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The Next Storm/Next Snow Forecast Discussion from the Cherrywood Observatory – April 1, 2018

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Forecast Discussion:

I'm up in Estes Park on a slower internet connection and am giving a general science talk at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory Saturday evening.  I also have stuff for Easter morning to have ready... so this must be brief this time.   I'm also releasing this early since the forecast for Easter sunrise (when many have outdoors services) had changed a bit.

Figure 1 is the precipitation forecast for Sunday morning and there is more snow occurring across the northern Colorado tier of counties.  In Figure 2, the chance of precipitation at 5 to 7am is about 30%.  Take warm clothes and maybe an umbrella.

Figure 1: the 6 hour snapshot of surface pressures and precipitation Sunday morning from the GFS and weather5280.com

The longer range forecast:

After this really brief storm Sunday morning, things dry out and warm up quickly. We do have another chance of showers Tuesday AM (and temps drop) with the next front.  Beyond that --- more unsettled weather looks possible at the end of the week and beyond.

Happy Easter everyone!

Figure 2: The 10 day graphical forecast from weatherunderground.com for Longmont.

Current Weather

Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy

61°F

UV Index
1 Low
Pressure
29.91 Rising
Visibility
8 miles
Dewpoint
31 °F
Humidity
33%
Wind
NNE 9.5 mph
Gust
18.5 mph
Wind Chill
61 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
6 PM
58°F
Intermittent clouds
Today
7 PM
55°F
Partly sunny
Today
8 PM
53°F
Partly cloudy
Today
9 PM
50°F
Partly cloudy
Today
10 PM
47°F
Partly cloudy
Today
11 PM
45°F
Partly cloudy
Tomorrow
12 AM
43°F
Partly cloudy
Tomorrow
1 AM
41°F
Partly cloudy
Tomorrow
2 AM
41°F
Partly cloudy w/ showers
Tomorrow
3 AM
40°F
Partly cloudy w/ showers
Tomorrow
4 AM
39°F
Partly cloudy
Tomorrow
5 AM
39°F
Partly cloudy

7 Day Forecast

Partly sunny w/ showers

Friday

76 °F

More sunshine than clouds; breezy with a shower in spots late this afternoon


Partly cloudy w/ showers

Friday Night

37 °F

Partly cloudy with a couple of showers late


Partly sunny

Saturday

66 °F

Not as warm with sun and some clouds


Mostly clear

Saturday Night

39 °F

Clear to partly cloudy


Mostly cloudy

Sunday

76 °F

Mostly cloudy and warmer; breezy in the afternoon


Mostly cloudy

Sunday Night

51 °F

Rather cloudy; windy late


Windy

Monday

60 °F

Winds gusting past 40 mph; cloudy and cooler


Intermittent clouds

Monday Night

43 °F

Breezy in the evening; otherwise, partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Tuesday

62 °F

Times of clouds and sun; windy in the afternoon


Intermittent clouds

Tuesday Night

36 °F

Clearing


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM

Based on AccuWeather data