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Next Storm/Next Snow Forecast Discussion from the Cherrywood Observatory – December 2, 2018

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Forecast Discussion:

We had only a trace of snow around the county Friday into Saturday, but we did have very thick fog and freezing fog overnight. Figure 1 shows the meager, but needed, rainfall/water equivalents that fell.

Our storm is pulling out to the east creating a blizzard in the Great Plains, Our next storm is swinging in from the northwestern coast of the U.S. (Figure 2).

Figure 1: The CoCoRaHS water reports by Saturday 7am.

Figure 2: The current surface map from Saturday PM and the Weather Channel.

The longer range forecast:

The next storm arrives today giving us light snow off and on all day, but the temperatures will be above freezing during the day (Figure 3).  Temperatures bottom out on Monday (some models keep us below freezing for a day).  There is a hint of another, late week, storm on the horizon.  The jet stream is the south of us and these storm system will keep swinging through.

Figure 3: the graphical forecast for the next 10 days forecast for Longmont, CO from weatherunderground.com

Current Weather

Clear

Clear

48°F

UV Index
0 Low
Pressure
29.91 Steady
Visibility
7 miles
Dewpoint
37 °F
Humidity
67%
Wind
E 2.3 mph
Gust
3.9 mph
Wind Chill
48 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
1 AM
46°F
Mostly clear
Today
2 AM
44°F
Mostly clear
Today
3 AM
43°F
Mostly clear
Today
4 AM
42°F
Mostly clear
Today
5 AM
40°F
Mostly clear
Today
6 AM
39°F
Mostly sunny
Today
7 AM
42°F
Mostly sunny
Today
8 AM
48°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
9 AM
53°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
10 AM
59°F
Mostly cloudy
Today
11 AM
64°F
Mostly cloudy
Today
12 PM
67°F
Cloudy

7 Day Forecast

Intermittent clouds

Saturday

64 °F

Cooler with clouds giving way to some sun


Intermittent clouds

Saturday Night

39 °F

Turning out clear


Mostly cloudy

Sunday

78 °F

Cloudy most of the time, breezy and warmer


Mostly cloudy

Sunday Night

47 °F

Rather cloudy and windy


Windy

Monday

60 °F

Very windy; cloudy and cooler


Intermittent clouds

Monday Night

41 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Tuesday

59 °F

Cool with times of clouds and sun; windy in the afternoon


Partly cloudy

Tuesday Night

32 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Wednesday

60 °F

Times of clouds and sun


Intermittent clouds

Wednesday Night

35 °F

Partly cloudy


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM

Based on AccuWeather data