Category: Winter Weather (Page 89 of 137)

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

This week in Colorado weather: November 4, 2019

November 4, 2019 / Andy

A relatively quiet week lies ahead in comparison to the past few weeks. A few cool-snaps will ensue but the general trend will be for warmer weather by the end of the week. This will further help melt any leftover snow. Read on for our complete forecast for the next five days.

Where did this week’s Arctic airmass come from? Why the Arctic, of course!

November 1, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Using a technique called reverse trajectory analysis, we step back in time to see where the bitter cold air this week originated from. We also explain why we believe the odds of another Arctic intrusion into the United States are elevated during the coming week.

It’s FINALLY over: Boulder sets new October cold record!

October 31, 2019 / Andy

Boulder doesn’t have an archive of hourly data. However from the daily observations we can confirm this is a new record. Estimated previous records are as follows:

Oct 11-14, 1925: ~88 hours
Oct 28-31, 1991: ~70 hours
Oct 20-23, 1906: ~69 hours
Oct 29-31, 2002: ~63 hours (this streak continued thru Nov 2, total time ~109 hours, but not all in October)

For what it’s worth, using the some approach with daily observations only for this year would have yielded an approximation of 102 hours.

Early-season Arctic outbreak produced a foot of snow and historic cold

October 30, 2019 / BoulderCAST Team

From start to finish, the early season Arctic airmass which overtook eastern Colorado this week has been truly remarkable! The prolonged period of fluffy snow and historically cold temperatures may not be matched the rest of this winter. We take a look back at the wild ride Mother Nature took us on over the last five days and check the snow totals from the second snow event wrapping up Wednesday morning.

Premium Storm Update Tue 10/29/19 7:00 AM

October 29, 2019 / Ben Castellani

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Winter Storm Update: The second wave of snow begins Tuesday morning, uncertainty lingers (Updated)

October 28, 2019 / BoulderCAST Team

There’s no rest for snow-lovers these days! Just as one snowstorm comes to an end, another one is already taking shape to impact the Front Range Tuesday into Wednesday. We take a look at snow totals from the first wave and discuss the evolving forecast for part deux!

UPDATE (7:00 PM Mon 10/28/19): Added our official snowfall forecast map to the end of the post!

PREMIUM UPDATE (7:00 AM Tue 10/29/19): We do a quick check on how the forecast looks this morning as snow begins to fall and bitter cold temperatures push in from the north. Click HERE to read.

Premium Storm Update Sun 10/27/19 2:00 PM

October 27, 2019 / Ben Castellani

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First wave of Arctic blast to impact the area Saturday night into Monday morning (Updated)

October 26, 2019 / Ben Castellani

We’re not going to beat around the bush. A complicated forecast is developing for the next several days that will bring two different snowstorms to the Front Range intermingled with potentially the coldest airmass ever to take hold of northern Colorado during the month of October. In this forecast update, we primarily discuss the first part of the storm that will produce snow across the area Sunday morning into Monday morning.

UPDATE (7:00 PM Sat 10/26/19): Added our official snowfall forecast map to the end of the post!

PREMIUM UPDATE (3:00 PM Sun 10/27/19): Read HERE.