A cold front swept through the region (swept, odd we use that word for this phenomenon) last night and many of us woke to fog and some icy accumulation on our patios. For the next few days, a wintry mix remains possible, and even some snow accumulation by Saturday morning. Let's set the stage with an hourly planner for both temperatures and precipitation for Denver. See the temperatures top out in the middle 40s for us today, then into the lower 50s for Friday, and back into the 40s for Saturd

After a major snow storm last week, we've settled out nicely the last several days with plenty of snowmelt. We don't expect many change to this pattern through Saturday, but by Sunday another powerful spring storm looks to spin up east of the rockies. Surface low pressure projection for Sunday evening - A powerful low wraps up over the Colorado/Kansas BorderTiming and storm setup There's some pretty start differences from last week's storm vs this weekend. The speed of this storm looks much qu

We've kind of seen it all so far this winter and early meteorological spring in Colorado. A few busts, a few booms and a few in-betweens. This week, however, arriving right on time, could be a mid-March special... Any of you model geeks, us included, have seen some of the booming snowfall potential with the storm set to come through around Thursday, potentially lasting well into Friday, and in some instances... until Saturday! Now, not even 96 hours out from this storm we cannot confidently cal

Really no other way to cut it. This system really had trouble getting its act together and as such, will likely underperform expected snow totals. As of 1:00pm, heavy snow has line up along and south of the South Platte River valley. Snow between 3-6" had already fallen in this area through the late morning. Radar Depiction 1:00pm ThursdayA wider view shows very meager precip along the Urban Corridor. Although, areas around Colorado Springs have seen reports of rain, snow, graupel and even ligh

Spring in Colorado, I'll tell you what. In case there was any question, our storm system we've been tracking all week has arrived, and has arrived in earnest. Heavy snow has been reported up and down the Front Range from northern Colorado Springs clear into southeast Wyoming. The Front Range foothills continue to get hit the hardest, but pockets of heavy snow have moved through Denver as well, with some decent accumulation along the Palmer Divide

Thur 10:50am: Find an interactive map of snowfall totals as they come in here . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We continue to watch ingredients come together for a potent spring storm, set to deliver heavy rain, snow, and severe weather to Colorado from Wednesday afternoon through Friday. This will be a cold system for this time of year, with the potential to even see some sn

My house was hot last night. Like, July can't-get-a-breeze-through-the-open-windows hot. We topped out at 84°F yesterday at our station in Denver, a temperature more akin to mid summer than mid May – Denver's average high this time of year is 72°F. Yet, big (chilly) changes are on the way once more, in case anyone was getting too comfortable with the idea of summer. Our next storm system, which will begin impacting the area on Wednesday, is showing the potential to deliver another round of la

Well, leave it to the last weekend in April to dig us out of our least snowy season on record? Perhaps. We'll need 2.0" at Denver International Airport to best minimum snowfall season record holder of 21.3" set in 1888-89. The National Weather Service in Boulder has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Denver, calling for 6 - 12" of snow for the city. This would certainly get the job done at DIA. The Warning goes into effect at 6pm this evening and extends through 6pm Saturday. As with our update

Temperatures have warmed into the mid 70s in Denver this afternoon ahead of a potent storm system set to arrive overnight Thursday into Friday. A Red Flag Warning is in effect through 6pm for most of eastern Colorado, where fire danger remains high under dry conditions and gusty winds: A Blizzard Watch has been issued for the Palmer Divide and areas east/southeast of Denver. This watch goes into effect late Thursday night and extends through Friday morning. This will be

The storm system we've been tracking as part of a larger shift in the stubborn weather pattern that has kept us high and dry for so many weeks continues to take shape today. The large trough is set to move into the west coast today, then track across Arizona late tonight and Thursday, before eventually moving into the Four Corners and southern Colorado Thursday evening. The animation below shows this progression. Look for the areas of blue originating over southern California, then becoming mor

The last weeks have been very warm and dry along the Front Range and eastern plains. Our Feb - April outlook issued in January painted a wetter-than-normal forecast for Colorado, including the eastern plains. To date, that outlook has clearly been at odds with reality. However, we've also been saying since January we expect our time to come sometime in the March/April time period. It's important to rememb

It's been a wet and chilly day all across the state with some areas seeing heavy snow, others seeing most a rain/snow mix, and still others seeing mostly rain. Overall we're happy with how the forecast has worked out so far, the exception being downtown where we really didn't need to bump totals up yesterday. Snow didn't start in earnest in Denver until about 8 or 9am this morning, and while it's been snowing ever since, it's just been too warm in combination with the high late-April sun for an

Our storm system remains on track to bring plentiful moisture to Colorado over the next several days, with a good chance for snow for many of us as well. While we've seen some rain and snow already this morning across much of the region, our main weather maker for the next several days remains southwest of Colorado at this time, with widespread rain and snow holding off until Thursday night and Friday for northeast Colorado. This Low (storm system) will eventually track into the Four Corners

Mapping northeast Colorado's rain and snow from weekend storm The forecast remains unsettled through Tuesday as our slow-moving system will take its time exiting. The central and southern mountains may see an additional 5 - 10" of snow tonight, but any rain and snow across lower elevations to the east will generally be light. With that, the biggest impacts from this system for us are likely done now, with impressive snow to

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, April 16, 10:00am: For latest snowfall totals and other resources associated with this ongoing spring storm, please visit our Spring Storm Reports and Resources page. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous discussion... We knew that this system would remain a challenge right up to the end, and

Looking for our latest snowfall forecast? Here's our discussion from yesterday: In the Weekend Battle of Rain vs Snow, Snow Likely Wins in Many Locations , another update will be out this afternoon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While heavy snow and rain will likely be the main concern with this weekend's system, we also hav

So many ingredients have come together to make this weekend's storm a significant one in terms of how much moisture will fall. The Front Range has been consistently projected to receive 1.5" to 3" of total water by Monday when the storm slowly winds down. It has become increasingly clear that the majority of that water will fall as a heavy, slushy snow over the greater metro area and portions of the eastern plains. What remains to be seen at this point is where does the system ultimately stall

There's really not a whole lot of change in how things look today as compared to our update yesterday . The GFS (American model) continues to wobble with temperatures (currently showing little snow at lower elevations), and the EURO continues to hammer northeast Colorado with a big-time April snowstorm. It's still too early to say exactly how things are going to line up for any given location, especially at lower elevatio

All week we have been talking about the different possible tracks this weekend's storm could take. A more southern route would mean an absolute soaking for the Front Range, while a more northern route would mean more downsloping and less precipitation for western portions of eastern Colorado, or dry slotting. Update on storm track Last night we discussed that most of the models were coming into better agreement, and that the favored track appeared to be a more northern one. Several more model r

This weekend's storm system remains impressive and model trends are beginning to become consistent. This consistency will continue to improve now that the center of the system is moving onshore the Pacific Northwest. There are a few changes since our last post. First, the models are more consistent with a northern track and that results in various changes for our area. All three big global models have similar locations for the center of the system by Sunday. Notice the ECM is strongest, but t