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The Front Range Forecast: Mild followed

In Brief:

Mild temperatures and dry conditions dominate the next week.

The Front Range Forecast:

Amazingly mild weather has settled in. You should see some great melting occur this week (Figure 1). The West Coast storms are back - crashing into California and dropping rain and snows across the western states.  They typically give up their final moisture on the western slopes of Colorado - which is what we see happening again Sunday and beyond this week (Figure 2).

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Figure 1: the 10 day graphical forecast for Denver from weatherundeground.com
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Figure 2: the surface weather map for Sunday from the NWS.

The Longer Range Forecast:

Over the next 5 days, though, mountain snow amounts are fairly light (Figure 3). The mid-week front (Figure 1) might send a coating of snow out across the Plains (Figure 3). This is not a done deal either.  I'm betting on more mild than much cold and snow.  Enjoy the quiet weather!

 

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Figure 3: the 5 day 10:1 snowfall ratio from the GFS and weather5280.com


About the Author: John Ensworth

John Ensworth used to work from Longmont as the PI for the NASA through the IGES (The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies). He now teaches technology, algebra, astronomy, meteorology, film school, and Lego robotics to middle/high school.
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