Tag: atmospheric river

An unprecedented atmospheric river quietly brought the biggest snow of the year to Colorado’s mountains

April 12, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

The Pineapple Express was back at it again this past weekend. Another round of soaking rain struck California, with all that tropical moisture translating into heavy mountain snow across northern Colorado.

Atmospheric river currently besieging California, bringing snow to Colorado for Friday

March 22, 2018 / Ben Castellani

As we mentioned in our weekly outlook, a true atmospheric river event is underway, pumping deep tropical moisture into the southwestern United States right now! The moisture influx will mainly be impacting California and Nevada, but Colorado won’t escape totally unscathed. Plus we take a look ahead to a soggy/snowy forecast for early next week.