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Next Storm/Next Snow Forecast Discussion from the Cherrywood Observatory – February 24, 2019

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Forecast Discussion:

We had snow! Looking up and down the Front Range, Ft Collins (Figure 1) had a coating to 1/2 inch of snow. Estes Park only received 1-2 inches. Denver got hit by a snow band for a while and picked up 4-8 inches on the southern and eastern side of the city (Figure 2). Longmont received about 1 to 1.5 inches while Boulder received 1.5 to 3 inches (Figure 3).

That storm is creating blizzard conditions in Kansas and Nebraska as it moves east leaving us dry and warming quickly (Figure 4).

The longer range forecast:

We stay 'warm' through the end of the month, then there is another temperature drop to below freezing highs after March starts with snow making a multi-day comeback (Figure 5). We'll keep an eye on it all together!

Figure 1: new Snow totals for Friday/Saturday up to 7am for Larimer county from CoCoRaHS.
Figure 2: new Snow totals for Friday/Saturday up to 7am for the Denver metro from CoCoRaHS.
Figure 3: new Snow totals for Friday/Saturday up to 7am for Boulder county from CoCoRaHS.
Figure 4: The current surface map from Saturday PM and the Weather Channel.
Figure 5: 10 day meteogram from weather5280.com for DIA.

Current Weather

Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy

42°F

UV Index
0 Low
Pressure
29.78 Rising
Visibility
8 miles
Dewpoint
30 °F
Humidity
62%
Wind
N 2.8 mph
Gust
5.5 mph
Wind Chill
41 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
5 AM
36°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
6 AM
34°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
7 AM
36°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
8 AM
38°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
9 AM
41°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
10 AM
44°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
11 AM
47°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
12 PM
49°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
1 PM
51°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
2 PM
52°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
3 PM
52°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
4 PM
51°F
Intermittent clouds

7 Day Forecast

Partly sunny w/ showers

Friday

52 °F

Cooler with times of clouds and sun; a couple of showers late this afternoon


Showers

Friday Night

34 °F

A couple of showers this evening; otherwise, cloudy


Mostly cloudy

Saturday

60 °F

Mostly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Saturday Night

34 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Sunday

62 °F

Periods of clouds and sun


Mostly cloudy

Sunday Night

33 °F

Becoming cloudy


Showers

Monday

52 °F

Cloudy and cooler with occasional rain; windy in the afternoon


Intermittent clouds

Monday Night

29 °F

Windy in the evening; partly cloudy


Mostly sunny

Tuesday

61 °F

Mostly sunny and milder


Clear

Tuesday Night

29 °F

Clear


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
6:48 AM
Sunset
7:23 PM

Based on AccuWeather data