In Brief:
The New Year brings a few chances of snow this week.
Friday update:
We stay near normal for high temperatures this week (hovering near the low 40's). Figure 1 update shows mountain snow over the next three days. Areas near I-25 and the foothills won't see much in the way of measurable snow. Sorry, winter is moving on quietly.
End Friday update.
Forecast Discussion:
We start the year still quite warm and dry (Figure 1). Thursday will see our next chance of precipitation. The National Weather Service (Figure 2) has things quite over-covered with snow, but it shows the low on the CO and NM border. The GFS has the low further south and the heavier snow down south as well (Figure 3). That same model skips the I-25 corridor and drops measurable snow to areas southeast of Denver this time (Figure 4).
Temperatures return to normal on Friday.
The Longer Range Forecast:
The next system moves in late Saturday night with a better chance of snow Sunday afternoon/night (Figure 1). This low is further north creating upslope flow in northern Colorado and Wyoming. Areas around I-25 may see 1-3 inches this time with a half foot to a foot in mountain locations (Figure 6). Then there is a hint of another system beyond that. I'll update on these next storms later!
