Not Too Exciting Forecast

After all the recent snow excitement, the next week plus looks a bit dull.  Weather remains pleasant through Sunday mid-day, though of course there will be winds.  Then, a storm from the west quickly passes through our patrol region on Sunday night through Monday.  The European and Canadian models are predicting 2” of snow, while […]

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Warming Week, and a Potentially Pleasant Weekend

A ridge of high pressure starts to enter our patrol zone tomorrow, and temperatures slowly warm throughout the week.  We may even have our first sunny and warm weekend coming up in a while.  The Canadian solution is making the weekend look rather nice in our patrol zone, but it will be at least a […]

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2-10” of Snow on Tap.  How’s That For Exactness?

Moisture continues to funnel from the northwest to the northern Colorado mountains.  The models seriously disagree on the extent of snow we’ll get over the next four day period.  Every time I check another model, the less clear the picture becomes.  Best odds for the most snow are to either (i) go as far north […]

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Cold Week with Light Snow

While a powerful closed low passes far to our south (i.e., through southern New Mexico) over the next few days, moisture gets pulled into our patrol zone from the northwest resulting in small amounts of snow being predicted periodically from today through Saturday.  Temperatures look to stay cold, with highs unlikely to break 20 degrees […]

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A Bunch of Small Snows Coming Up

We’re currently under a ridge of high pressure, which means pleasant weather, but it won’t last long.  Unfortunately, both weekend days look to bring wind and light snow – perhaps a trace to an inch (though the WRF Model, unlike the others, is predicting a bit of real snow, i.e., 3”).  Then, in a rather […]

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