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Colorado weather: Soaking rains and snow behind us, days ahead bring the heat
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
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Upper low dumps snow in the foothills, sharp cutoffs along I-25
Hey all! Foothills and Palmer Divide classic last night! That slow-ish moving upper level low had no trouble getting started in the late afternoon Thursday and really picked up steam once the sunset. Look at that firehose of moisture that slammed up against the hills overnight! I captured this video below last night in Colorado Springs as the first wave of energy moved through the Pikes Peak Region. Kicked us around good for about an hour or two before it shut down for most of the night. 103 r
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Cutoff low creates big problems for some Thursday, Big warming trend ahead
While the Denver metro and points north didn't see a ton of snow yesterday it was a vastly different story for the Palmer Divide and Pikes Peak region where in about 4 hours Thursday morning, 6-10" of snow fell. The snow was accompanied by 30-45 mph winds creating whiteout conditions for most of the first half of the day. Limited visibility in northeast Colorado Springs Thursday, January 30th, 2025It was a bit of an unusual set up, because typically a strong north wind will lead to drying and d
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Snow has ended, frigid night ahead, active pattern continues?
Well, even though there wasn't a ton of snow, the cold air kept the roads nasty for much of the morning and early afternoon out there, and the night ahead will be cold! A bit of a ho-hum storm overall for totals, especially where the bump up to a Winter Storm Warning for parts of southern Colorado with meager totals to show for it. While most areas managed to fall within our forecast range along the urban corridor, many folks ended up on the low end. It happens. This was kind of fun! > A r
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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
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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
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Running list of snowfall totals as monster March snowstorm wallops Front Range of Colorado
The much anticipated storm arrived overnight and has already buried parts of the Front Range under feet of snow with another 12 to 24 hours to go! While parts of the metro area fell victim to mild temperatures and prolonged rain/mixing last night, the majority of folks have already hit the low-end of their forecast range, and most of
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Saturday storm update: Impressive snow band overnight; how much snow to expect today
As we discussed last night , this system has had a few tricks up its sleeve. A snow band last night delivered the goods, and oh-how-close it was to finally delivering Fort Collins a boom! While Fort Collins did manage some accumulating snow as convective showers peeled off the hills, the main band setup just to the east of the city, extending from the northwest Denver suburbs up through G
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Colorado snow storm delivers heavy wet snow, plentiful moisture; A quick look ahead
A quick post this evening to share precipitation and snowfall totals from our storm yesterday. It was a wet one, really by any measure, but particularly for the first days of February. Denver International Airport picked up 5.5" of snow, we had forecast 2 - 6" for the city. The storm also delivered 0.76" of precipitation, which is nearly double the monthly average for the month of 0.41". Wow! AND DIA was some surprise (surprise) not all that representative of what we saw over the core of the c
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Colorado snow storm update: Barrier jet engaged
Alright, it's been like cranking the engine on an old truck, but this storm is finally starting to grit its teeth a bit. The low found a good spot, we've got plenty of moisture, rain has changed to snow in most locations, and a barrier jet has set up along the Front Range lending to enhanced snowfall rates this afternoon. The barrier jet has set up from Cheyenne all the way to Raton. The phenomenon is not all that uncommon with these strong upsloping setups – especially with upslope aloft, you
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Denver area snowfall totals, forecast for remainder of the weekend
It was a bit of a rollercoaster of a forecast to get there , but in the end it all (mostly) worked out. This morning much of the Front Range basks under a blanket of fresh snow, putting us all in the holiday spirit as we inch toward the end of 2023! What a wonderful view from City Park this morning of the Mile High City, under about 3" of fresh snow and low
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Colorado weather: Saturday snow exits, chilly temps linger on Sunday
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
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Denver sees first snow of the season, mountains buried, snowfall totals from 1 to 12" along the urban corridor
A lot to get to this morning as the season's first snow along the urban corridor comes to a gradual end today. First, Denver saw its first official snowfall of the season. As of midnight, Denver had picked up 5.8" of snow officially at Denver International Airport, which means the 2023 First Snowfall Prediction Contest came to a close yesterday. DIA has since added a bit to that total, with the latest number from
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Winter's coming: Colorado cold and snow this weekend
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
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Recap: Good rain, bad snow (forecast); More wet weather on the way
Well, forecasting snow in late April can be a downright ugly task. We no doubt had plenty of hedging in our posts leading up to last night's event, but still... for the few places we had meaningful snow forecast it looks like it overwhelmingly under performed. Snow and precipitation totals through 7am Wed In many respects, the forecast held up just fine. Speed, timing, precipitation totals, track, and even the high uncertainty of the snowfall forecast. Through midnight, Denver International
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Storm update and running list of snowfall totals across Colorado, Denver area
Good snowy morning everyone! As the storm continues to unfold across the region we thought we'd quickly check in on what to expect through the remainder of today and overnight, as well as share the latest snowfall totals we have with you all, a list that will be updated as the day progresses. Snowfall totals through 7am Thursday * Fort Collins: 2-3" (Forecast 1 - 4") * Boulder: 7-9" (Forecast 5 - 10") * Denver: 3 - 7" (Forecast 3 - 7") * Castle Rock: 3-7" (Forecast 5 - 10") * Colorado Sp
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Denver area snowfall totals for January 17 - 18 storm; another round of snow headed for Colorado
You'll recall in yesterday's post we wrote: > Still, we aren't quite done yet! We suspect many of you are still see snow flying outside your window, and there's still enough left in the system that we expect many folks (not everyone) will ultimately get within at least the low-range of our forecast by the end of the day if you haven't already. Looking at totals after the storm finally exited the urban corridor Wednesday evening we can pretty safely say that nearly everyone ended up in at least
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Denver area snowfall totals; What went right and what went wrong with the forecast as storm slowly exits
Death, taxes, and underperforming hyped snowstorms! There's a lot to get to this morning, so let's jump in. First, let's look at snowfall totals through 7am Wednesday morning. There's been a fair amount of grumbling online about the low snowfall totals in some spots, and in some cases rightfully so! We're almost certain to end up low in many of the spots we were most concerned about, primarily locations along and west of I-25 through the Denver area. Still, we aren't quite done yet! We suspe
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Denver and Colorado Springs keep fog and chill around Monday as snow lingers and storm moves northeast
The vast majority of us picked up some new snow overnight, which now lays on top of existing snowpack and ice from the overnight to make things quite slick in a number of areas. Here are the observed snowfall totals from the past 24 hours through 7am Monday morning: Most areas saw from a dusting to 2" of snow overnight, fitting nicely with our forecast . There were a couple of 3" totals on
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Snowfall totals from last night's heavy snow event that buried the Denver metro area in fresh snow
We said the snow would be heavy ! And goodness was it. Even after a slow changeover for some Wednesday evening, much of the greater metro area managed to see the high-end (and more!) snowfall totals we discussed [https://www.weather5280.com/2022/12/28/denver-area-forecast-snow-could-be-heavy-at-times-wednesday-evening-as-rain-and-snow-take-aim-
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Snowfall totals: Some areas see another boom snowfall as snow exits but cold persists
We had a hunch we might be low for snow totals across portions of Boulder and Jefferson counties, and are happy we did mention the potential for a foot in spots there as that's exactly what panned out. Colorado Springs we weren't as concerned about, but the city did in fact end up doing quite well with snow overnight! As of 7am this morning, here are snowfall totals from across the region. Northern Colorado Denver/Boulder/Golden Colorado Springs The biggest surprise by far is the 3 - 6" a
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Denver weather: Banded snowfall overnight produces 1 - 4" snow event across the metro area
A couple of years ago I wrote an ode to the northwest flow , and it seems each winter since we've had a chance (or two) to reference it. It's never a good idea to sleep on snow potential when we are in this pattern as narrow bands of moderate to heavy snow can form and deliver a quick hit of several inches of snow along the urban corridor. As we mentioned in this week's SOTA, we are in an unsettled pattern [https://www.weat
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Tenth annual snowfall forecast contest comes to an end as Denver picks up first snow of the season
A nice little boom snowfall for a few folks that ended up under jet-enduced snowbands Thursday evening. Denver, officially, will log 4.5" of snow with this system, even as many locations across central and northern parts of the city saw about half that much snow (or perhaps a bit less than that in some cases). A healthy band set up over the southwest reaches of the metro area, and extended northeast clipping DIA to help boost snowfall totals at the airport. A look at snowfall totals over the
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Another week with snow along the Front Range; Snowfall totals as storm slowly departs east
If it feels like it's been an exceptionally snowy start to the calendar year, you aren't wrong. By our count, this latest round of snow marks 12 consecutive weeks with snowfall in Denver since the last week of December, 2021. All days with a Trace or more of snow in Denver since the start of the year are highlighted below – busy! With 4.6" of snow reported at Denver International Airport as of 6am this morning the season-to-date total is now 44.4" (and we're likely to add to that total when fi