Category: Winter Weather (Page 85 of 137)

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

Winter Weather Update: Watch out for intermittent heavy snow bands Thursday evening through Friday evening!

Following hot on the heels of the snowstorm earlier this week, another round of winter weather is expected Thursday evening into Friday evening across the Front Range. This one however will be a different beast, defined almost exclusively by a long window of scattered jet-forced heavy snow bands. Extreme uncertainty in the exact location and timing of the banding means potential snowfall amounts are not quite known. We discuss the setup and give our thoughts on what is sure to be a difficult forecast to end to the work-week.

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Boulder and Denver Snow Totals February 3-4, 2020

Shown below is the BoulderCAST snowfall forecast map issued Sunday (February 2nd) during the afternoon with actual storm totals overlaid in boxes. Green boxes indicate that our forecast verified to within one inch of the observed snowfall. Red did not.

Seasonal Snow Totals (Updated Feb 5 2020)
Boulder Denver
73.0" 32.7"

First significant winter storm of 2020 is taking aim on Front Range

Over the course of the next 24 hours, there will be a drastic change in our weather! Temperatures will fall nearly 60 degrees, with the warm spring breezes of Sunday afternoon being replaced with freezing drizzle, snowflakes, and bitter cold. Let’s take a look at the incoming winter storm set to drop our first significant snowfall of the New Year, including timing and snowfall amounts.


*Premium Storm Update*  Mon 2/3/2020 8:00AM: We discuss when the freezing drizzle will change to snow and why we think Monday’s evening commute will be very treacherous. Click HERE to read.

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