I first started writing about Colorado's weather in the fall of 2008, but my love of weather and forecasting came years before that. Nearly all of my earliest and most frequented memories as a kid involve the weather. Hail storms of the early 90s, watching torrential ‘monsoonal’ downpours from the front porch, equal parts hating and loving thunder, formidable blizzards (1997, 2003), and of course in the later years chasing severe storms across the High Plains. For the October blizzard of 1997

In the end, a pretty fantastic week for precipitation across the urban corridor and much of southern Colorado, as soaking rains and heavy snow brought (as always) much needed moisture to the region. At Denver International Airport roughly 1.0" of rain was recorded, with upwards of 1.5" of precipitation for many areas along and west of I-25! Across the forever-dry Southeast Plains, widespread totals of 1 - 2" of rain – amazing. Snowfall totals were equally impressive, with some locations pick

We're in rollercoaster season for weather along the Front Range, no doubt about it. We had record heat on Saturday, and spotty banded snowfall early this morning. This afternoon will feel pleasantly like spring, with little memory of snow to be found. Saturday's high of 86°F in Denver set a new record high for the date, beating the old one of 85°F that was set in 2023. > Denver International Airport observed a high of 86 degrees this afternoon, which is a new record for today. It breaks the p

Looking at the forecast through the remainder of the week, the word "unsettled" comes to mind. We'll see rain, snow, mixed precipitation, and of course sun off and on through the weekend. Here's the rather damp outlook for Denver from the NWS: For today, the focus will be rain for a lot of us, but mountain snow will cause tough travel conditions across the higher elevations of the state, and we may have enough snow/slush to deal with south of the city. Here is a look at potential slower travel

We are well into the month of March now – Denver's snowiest month on average – and moving along quickly. Thus far, March 2025 hasn't delivered much of any snow for the Mile High City, and for the next several days at least I don't see a lot of reason to believe that'll change! In fact, the next four days or so are set feature absolutely beautiful temperatures along the Front Range, with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s expected through about Thursday. The blend of models (below) is a bit on t

We've flipped the calendar to March, and like clockwork we have rather classic setup for wind and snow getting set to fly through the state early this coming week. While the devil is in the details, some folks will should expect an impactful event Monday night into Tuesday, with the greatest confidence for this along the Palmer Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs and the adjacent eastern plains. Here we already have a Winter Storm Watch in place. It goes into effect Monday evening and c

Bitter cold air has filtered into Eastern Colorado today and it's not in a hurry to go anywhere either. The arctic chill sticks with us through Wednesday night before moderating a bit on Thursday. Current temperatures from across the region show we aren't alone, with single digit to sub-zero temperatures all across the High Plains as of midday Tuesday: The temperature outlook from the NWS in Boulder shows highs in the teens again on Wednesday (most of us aren't even that "warm" right now) th

Get out and enjoy the day! Highs in Denver are expected in the low to mid 60s today, with anomalous warmth expected across the state today ahead of a shift to cooler and more unsettled weather as we head into the weekend. Saturday will be some 20-degrees colder across Northeast Colorado, with highs in the 40s both Saturday and Sunday along the Front Range. A reinforcing shot of cold air arrives early next week which could mean a couple days with sub-freezing high temperatures for the metro are

We hope everyone is staying warm! A quick post this afternoon to update you on the current cold spell and a mention of a quick chance for snow tonight into Monday morning. First, a quick look at snow totals from the last couple of days. Overall it looks like most locations managed at least the low-end of our snowfall forecast, but certainly some winners and loser from round one. DIA picked up 2.4" of snow, with the greatest totals hugging the hills west of I-25 and the Palmer Divide. Very co

As discussed yesterday , our next system quickly approaches as our weekend storm is now delivering a wintry wallop to Washington DC in one last hurrah for a storm that brought a serious bit of winter to central CONUS over the last couple of days. While the Denver area didn't se

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you all had a happy safe evening celebrating, and how about the sneaky snow bands that delivered a bit of snow to a few lucky ones as a final goodbye to the year? CoCoRaHS reports show about 0.2 to 0.4"on the south side of Denver, with a narrow 0.5" to 1.8" north of the city. Cold coming? The pattern appears ready to unleash some pretty impressive cold to start the New Year, particularly so across the eastern third or two-thirds of the U.S. Below is the outloo

The system that impacted our state over the course of really about 5 days over the last week has finally moved on, but in its wake many Front Range communities and especially those living across the Eastern Plains of Colorado are digging out of the biggest November snowfall since 1983, and for some it the snowiest 5 days on record for the month of November! Snowfall totals For Denver, the official total [https://www.weather5280.com/blog/2015/03/26/why-denvers-official-weather-station-should-be

I can't really recall the last time a multi-day, multi-wave, highly complex system not only over-performed on its initial offering, but then would up delivering on the back half of the event. It's looking like this system will try to manage just that, at least for Denver and points south and southeast. Further north – we hear you – frustrating to be left out of the action, but it actually looks like you've got some hope getting in the action with this final push, we'll see. How much snow so

Denver logged its first official snowfall of the season yesterday with 2.3 inches of snow recorded at Denver International Airport through midnight last night. We've obviously added to that total since then, and will continue to put a bit more snow on top of current totals today, with on and off snow expected to continue most of the day – especially for communities along and south of I-76. Here are the latest winter weather alerts from the NWS in Boulder. The heaviest snow will be from Denve

Our first "organized" winter system of the season is slowly moving away from Colorado today. It brought quite a bit of snow to the high country! Check out the snow stake at Copper Mountain below Sunday night! And, there's another waiting in the wings... Our current system gets on out by Monday night, but it may end up merging with a storm already beginning to impact the Pacific Northwest. Check out the 500mb anomalies stepping you through the weather pattern the rest of the week (remember, blu

As we opined in yesterday's update , the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Winter Advisory for the higher terrain west of Denver. It goes into effect at 8pm this evening, and runs through mid morning Monday. The Advisory closest to the metro areas calls for 3 - 8" of snow, which fits pretty well with our forecast. This includes western Douglas County, west

I hope everyone is settling in nicely to our rather active weather pattern that has established itself across much of the CONUS as we kick off November. While we haven't seen a storm quite get its act together yet for those of us along the urban corridor and Front Range, it's hard to look at this pattern and not at least like our chances for our first measurable snow during the next week. In fact, the entire region and really the central third of the U.S. is expected to receive above average

The FAQ we put out yesterday holds up pretty well this morning, and worth a reference if you didn't catch it. Only update this morning is to give an update on today's precipitation potential and timing. The forecast for Halloween Day remains on track. We are seeing rain and snow across the western half of the state early this morning. This will eventually move east over the urban corridor and plains as we head

Denver finally hit the freezing mark on Friday, with DIA logging 32°F a good two weeks later than average for the first freeze for the city. Despite the warm start this morning, we've got a shot at a stretch of sub-freezing overnight lows on the horizon, and a potentially hard freeze by Thursday morning, so we hope your irrigation systems are ready... Many locations have yet to freeze and this is pushing the limit for some stations in decades. We ran the numbers through 10/27 and here are those

We celebrate the date of Denver's average first snowfall today with a near-miss, oh-so-close storm system set to swing through the region over the weekend, but likely with no snow for the metro areas. And, perhaps not much rain either for many! The layman's summary: A cold front is about to hit, meaning it'll be much colder today through tomorrow. With this system comes widespread rain and snow to Colorado this evening through Sunday morning, with the snow staying in the mountains for the most

An absolutely devastating couple of weeks it's been across the Southeast United States and things are only set to get worse across Florida as major hurricane Milton takes aim at the state. Satellite imagery this evening is stunning, to say the least. After undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle earlier today Milton has again strengthened into a category 5 monster in the the G

Pretty rough morning of weather modeling as much newest guidance continues to show the trend we discussed as a possibility yesterday – that is a narrowing window of meaningful precipitation across our area, and for some communities a possible full-on-miss. Ensemble guidance still looks healthy enough (relatively), but even here the trend has been drier. And frankly, with the drying showing up in the operational models this morning, I'm not sure this will be enough to save us. What's new? The

The weekend, and with it the much anticipated shift in our weather is nearly upon us. Let's take a look at what trends in the data have been like since our last update , and who's likely to see rain and snow this weekend and how much of each. Overall no huge shifts in the overall look of things we've been tracking all week. We still see, broadly speaking, a good early fall cool down on the wa

Yesterday, we celebrated our 11th day of 90°F+ heat so far this month. While not as hot as Saturday (98°F), Sunday again topped out in the mid-90s across the region, with only a Trace of precipitation at the airport. The average high for this time of year is 87°F. Today we'll be closer to that average. Most guidance has us topping out in the upper 80s to near 90°F in Denver. It should feel better, generally, than this weekend in particular in areas we manage some storms this afternoon. It's

As we teased in our last update , a break from the HEAT is on the way this week. Eventually. Not before another couple of days of hot weather, however, and this following Denver's hottest day in years on Sunday with a new record high for the date of 102°F (old record for the date was 98°F set in 2022). Ouch! > We get most of our o

Not much relief from the heat in the immediate forecast as highs will stay in the mid to upper 90s along the urban corridor through the weekend at least. The blend of models shows a forecast high of 100°F in Denver Sunday, which would tie the record for the date (1878). By the latter half of the week more seasonal, less extreme temperatures may finally return – but there's some disagreement in this in the guidance as well. There will be a few isolated storms today along the Front Range, but

We've been cooking over the last couple of days. Denver set two new record highs over the last four days, and came close the other two days. * Thursday: 98°F (Record 102°F (1954)) * Friday: 102°F (NEW Record – Prior 101°F (1971)) * Saturday: 99°F (Record 100°F (2003)) * Sunday: 101°F (NEW Record – Prior 100°F (1878)) We'll shave a few degrees off highs this afternoon in the Mile High City, but it'll still be nothing short of hot. Blended guidance tops the city out at 97°F this afternoon,

All in all a pretty darn good looking July 4th forecast for folks living along the Front Range, and really most of Colorado. Some isolated storms to deal with, but activity doesn't look all too widespread, gusty wind at times, and temperatures will cool into the low 80s for Thursday and Friday as well. Here's the hourly planner for the Denver metro area, taking you through early Saturday morning: For folks east of Denver and in and around Colorado Springs, today could feature a bit more in t

Temperatures climbed into the upper 90s on Sunday and are forecast to do so again today and tomorrow before perhaps shaving a few degrees off highs on Wednesday. The heat has been much anticipated , though this offers little relief to hear. The NWS in Boulder has issued a Heat Advisory for the metro area, which extends from this morning through Tuesday evening. A Poor Air Quality

The record heat we saw across the Northeast U.S. in recent days will ease as the ridge across the east breaks down and we see ridging establish itself again in the west. The big ridge in the east was matched by a quite impressive trough across the mountain west as well. The chilly temps meant snow for a good portion of Montana this week, including a foot of the white stuff in Glacier National Park! > Good Morning, Glacier National Park! Some areas of Montana saw a fresh 12” of snow overnight