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Forecast Discussion:
[Saturday 4/7 1pm Update- Post storm reports.]
Figure 1 update shows the total water amounts (with rough division analysis of the amount binning generated by CoCoRaHS site) for the state. The northern mountains and northern front range definable won the water lottery this time!
Figure 2 update has Longmont in the 'just below' one inch snowfall amounts. The higher foothills picked up a nice 4-8 inches. Figure 3 update has Estes Park pulling a nice 5-7 inches of snow while the western sides of Ft. Collins and Loveland getting a couple of inches.
Figure 4 update shows Denver getting much less snow (it was too warm). The Rockies baseball game was still held (for better or for worse). One had to go to the foothills to the west to get a reliable 1 inch of snow.
[End UPDATE]
Our current weather event is underway so I'll keep this brief and update with snow/water reports midday today (Saturday). The next round of showers, actually caused by an upper air trough (missing in the Friday/Saturday snow storm) as it passes- will increase rain chances around 6pm tonight and continuing through the night to about 6am to 8am Sunday. The low Sunday morning should be 35F - don't expect much snow. Figure 1 shows the storm approaching the Four Corners area this afternoon, pumping warm moist air into the mountains. By midnight tonight, the low is near Raton and Trinidad and is pushing warm moist air uphill further to the east.
The longer range forecast:
Next week looks very mild (and dry) with temperatures quite close to 80F for highs on Wednesday and Thursday. Figure 3 is an example of the surface temperature departure from normal. Amazingly warm! Tune in tomorrow for snow totals (we've had 10 hours of snow but maybe 1/2 to 1 inch build up in some grassy locations--- the ground is quite warm).
