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The Next Storm/Next Snow Forecast Discussion from the Cherrywood Observatory – October 12th, 2018

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Forecast Discussion and the Longer Range Forecast:

Howdy all. The forecast is still on track from the last few days and I'm on travel through late Saturday night, so I need to be brief today.

The past storm is off and away. Mild weather rules through Saturday afternoon. Get out and enjoy this break!  (Figure 1).

The next front passes and starts to drop temperatures around 2-3 p.m. Saturday, but the precipitation chances don't jump up until around 7 p.m. It will probably start as all snow and we still seem to be in the 2-4 inch snowfall total by Sunday later afternoon. We become dry again after that and warm slowly for the rest of the 10 day period.

On another programming note, my family is going on vacation Halloween week (Friday 10/26 to Saturday 11/3). This column will be taking a break for our get-a-way.

Figure 1: the next 10 days of the graphical forecast for Longmont, CO from weatherunderground.com

Current Weather

Cloudy

Cloudy

35°F

UV Index
0 Low
Pressure
30.27 Steady
Visibility
6 miles
Dewpoint
32 °F
Humidity
89%
Wind
E 1.1 mph
Gust
2.9 mph
Wind Chill
35 °F

Hourly Forecast

Tomorrow
12 AM
34°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
1 AM
34°F
Showers
Tomorrow
2 AM
34°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
3 AM
34°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
4 AM
34°F
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow
5 AM
34°F
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow
6 AM
34°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
7 AM
35°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
8 AM
36°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
9 AM
37°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
10 AM
40°F
Intermittent clouds
Tomorrow
11 AM
43°F
Intermittent clouds

7 Day Forecast

Rain and snow

Thursday

37 °F

Cloudy and much colder; snow showers this morning, accumulating a coating to an inch followed by brief showers this afternoon


Mostly cloudy

Thursday Night

34 °F

A shower in spots late this evening; otherwise, mostly cloudy


Mostly cloudy w/ showers

Friday

47 °F

Chilly with some sun, then turning cloudy; a little rain in the afternoon


Rain and snow

Friday Night

33 °F

Periods of snow; rain mixed in early, accumulating an inch or two


Flurries

Saturday

43 °F

A bit of morning snow with little or no accumulation; otherwise, cloudy and chilly; storm total snowfall an inch or two


Intermittent clouds

Saturday Night

31 °F

Partly cloudy


Partly sunny

Sunday

69 °F

Pleasant and warmer with partial sunshine


Partly cloudy

Sunday Night

44 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Monday

79 °F

Very warm with a blend of sun and clouds


Intermittent clouds

Monday Night

36 °F

Increasing clouds


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM

Based on AccuWeather data