beginning Friday morning. Read on for details.

UPDATE (FRIDAY 6AM): We are seeing better agreement among the models this morning. Better, but still not great. We have increased snow totals slightly and that is reflected in our included snowfall map.

This week in weather: January 7, 2019

January 7, 2019 / Ben Castellani

While the upcoming week will feature dry conditions and warm temperatures by January’s standards, the primary concern will be the very strong bora wind event making for dangerous travel at times on Monday west of Interstate 25. Read on for our full outlook of the upcoming week.

Weather Quiz: Forecasting Snowfall on New Year’s Eve

January 2, 2019 / BoulderCAST Team

This week’s weather quiz topic was snowfall forecasting. Read on for some background information, the quiz results, and a deep dive into the answer. Continue reading