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Tuesday Update: The Front Range Forecast: Our next storm

Tuesday Update:

The front will pass later this afternoon then gets a reinforcing push around midnight. We spend the next couple of days with temperatures in the lower 20s for highs (Figure 1 update). Snow should begin around sunrise Wednesday and come mostly to an end around sunrise Thursday.

Snowfall Roundup:

For Longmont to Broomfield:

My forecast is for 1.5-4 inches
Weatherunderground 3-4 inches
The GFS (Figure 2 update)  2-4 inches
The NAM (Figure 3 update)  1 -3 inches
The NWS 2-5 inches
The Weather 5280 forecasters  3-5 inches
 

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Figure 1 update: snippet of the 10 day graphical forecast for Denver from weatherunderground.com

 

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Figure 2 update: the 3 day snowfall total from the GFS and weather5280.com
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Figure 3 update: the 3 day snowfall total from the NAM 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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Current Weather

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

54°F

UV Index
2 Low
Pressure
30.23 Steady
Visibility
4 miles
Dewpoint
53 °F
Humidity
97%
Wind
NNW 1.1 mph
Gust
2.8 mph
Wind Chill
54 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
8 AM
52°F
Mostly sunny
Today
9 AM
56°F
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Today
10 AM
60°F
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Today
11 AM
65°F
Mostly sunny
Today
12 PM
71°F
Mostly sunny
Today
1 PM
77°F
Mostly sunny
Today
2 PM
82°F
Partly sunny
Today
3 PM
84°F
Partly sunny
Today
4 PM
85°F
Partly sunny
Today
5 PM
84°F
Partly sunny
Today
6 PM
83°F
Partly sunny
Today
7 PM
82°F
Partly sunny

7 Day Forecast

Mostly sunny

Monday

85 °F

Sunny to partly cloudy and warmer


Mostly clear

Monday Night

58 °F

Mainly clear


Intermittent clouds

Tuesday

90 °F

Intervals of clouds and sun


Clear

Tuesday Night

56 °F

Clear; good conditions for viewing the meteor shower


Mostly sunny

Wednesday

98 °F

Mostly sunny and hot; danger of dehydration and heatstroke if outside for extended periods of time


Partly cloudy

Wednesday Night

61 °F

Partly cloudy


Mostly cloudy

Thursday

95 °F

Mainly cloudy and very warm


Partly cloudy

Thursday Night

61 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Friday

92 °F

Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a thunderstorm on the prowl in the afternoon


Mostly cloudy

Friday Night

60 °F

Cloudy most of the time


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM

Based on AccuWeather data