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image: Wednesday AM update: Snow continues off and on all day, Advisory for Denver through 11pmDenver Forecast

Wednesday AM update: Snow continues off and on all day, Advisory for Denver through 11pm

By Brendan Heberton
Wed, Nov 06, 2024
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
Denver Weather
Denver area weather: Key to understanding the snow chances the rest of the week
By Matt Makens
Tue, Nov 05, 2024
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
Colorado Weather
Colorado Front Range snowstorm(s?) this week? Here's what we know now...
By Luke Victor ANDBrendan Heberton
Mon, Nov 04, 2024
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
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Weather5280 Insider: Seasonal forecast update, September 2024
By Brian Bledsoe
Mon, Sep 09, 2024
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Weather5280 Insider: Extended outlook as we inch toward the cold season
By Brian Bledsoe
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
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Denver has seen fewer than 10 days with highs 90°F or hotter in 2023, that's about to change
By Brendan Heberton
Fri, Jul 21, 2023
image: Winter Weather Advisory in place west of Denver, some snow possible for the Mile High CitySnowfall Forecast
Winter Weather Advisory in place west of Denver, some snow possible for the Mile High City
By Brendan Heberton
Sun, Nov 03, 2024
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
Colorado Snowfall
Colorado weather: Next system on the way... more rain, snow, and chilly temps in the forecast!
By Brendan Heberton
Sat, Nov 02, 2024
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
By Brendan Heberton
Wed, Oct 30, 2024
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 Weather
Denver weather: FAQ for Halloween Week 2024
By Matt Makens
Tue, Oct 29, 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,
Denver Forecast
Colorado weather: Cooling off for Halloween week; who sees rain and snow and how much
By Brendan Heberton
Mon, Oct 28, 2024
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
Colorado Weather
Denver Weather: Temperatures near record highs before a "classic" Halloween cooldown
By Matt Makens
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
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?
By Luke Victor
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
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
By Matt Makens
Mon, Oct 21, 2024
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
By Brendan Heberton
Fri, Oct 18, 2024
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
Denver Weather
Colorado Weather: Weekend storm trending warmer, beneficial rain possible, mountain snow
By Luke Victor
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
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
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: First lower elevation freeze and odds we see snow later this week?
By Luke Victor
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
There's no way around it. If you're a fan of the cooler season, this October has not been kind to you so far! We briefly discussed a possible pattern change around the 18th in one of our posts earlier this month -- and like clockwork, looking upstream is at least going to try to pay potential dividends. Breaking down the large scale pattern: for now, we stay under the influence of high pressure, keeping
Hurricane
Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida, closer to home the weather remains warm and quiet
By Brendan Heberton
Tue, Oct 08, 2024
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
Denver Weather
Record heat and fire danger to start the weekend
By Luke Victor
Fri, Oct 04, 2024
We've been talking heat for a while now, and that trend seems like it's going to keep rolling along for the foreseeable future. Temp trends for Denver and Colorado Springs show very little relief from this heat over the next 10 days. Both cities have a chance to see record high temperatures broken for the date tomorrow. For Colorado Springs, a high of 85 would break the record of 83 (2020). In Denver, 86 is the record, set back in 1997. The ridge looks to flex to start this weekend, with a wea
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Denver Weather: Record heat during weekend may strike again this week
By Matt Makens
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Temperatures warmed into the 90s Sunday setting a daily record, and tying a record for 3rd latest occurrence of a 90° day in a calendar year. Denver may not be done with record heat this week, although a "cold" front will arrive today. Record-setting on a number of tallies: Sunday's high hit 92°, which ties the daily record high for September 29th, first set in 1892. We've had the 4th most 90° days this year, with the tally now at 64 days; the most on record is 2020 with 75. This also marks the
Denver Weather
Denver Weather: Although cooler today, not done with the 90s just yet, and who gets snow the first week of October
By Matt Makens
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
As we discussed in our last post, Thursday hit the 90s, a record-setting temperature for the date and the 8th latest occurrence of a 90° day on record. That record for the latest 90° days in a calendar year since the 1800s may see a very late 90° arrival this Sunday and perhaps the middle parts of next week, too. Although Sunday's forecast high of 90° will put us on the list for the fourth-latest occurrence, we may be able to hit 90°+ next Wednesday, which would be the latest 90° day on Denv
Denver Weather
Denver Weather: Heating up, nearing latest 90° day on record
By Matt Makens
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Following the weekend rain, snow, and cooler weather we have a dose of heat coming this week. As temperatures warm to the 90s Thursday, is it uncommonly late in the year to hit the 90s? No, but it's pushing the limit - more on that in a moment. Here's a quick recap of the weekend moisture, for Denver it was the wettest day since April and nearly set a daily record. > The 0.82" of rain that fell today at Denver's official recording station is the most rain recorded in a calendar day since Apri
Denver Forecast
Colorado weather: Rain and snow on the way, but some spots almost sure to miss out
By Brendan Heberton
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
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