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Next Storm/Next Snow Forecast Discussion from the Cherrywood Observatory – November 7th, 2018

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Forecast discussion:

Northwest flow continues as the arctic begins to dump blobs of cold air into the U.S. Midwest. We are on the western edge of this cold-front-train. For most of the rest of the week, we'll be to the north of the frontal zone and highs will remain quite chilly (40's F - Figure 1).

Our next storm pulls past us tonight to Thursday AM (Figure 2). There are chances of snow mixed with the rain, but the significant snows will be out on the plains. Figure 3 shows where blizzard like conditions will occur over the next few days. Figure 4 shows that it is not expected to push this far west at this time. Oh well, snow will come... someday!

Figure 1: The forecast surface map for Wednesday PM. From NCEP.

Figure 2: the next 10 days of the graphical forecast for Longmont, CO from weatherunderground.com

Figure 3: The forecast accumulated snow map from the GFS and weather5280.com for the U.S. for the next 4 days.

Figure 4: The forecast accumulated snow map from the GFS and weather5280.com for Colorado for the next 4 days. Longmont is the pink dot, as always.

The longer range forecast:

That someday may be this weekend. We remain pretty cold overall with a more significant storm on the horizon for Saturday PM and Sunday AM, but we'll handle that after the current storm manifests.

Current Weather

Partly sunny

Partly sunny

49°F

UV Index
2 Low
Pressure
29.46 Rising
Visibility
8 miles
Dewpoint
20 °F
Humidity
32%
Wind
W 10 mph
Gust
26.8 mph
Wind Chill
45 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
8 AM
49°F
Showers
Today
9 AM
51°F
Cloudy
Today
10 AM
53°F
Cloudy
Today
11 AM
54°F
Cloudy
Today
12 PM
55°F
Cloudy
Today
1 PM
55°F
Cloudy
Today
2 PM
55°F
Cloudy
Today
3 PM
55°F
Cloudy
Today
4 PM
55°F
Cloudy
Today
5 PM
54°F
Cloudy
Today
6 PM
54°F
Cloudy
Today
7 PM
53°F
Cloudy

7 Day Forecast

Windy

Monday

55 °F

Winds gusting past 40 mph; a shower in spots this morning; otherwise, cloudy and cooler


Windy

Monday Night

42 °F

Very windy this evening; partly cloudy


Partly sunny w/ showers

Tuesday

59 °F

A couple of showers in the morning; otherwise, windy and cool with times of clouds and sun


Partly cloudy

Tuesday Night

32 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Wednesday

60 °F

Times of clouds and sun


Intermittent clouds

Wednesday Night

38 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Thursday

56 °F

Cool with times of clouds and sun


Cloudy

Thursday Night

39 °F

Cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Friday

62 °F

Times of sun and clouds


Mostly clear

Friday Night

40 °F

Mainly clear


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM

Based on AccuWeather data