It's a calm and beautiful start to Thursday, but an approaching system (the first of a few that we have discussed previously) will bring a risk of damaging thunderstorms and very heavy moisture to parts of the Front Range and Eastern Plains in just a few hours. First, a timeline for the state: That animation will show some isolated storms on the plains this afternoon and early evening ( these have the risk of being damaging ) and then a widespread area of heavy rain, snow for some, overnight for much of the Denver Metro Area and Front Range. First, the severe weather risk areas are shown with ..read more

In our last post, we teased a possible storm system for this upcoming weekend. The potential for heavy precipitation (mainly rain with some snow) looks like it's still on the table. Let's get right into this thing. To start, we will be mild Wednesday, Thursday and for part of Friday. A stout ridge, leading to dry and warm weather, will hang out overhead during this time. Upper-Level Storm Pattern Wednesday Afternoon You can already start to see the pattern evolving out west as early as Wednesday, too. A potent low pressure off the SW coast of California will eventually spin our way by Friday ..read more

As discussed in yesterday's snowfall forecast, we anticipated snowbanding to deliver heavy snowfall to parts of the Front Range, and that did indeed end up being the case. The recap: Here are totals through 7am: Here are other totals, through mid-Saturday that have arrived: The History: For Denver officially, the 6am report is 6.3" which makes this the 3rd biggest April snow storm in a decade. In the past ten years, the highest storm totals for DIA are April 16/17th, 2016 at 12.1" and April 15/16th, 2021 at 6.9". So, what created this event? That "jet banding" thing we talked about previous ..read more

A bit more chilly and unsettled weather to work through here to end the week and start the weekend with what looks like a decent chance for much of the northern Front Range and urban corridor to pick up a bit of snow and slush later today and overnight into Saturday. The greatest snowfall totals will favor higher terrain to the west of I-25 as you might expect. Here there is a Winter Weather Advisory issued which will go into effect at 6 pm this evening and expire at 9 am Saturday morning. Anywhere from 5 - 10" will be possible under this alert area. Here's a map showing the latest alerts from ..read more

A cold front swept through the region (swept, odd we use that word for this phenomenon) last night and many of us woke to fog and some icy accumulation on our patios. For the next few days, a wintry mix remains possible, and even some snow accumulation by Saturday morning. Let's set the stage with an hourly planner for both temperatures and precipitation for Denver. See the temperatures top out in the middle 40s for us today, then into the lower 50s for Friday, and back into the 40s for Saturday. So, although cool we aren't talking about an overly cold pattern. We are looking at a wetter patt ..read more

As of noon Monday, a slow-moving upper level low pressure was situated over central Utah. On the front side, we're beginning to see some surface low pressure develop as well. This storm is bringing a lot of wind with it this afternoon, along with some widespread fire danger. As the system pivots east tonight into Tuesday, there will be a quick shot at moisture. As of now, short and mid-range data seems to have a bit of disagreement as to how much moisture we'll be able to squeeze out... let's dig into the details. Starting off, wind gusts Monday will have to be top of mind with many folks, es ..read more

Sure, you could see a shower pass by today, but the odds are not overwhelming. Once this little disturbance passes us, we are in for quite a warming trend the remainder of the week into the weekend, when we could have our first 80-degree day of the year so far. Here's a quick timeline of both temperatures and rain chances: Notice the rain chances are pretty much just this afternoon into the evening. Here's a look at the hourly showers across the state until midnight. With that, there will be some accumulations. So, first, let us look at the total possible precipitation, then the snow for tho ..read more

Had ourselves a big ol' windbag this weekend, huh!? It could have been a good one (snow maker) if we had this system to our south rather than north - parts of Wyoming had blizzard conditions just about the entire weekend. Regardless, I think we're all happy to kick most of those winds to the curb this week. We'll be under the influence of a weak area of low pressure to our south the next few days, leading to slightly below normal temps to start the work week, gradually warming into next weeken ..read more

The wind event continues across the state, particularly the Northern Front Range and the Eastern Plains; wind warnings continue through noon and 6 pm, respectively. As the wind event calms, we focus on cloud cover for Monday's partial eclipse viewing. First, the wind. Here are the Sunday morning observations from the weather service - some of which topped 90 mph! Source: https://x.com/NWSBoulder/status/1776987187495522627 Image: The wind threat continues through the day but does calm progressively. The warnings are shown here. Again, if all goes to schedule, those warnings will expire for me ..read more

The fire danger remains high across all of eastern Colorado this afternoon as gusty winds, warm temperatures, and low humidity levels remain primed into this evening. Here's a look at current fire risk across the CONUS: And multiple fires across the region, including the Vision Hills Fire northeast of Pueblo which as forced some evacuations this afternoon. UPDATE: As 1:50 pm Approximately 25 homes have been asked to evacuate due to the Vision Hills Fire. Residents half mile north of 1945 Overton Road are asked to evacuate. A reception center is being set up at 1650 Cooper Place. — PuebloCoun ..read more