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Forecast Discussion:
It was easier to put the snow reports in today for the day before yesterday. Longmont received about 3 inches over much of the town, which was an inch more than I had forecasted. The GFS actually did a good job with this one (Figure 1)! Boulder saw 2-3 inches which was closer to my range.
Today, no major storms are sitting near the state, but the mid-level flow and a ripple in the northwest upper air flow will keep a small area of snow flurries going in the mountains today (Figure 2). Otherwise, we'll be warmer, almost reaching 50°F today.
The longer range forecast:
The upper-air pattern by the end of the weekend continues to be dominated by a giant trough in the center of the nation. Ripples in the northwest flow are stacked up to pass over (Figure 3). There isn't much moisture around, though, so the front that will sweep down Sunday PM will chill us to the 30's F (after almost hitting 60°F on Sunday) and some snow is possible (Figure 4). It is looking less significant as that day approaches.
The GFS shows us getting a coating to an inch of snow by Tuesday (Figure 5). Further out, there is another blip on the radar (almost literally) at the end of the week. Enjoy this weekend!
