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November La Niña update and winter outlook

Historically, if La Niña is going to strengthen, this is the time of year it will happen. So, let’s see what it's up to. The graphic above shows how La Niña has been behaving since the middle of August. To be classified a La Niña, that dotted blue line needs to be at or below -0.5 for three consecutive months. Technically, we have briefly achieved that threshold, however, you can see that since the end of October, it has been weakening a bit. As of now, we are barely hanging on to weak La Niña
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Denver Weather: Sharply colder as wind gusts Tuesday try to blow through a bit of snow
Tuesday will be the coldest day this week, and wind gusts over 30mph will add to the cold bite from the air. Expect temperatures in the 30s, but wind chills in the teens and 20s. Here's an hourly look at the timeline for Denver with temperatures on top and chances for precipitation on the bottom. We can expand on that chance for snow with this animation showing a few areas of snow, mostly in the central and northern mountains for tonight through Tuesday. Snowfall totals are shown here. Sure,
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Denver Weather: Weather planning for your week
Happy Sunday. It's been a gorgeous weekend, and quiet weather will be here – for the most part – this week. Tuesday may see some quick showers trying to pass by, with mountain snow. First, more on the snow. The white stuff will be falling in parts of the mountains Monday and Tuesday, albeit not that much. Some of those showers will try to sneak into the metro areas Tuesday. Here are the totals expected: There's a hint of snow possible on the Palmer Divide and north/west sides of Colorado Sp
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November La Niña update and winter outlook
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Weather5280 Insider: Seasonal forecast update, September 2024
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Weather5280 Insider: Extended outlook as we inch toward the cold season
image: One for the history books: Storm delivers 20 inches of snow *officially* to Denver, setting records across parts of the stateSnowfall Totals
One for the history books: Storm delivers 20 inches of snow *officially* to Denver, setting records across parts of the state
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
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Colorado weather: One last push of snow today; Winter Storm Warning for Denver through Sat AM
It's been an impressive week of snowfall for many in Colorado, especially south of I-70. Snowfall totals so far this system have brought a bunch of much-needed water to many of us... Unfortunately, there are places that are still begging for moisture north of the Platte River basin. Here's a look at snowfall totals so far this week ⬇️ As of 10:00am Friday, the radar is lit up across most of eastern Colorado. You can see the moisture pinwheeling around the upper-level low... fantastic upslope se
Snowfall Forecast
Winter Storm Warning for Denver Friday; Heavy snow set to bury the Plains
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
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Colorado Weather: More heavy snow is expected on Thursday and Friday
What has been on the top-end of many of the winter storms we've seen over the last several years, we STILL have to contend with the core of the storm system as it pivots northeast out of the four corners. Below is an infographic from the National Weather Service in Pueblo where snow is expected to be the heaviest for the I-25 corridor. > Here are the anticipated snowfall amounts through Saturday morning along I-25 from the Palmer Divide southward across Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Walsenburg, and
Denver Forecast
Wednesday AM update: Snow continues off and on all day, Advisory for Denver through 11pm
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
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Denver area weather: Key to understanding the snow chances the rest of the week
Tuesday AM Update: How many different forecasts can a person see for a week? Seemingly, tons of them – especially the "social-weatherologists" posting every model update of the highest snowfall totals. The weather pattern for today through the weekend hinges on multiple things: a complex environment in which a stout storm lingers over the Southwestern U.S., a strong ridge develops to the northeast, and a tropical cyclone impacts the Gulf Coast; and these three features (plus several more) will d
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Colorado Front Range snowstorm(s?) this week? Here's what we know now...
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
Snowfall Forecast
Winter Weather Advisory in place west of Denver, some snow possible for the Mile High City
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
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Colorado weather: Next system on the way... more rain, snow, and chilly temps in the forecast!
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
Denver Forecast
Wednesday AM update: Rain and snow showers today, hard freeze tonight
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
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Denver weather: FAQ for Halloween Week 2024
Here is a guide to the weather through Halloween for the Denver area. 1. When will Denver see its first freeze of the season? Denver officially hit 32°F on October 25th, marking its first freeze of the season. This is about two weeks later than the average first freeze date for the city. However, that was DIA and many locations in the area have yet to experience a freeze, with some potentially setting records for the latest first freeze in decades. For those locations that have yet to freeze,
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Colorado weather: Cooling off for Halloween week; who sees rain and snow and how much
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
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Denver Weather: Temperatures near record highs before a "classic" Halloween cooldown
Denver's fall has been quite warm thus far; 1.5° warmer than any other period on record since the 1800s, and the warmth continues through early next week as daily highs approach records. Here is a look at the city's average temperature from September 1st through October 22nd with the peak being 2024. From that, here is a list of the top-10 warmest periods on record for fall to date. The warmth ahead is up to 17° warmer than average for the time of year. Here is a look at those temperatures -
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Weather 5280 Insider: Will "Summer" finally break next week?
Some across the state had their first real taste of fall and winter-like weather this past weekend. Unfortunately, as has been the case for 2024, there were plenty of HAVES... and MANY have nots! Below is precipitation analysis over the last 7 days, including moisture from this past weekend's storm. This storm ended up going a bit too far south for Denver and points north, but most places along and south of the Palmer Divide did well, and in some cases too well in terms of rainfall. Plenty of
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Denver Weather: Gusty wind and brief thundershowers today as system clears the region
The same storm system that brought the cooler, cloudier, and wetter changes to the area this weekend will be clearing today but not before it cranks up the wind and drops a bit of rainfall. Wind gusts may top 50mph with this energy as it scoots overhead. The same energy that has dropped up to 11 inches of snow on parts of the high country. NWS BOULDER This is Winter Park this morning: The winter weather advisory calling for slick travel will expire midday.
Colorado Weather
Weekend update: Cool and unsettled for Northeast Colorado, heavy snow to hit the southwest
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
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Colorado Weather: Weekend storm trending warmer, beneficial rain possible, mountain snow
We've still got a significant pattern change loading up as we close out the work week. A powerful trough looks to dig into the four corners region, bringing widespread rain, snow and much colder air starting Friday. Key messages for this storm 1) The trend has been to keep the core of this system's cold air too far west for significant Front Range snow. 2) It's still far enough east to provide beneficial rainfall places like Denver, Colorado Springs and parts of the eastern plains. 3) Mounta