The week starts off on the chilly side with rain/snow showers for our Monday thanks to a passing area of low pressure. Snowfall amounts will be rather limited by marginal temperatures, with the best chance for a few inches of accumulation being in the Foothills. A trend toward above normal temperatures will take over by mid to late week as an omega blocking pattern sets up over the central United States. We are watching the potential for not only fire weather concerns late in the week but also a rain/snow chance for the weekend as another strong storm system moves in. Let’s take a look!
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After a solid dump of springtime snow Sunday night, including widespread thundersnow, things will turn quiet for the week ahead with temperatures trending from downright chilly back to t-shirt weather by week’s end. We recap last night’s snowstorm, check the snowfall totals, and detail the Front Range forecast for the next seven days. Let’s dive in!
After a lengthy stretch of relatively quiet weather this past week as we officially transitioned from winter to spring, things are set to change on Sunday as a quick-moving storm system races into Colorado from the west with rain, hail, and thunder Sunday afternoon transitioning to heavy snow by Sunday evening. Several inches of accumulation will be possible with this storm, favoring the Palmer Divide and southern Foothills, but for the most part it’s moving too quickly to generate significant snow in our area. Winds will gust upwards of 45 MPH at times Sunday evening and night creating brief near-blizzard conditions in some locations. Read on as we discuss the latest forecast details, timing, and our projected snowfall amounts.
UPDATE (Sun 3/24/2024 8AM): Snowfall amounts were adjusted upwards an inch or two in some areas. Check our updated snowfall forecast map near the end of the post. Otherwise, the going forecast looks fine with afternoon thunderstorms quickly changing to snow after 6PM. Snow could be very heavy at times Sunday evening with 2″/hr snowfall rates. Gusty winds will create blowing snow and reduced visibility as well. Snow is still expected to end late Sunday night after midnight.
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Last week’s dumping of wet snow in the Front Range occurred three years to the day after our most recent significant snowstorm back in March of 2021. We do a comparative analysis between these two epic mid-March snowstorms, examining their distinct storm tracks, the meteorological factors contributing to their varied snowfall production, and discuss their differing forecast hype. We also explore their respective snow totals and distribution across the Denver Metro area, including a detailed account of how these two snowstorms were able to make Front Range history exactly three years apart despite being so fundamentally different.
A quiet week is expected across the beautiful state of Colorado! The low pressure system which brought feet of snow to the Front Range just a few days ago will slowly begin to vacate the Desert Southwest in the coming days. The weakened storm will be shunted to our south by a ridge advancing into the area from the northwest. This ridge will slide east through the week, keeping our temperatures mild and our weather dry. We are watching a few backdoor cold fronts mid to late-week but we should still remain dry and fairly mild in spite of their passages. Read on for more details.
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