Uncle Bobby Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I and family are in Grand Junction tonight, after spending the day driving down from Jackson WY. We had hoped to go to Durango tomorrow, but it looks like we're screwed. Red Mountain Pass is already reporting icy conditions. Ah, well, there are plenty of other possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Lots of snow in the mountains now. It ended up switching to snow for a bit earlier so today marks my first flakes of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Looks like tomorrow won't get out of the 40s now. Significant rainfall possible, too. Gonna be nice to see lots of snow in the mountains when things clear out Sun/Mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I honestly didn't think I'd see this much snow. Not sure when it got started, but I have a good inch and a half on the ground. It' still snowing at a very good rate and it's pretty windy, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Probably a good 3" from today's event. Still snowing, but not as intense as earlier. I'll take it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 It is 39 degrees at my house. The rain was coming down in buckets for a few moments, but it is generally light. We definitely have a breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Now that it's cleared down here in Englewood (South Denver), the mountains are all white and looking pretty. Went up to 8k feet this morning and there was already about 3 inches and it snowed more this afternoon, so I bet they wound up with at least 4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Denver NWS has finally added some more stations to their climate page. Before they only had the airport, now Centennial (just south of Denver), Akron (eastern plains NE of Denver), and Limon (eastern plains SE of Denver) are also on there. Fort Collins/Loveland, Greeley, and Copper Mountain were on there briefly but have now been taken off for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Denver NWS has finally added some more stations to their climate page. Before they only had the airport, now Centennial (just south of Denver), Akron (eastern plains NE of Denver), and Limon (eastern plains SE of Denver) are also on there. Fort Collins/Loveland, Greeley, and Copper Mountain were on there briefly but have now been taken off for some reason. I noticed this also. Why did they just become available? And is there any reason why snowfall data is not included in CLIDEN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 And is there any reason why snowfall data is not included in CLIDEN? I'm guessing that it's because it takes a person to put snowfall data in (as well as measure it- hence why APA and others don't have any snowfall data), but the rest can be completely automated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I'm guessing that it's because it takes a person to put snowfall data in (as well as measure it- hence why APA and others don't have any snowfall data), but the rest can be completely automated. If true, that is ridiculous. Most PLCDs have contracted FAA observers recording snowfall and sent to NWS before CLIs are sent. Where is the snowfall measured "for" DEN? Of course it's no longer Stapleton, but if it's there on current DIA property, no reason why it can't be included in the reports. I may just pose the question on their facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Had a few showers last night with some gusty NW winds but otherwise the stretch of boredom continues. Our little rain/snow event a week and a half ago was the last real item of interest and I see nothing as of right now in the next two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yesterday: a couple of wind gusts of 40mph outside of town Today: I saw frost! a few wind gusts about 30mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 18z and 00z GFS show a dry cold front for me but snow for Colorado even in the lowlands. Very cold out in the plains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 DEN got all the way down to 26 this morning. 28 in my backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 DEN got all the way down to 26 this morning. 28 in my backyard. I've yet to have a freeze although I have hit 33-36 about 4 times. The ecmwf says that changes next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 After trending away from it with the 0z and 6z runs, 12z GFS is back to showing a significant snowstorm here on Wednesday. No consistency beyond 4 days right now, so have to wait and see where it trends from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Either way, it looks like we are finally going to get some cold weather next week. I think I may try and get Audubon in this weekend before it gets socked with snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Classic upslope snowstorm on today's 12Z. GFS also hanging back A LOT more energy in the trough this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 With winter coming and inspired by the International Falls thread, here are some notable cold records for Boulder (I'm using them instead of Denver because Boulder has continuous records in the same general location back to 1893). Earliest sub-freezing temperature: 9/9/1941 Earliest sub-freezing high: 10/11/2009 Earliest sub-20 temperature: 9/29/1985 Earliest sub-10 temperature: 10/13/1969 Earliest sub-zero temperature: 10/29/1917 Coldest November temperature: -12 11/27/1919 Coldest December temperature: -24 12/22/1990 Coldest January temperature: -33 1/17/1930 Coldest February temperature: -28 2/9/1936 Coldest high temperature: -12 on 2/4/1989 Coldest March temperature: -13 3/9/1932 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Still watching those models flip back and forth. At least today's 12 and 18z models all moved toward a colder solution. I am hopeful that both Colorado and Utah can do reasonably well. As of right now I would be looking at T-2 inches of snow and highs in the upper 30s or low 40s, lows in the mid 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Still watching those models flip back and forth. At least today's 12 and 18z models all moved toward a colder solution. I am hopeful that both Colorado and Utah can do reasonably well. As of right now I would be looking at T-2 inches of snow and highs in the upper 30s or low 40s, lows in the mid 20s. Little surprised the CO guys aren't discussing this a bit more. This is shaping up to be a good early season Front Range snow event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Little surprised the CO guys aren't discussing this a bit more. This is shaping up to be a good early season Front Range snow event. Yeah, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Little surprised the CO guys aren't discussing this a bit more. This is shaping up to be a good early season Front Range snow event. Yeah I started paying attention today. It certainly looks promising. The consistency that something will happen is a big plus. Whatever happens, this sure beats last year when we didn't even get a storm to track until the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 I looked at some of the models yesterday. I didn't particularly notice the breakaway Utah/Colorado shortwave trough. (Although I wasn't looking too closely.) It's possible the models have changed in the last 24 hours. Today the GFS and ECMWF show a robust storm. Actually the GFS shows 41.6mm of precipitation for Fort Collins, which is insane. I got that from the forecast meteograms at http://ready.arl.noa...v/READYcmet.php If that were true, and we got all snow with a 12:1 snow ratio, it would be 19.6 inches of snow. The GFS and ECMWF seem to have some agreement on the Utah/Colorado shortwave, so I think we can certainly expect snow above 6000ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I live right within the Palmer Divide so this looks to be a great early season event. A good foot would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Winter Storm Watch issued from eastern Wyoming down to the Palmer Divide. Interestingly enough, there is a Red Flag Warning near Colorado Springs, which, I suppose, means they should be watching out for fires. Fires and Snow. Of course. How could we not have fires and snow on the same day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The NAM has been pretty insistent that the bulk of the precip stays north towards FoCo and Wyoming. Meanwhile the GFS continues to drop the shortwave further south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Looking increasingly like the peak of the storm for Denver/Boulder will be about 2 am to 2 pm Wednesday. Earlier it appeared the peak would be more like Tue evening to Wednesday morning. Still looks good for a 4-8" storm for most of the metro area, with higher amounts in the foothills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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