The saga for our first measurable snowfall of the season is finally over, in Boulder at least. In a rather uninspiring fashion, the city reported its first official snowfall early Wednesday morning before sunrise. Let’s review how it happened, check in how this fits in with climatology, and congratulate the winners of our 2021 First Snow Contest!
Warm and gusty weather will kick off the week before a cold front arrives Tuesday evening bringing primarily light Mountain snow to the state. 60’s and 70’s will transition to 30’s by Wednesday. There is also a few outside chances for snow across the Denver Metro area this week, but nothing to get excited about. Both Boulder and Denver are rapidly closing in on the record for the latest first accumulating snowfall of the season. At this point, those records are definitely in jeopardy of getting eclipsed.
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