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Forecast Discussion:
If the forecasters at WeatherBell are correct, there is some serious cold winter-like conditions on their way around Christmas and beyond... but models disagree on this, so it will be fun to watch. In the meantime, unusually warm beautiful weather is the story (except for our brief mid-week cold front).
A very weak, dry cold front heads through today, but temperatures won't reflect that (Figure 1). Figure 2 shows us about 10F above normal today. Figure 3 has us maybe 12F above average tomorrow. The cold front comes through later Wednesday, so Thursday (Figure 4) cools to near average around town (colder in the mountains). Figure 4 does show a bit of down slope warming around Ft. Collins and eastward.
Figure 5 is the snowfall over the next 5 days (from the GFS) and we have measurable snow up into the southwest side of Longmont - a dusting to a coating is likely after that front comes through. The Western Slopes get 2-3 inches (with locally higher amounts).
The longer term forecast:
We warm up for the weekend and have no more measurable precipitation expected for the next 10 days. Enjoy the quiet-ness!
