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Forecast Discussion:
The storm is underway so I'll post later today. Right now (after midnight) the high end snow totals, towards 5 or even 6 inches of snow is more likely for Longmont. I drove home from the airport at 1am and it was a rough drive!
More later today!
Update 3:00pm
The storm is winding down mid-afternoon Sunday (Figure 1). The storm over-performed for areas north of Denver (but the storm was still ongoing and sinking south at the reporting time of 7am). I inserted my forecast in red next to the actual up-to-7am reports. Figure 2 is Boulder county - Longmont saw 5-8 inches. Boulder received 5-10 inches.
Figure 3 shows Boulder receiving 4-8 inches while Estes park saw 6-8 inches and Berthoud picked up 3-5 inches. Figure 4 is the Denver Metro (where the snow was still coming down heavily) only had a few inches across the city. More tomorrow on the later snow totals.
The longer range forecast:
The weather becomes almost completely dry again (just a few model runs have slight rain chances this week - Figure 5) after today. Temperatures begin a steady climb to around 60-65F for highs and level off. Quietness will rule. The 10/15 update will be posted midday when the new storm totals come in.
** A reminder, this column will take it's first full break for a family vacation from Friday Oct 26 to Nov 4th. **
