Wind, Snow, and Getting Skunked

Forecasting that it’s going to be windy in our patrol zone is like forecasting it’s going to be hot in the Sahara.  The forecast will almost always be correct, but it is hardly an interesting or informative forecast.  So, I rarely give winds much of a mention in these forecasts.  Plus, although wind is undoubtedly […]

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Two Rounds of Snow Starting on Sunday

Two rounds of snow ahead – one on Sunday/Monday and one on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday.  The first one is a low pressure system with potential upslope, and the models are all over the map (I never tire of that pun) on how much snow it will produce (1” to 12”).  The second one is a more standard […]

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Winter is Returning!

Happily, winter is returning.  There are lots of smaller storms, though unfortunately no huge storms, on the horizon. A messy low pressure system comes swinging through Colorado from the southwest later today (Tuesday 3/29).  Although springtime low pressure systems (especially the fantastic cut-off low pressure systems) often produce our biggest snows of the year, this […]

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Sunny and Hot This Weekend, Two Potential Systems Next Week

It’ll be sunny and warm for a while (with the highs potentially reaching 50 degrees this weekend), as we sit under a ridge of high pressure.  Next week, the models agree we should be getting a foot or so of snow in total, but they disagree when between the two systems.  As for the first […]

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Storm Early Next Week, But Details Are Still Fuzzy

Saturday looks to be warm and sunny, and Sunday will be warm as well, but with snow starting in the afternoon.  A large closed low, pulling moisture from both the Pacific and the Gulf, looks to meander its way over our patrol zone Sunday evening to Tuesday or Wednesday – but with the center of […]

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