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

Hey everybody! Finally going to see a more favorable pattern for rain and snow across the front range later this week. It looks like a slow moving... blob... of unsettled weather is on the docket come Thursday and Friday – and by blob, I mean this thing: You can see it's not coming through all that organized, it's pretty far south and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to get it to spin up a bit more and cause more of a ruckus. Never fear, though! It does have something working in our favo

Just a quick post tonight as we're watching evening data come in, and figured we'd share a few maps with you Insiders as it does look like there's at least some potential for some sneaky solid totals for communities that end up under the heavier bands from this system. Colorado snow forecast: A look at timing and snow mapsIt’s Friday morning and we’re seeing a weak storm system bring light snow and flurries to the south Denver metro, just enough snow to cause havoc on I-25 in Colorado Springs

It's Friday morning and we're seeing a weak storm system bring light snow and flurries to the south Denver metro, just enough snow to cause havoc on I-25 in Colorado Springs and some heavier snow showers down near Pueblo and Canon City. This morning's system is fairly weak, but it's a case of just enough snow at the wrong time which caused problems. Into this afternoon, we're not looking all too bad. Most of us will see snow ending. Highs should top out above freezing for most, so any slick ar

Well, depending on who you are, it's either been a good or bad thing that you haven't heard much from us lately. Mother nature won't throw much our way lately – we touched on a few things ahead in our update on Sunday , we'll dig into that again at the bottom half of this write up. Latest Colorado snowpack numbers, and what’s on tap for the remainder of the monthTemperature

First, a very Happy New Year to you all! It hasn't been the worst start to the winter along the front range, but we certainly haven't seen any storm define this winter thus far, and some locations have fallen well behind their seasonal norms for snowfall to date. That has a chance to change as several waves of low pressure look to speed across the region later this week and next weekend. One of our biggest missing factors so far has been the lack of true cold air. Model data seems like it wa

Have had a bit of a break from the action as of late and for most of the rest of this week should be quiet through Friday. However, deep within the recesses of the Weather5280 Slack Channel, four dudes have been eyeing a Front Range Christmas storm potential for days now. Now, there's definitely still a storm present on the models, BUT, the track and timing are still pretty uncertain. Those two factors will be critical in determining if this storm ends up being a travel-disrupting-biggest-stor

A slow moving storm with lots of moisture meant some of the biggest snowfall parts of southeast Colorado have seen over the past couple years. This area of low pressure is going to continue to scoot east across the southern plains, but for Colorado, this thing is quickly wrapping up this afternoon. Expect fog, clouds and cold temps to hang around the rest of the day for many of us. Some impressive snowfall totals to go over with you: 9.8" - Gulnare, CO (SW of Aguilar) 8.3" - Cokedale, CO (W

After mild days Sunday and Monday, we're heading into a cloudier and colder pattern through midweek. It's all kicking off with some moisture streaming into the region Monday night and Tuesday morning. Short range models are indicating a some drizzle and snow showers along the northern foothills and front range through Tuesday morning and into the early afternoon. The signal for moisture is highest for Larimer and Weld counties, but we'll likely see some moisture drawn into the Denver Metro ar

After a chilly, windy and snowy weekend across the state of Colorado, the work week has landed us in a pretty good spot. Monday featured a bit of wind and leftover snow in the mountains, Tuesday is looking great with widespread 50s and 60s along the Front Range, and Wednesday should be one of the warmest days of the week with most getting into the 60s along and east of I-25. Clearly we're going to be working with stuff well above normal the next few days. The good news is that we won't have muc

So, for the most part, the forecast held with most folks down low managing 1-4", and the northern foothills and Front Range saw anywhere between 5-10". Daniel from Fort Collins measured close to double digit snow around lunch time on Saturday. > Close to 10 inches on the chair here in the Red Fox Meadows area. Lovely fluffy snow. #cowx #fortcollins @NWSBoulder

About a week and a half ago, we posted about a possible active end to October in our State of the Atmosphere post. Coming just in time, we have a blast of winter weather on the way this weekend. Now, we're not going full-blown bomb cyclone with this thing, but much colder air and some accumulating snowfall is all on the table. But first – let's get through some housekeeping We have a weak system is passing to our southeast Tuesday afternoon

Denver's 86-degree Friday shattered the previous record of 83°F set back on Oct 20, 1950. It was also the 2nd-latest recorded 86-degree reading since record-keeping began for the Mile High City! Safe to say it was way hotter than normal. This weekend has featured some slightly cooler temps, back into the 70s for most along the Urban Corridor. We'll try to get back to 80°F in Metro Denver on Monday before a cold front knocks us down into the 60s and 70s Tuesday. That will be the first step int

It's Thursday morning, and although quite cold, we have sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way until the next system arrives. > Some cold temperatures out there across northern Colorado. These are all home weather stations, including my own two @KestrelWeather stations, that come together on the @ambientweather network. #HomeScience [https://twitter.com/hashtag/HomeScience?src=

Tuesday morning brings few changes to the storm's snowfall forecast, but we refine the timing a bit and have upgraded hazards to update you with. Let's start off with timing. When do you see the heaviest snow? First, an animation that will show you how the rain and snow progress across the region, then a simplified intensity timeline. Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories are now in place across the state/region and these apply to snowfall totals (you'll see in a bit), plus there'll be wind to

Good Monday morning. We have a storm on the way as we've discussed at length in previous updates (Click here for yesterday's post ). Without delay, let's get right to the details. First, we have a Winter Storm Watch in place for the southern half of Colorado. These will be replaced by either Winter Weather Advisories or Winter Storm Warnings as we get closer to the event depending u

We discussed next week's storm(s) with Insiders yesterday , and we were hoping to let more data come in before discussing the 'elephant in the room,' however, we've received quite a few inbounds asking for updates, and social media is abuzz today, so... here goes! There are a couple of features coming through the region next week. The first is a storm that will impact the Four Corners and So

There's a quick wave that will pass through the region Tuesday through Wednesday and this will deliver some rain, snow and a drop in temperatures from Wednesday into Thursday. Let's begin by setting the stage with the hourly planner for Denver, which shows both temperatures and shower chances. Considering the warmth during the initial chances for some precipitation, rain is possible to kick things off before snow as temperatures drop into the evening. We aren't talking about a lot of moistur

You don't need us to tell you it's cold outside, but we'll tell you anyway: it's COLD outside! Here's a look at temperatures across the region as of mid afternoon Monday: We've got a bit of a warming trend in the forecast, but we'll have another night of frigid temperatures and a bit more snow to get through first. Here's the hourly planner for Denver: Temperatures, currently in the single digits, will drop below 0F again tonight before warming into the mid 30s Tuesday. The chance of sno

The next round of snow and cold will be quite substantial. For the northern mountains, well over three feet of snow will be possible through Tuesday, and for the metro areas, the arctic cold will set in Sunday through Tuesday morning. Let's begin with the alerts, I anticipate more but these have been issued as of this posting. Nothing is currently in effect for the Denver area, but Colorado Springs will be on the look for extremely cold wind chill values of -25 overnight tonight and again Sund

We've discussed the cold pattern and nearly daily chances for snowfall; well, the next round of snow chances approaches for later Tuesday through Wednesday, although this timeline pinpoints the higher chances this evening. If we run the Gamblers data, it has a low-end potential for us in the city, but I'll show you the Palmer Divide where we may see some higher accumulation. "Higher accumulation" ;-) as you can see the probabilities are quite low. The Palmer Divide is shown below with a T-2" r

Our eyes remain on the system to hit tomorrow, Tuesday, through Wednesday. As we have discussed previously, the biggest impact is all up to what is now any minor changes to position and speed of the storm as it develops over southeastern Colorado. If that storm develops a touch north of its current forecast, Denver will come away with less snow, the same for the Palmer Divide and in Colorado Springs. If that storm develops a touch south of its current forecast, Denver and Boulder continue to h

The storm that we've been talking about for Tuesday into Wednesday remains on track and as such, a Watch has been issued for the northeastern quarter of the state. It goes into effect Tuesday afternoon and extends through Wednesday afternoon. A watch at this point implies that reasonable consistency in data shows an impactful amount of sno