Category: Winter Weather (Page 48 of 161)

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

Saturday AM Update: Locally more than a foot of accumulation possible as bands of heavy snow take aim on the Front Range

The potent winter storm is moving into Colorado as we speak. We’ve got just a quick update for you this morning as models remain shockingly consistent placing the bullseye of heavy snow directly on the Denver Metro area. We discuss the latest timing on the heaviest snow bands, expected travel impacts, and provide our final prediction on snowfall amounts. Spoiler alert: they have gone up a tad!

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Winter Weather Update: Our first snow of the season will be much more than the usual dusting this time!

It’s been over six months now, but winter weather is finally set to return to the Front Range this weekend as the coldest air of the season shows up alongside several inches of fluffy snow. An interesting weather setup will have a stalled jet streak directly over Colorado Saturday evening seeding a lengthy period of scattered heavy snow bands. Snowfall amounts, while still somewhat uncertain, have trended upward and some of us could see up to a foot of snow this weekend! Read on for our latest thoughts on the storm, including when the heaviest snow will be around, how much accumulation to expect and just how cold it will get. We also reveal the entries to our 2023 First Snowfall Contest since a winner for that will surely be crowned this weekend!

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Our first snow is definitely on the way with a few inches of white stuff likely!

The stalled frontal boundary across northeast Colorado is surging south and west again this morning spreading dense fog and areas of low clouds into the Metro area from the northeast. The same places that saw the fog on Wednesday will likely see it again this morning, with even more widespread coverage than yesterday. Travel with caution during the early to …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 10/25/23 | One more calm day before things turn active, culminating with snow on Saturday

Fog has developed across portions of northeast Colorado overnight as a weak frontal boundary has backed westward towards the Front Range. You can see the fog eerily creeping westward towards Boulder and Denver in the GOES-East nighttime-microphysics animation below. The fog will continue to expand west and south during the early morning hours, but it probably won't reach everyone. Either …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 10/24/23 | Slightly cooler following an overnight front, but still pleasant! Accumulating snow remains on-track for the weekend

The weak mid-level disturbance to our north has moved eastward into the Dakotas with its trailing cold front dropping south through eastern Colorado overnight. The main meat-and-potatoes of this front will remain well east of our area today --- these locations are seeing low clouds and fog develop this morning behind the front. Notice the white layer expanding in the …

This Week in Colorado Weather: October 23, 2023

Change is on the way! Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue across the Front Range for a few more days leading up to a significant pattern shift later this week.  A series of cold fronts will impact the area in the days to come, knocking our high temperatures from the 80s on Monday into the 40s by Friday, though precipitation looks scant during this timeframe. However, the first Arctic blast of the season is taking shape for the upcoming weekend with temperatures set to plummet further alongside our first potential snowfall of the season. It’s about time!

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El Niño is finally back and it’s a strong one! Here’s what it means for Colorado this winter

After enduring three consecutive La Niña winters, El Niño has taken over the globe once again intensifying in unusually rapid fashion. As of writing in mid-October, a strong El Niño is underway with impacts that will stretch globally in the months to come. We take a look at the current state of ENSO and what to expect from Mother Nature this winter across the Front Range lower elevations and Mountains.

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