Chinook Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 We are getting snow showers coming out of the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConiferMtnMan Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 We ended up with a storm total of around 12". 5-6" Monday night with 6" last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Wow, was that ever a weird one. Second half of the storm saved us. Nearest COCORAHS x 2 days had 0.51" total, so with the GFS QPF estimate from 24 hrs previously of 0.7", ratio was 1.4. Less than billed but not a bust. I have no idea how much snow we actually got but best guess is about 3.8" give or take an inch. It was really pretty this AM. Huge immature bald eagle starting to grow his or her adult feathers in the frosty trees by the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 I got graupel in the grass yesterday, about 0.2" of graupel/snow 0.07" of water equivalent. I guess Boulder County got a dumping there. I saw some of the reports on the NWS page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Snow reports from early April. Actually some pretty impressive stuff. The mountains near Fort Collins were white, briefly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Keep up the hope. We could still get some wet weather in Springtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindancewx Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I like May wet for most of the West, but warmer than normal as you head east or south. Coolness centered on CA. Actually think it's a wet Summer too - which means it won't be super hot. Maybe just average? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Chinook, I think it's time for that Summer thread. Stick a fork in this very small potato. Not to say there might not be a little snow to come at lower elevations, but not winter-type snow. Bring on hail season, the monsoon (we hope), and thoughts of next winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindancewx Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I'm not a huge fan of the JAMSTEC for temperature outlooks (land) but in my observation of it, the SSTA forecasts are pretty good. It's trending toward another Super El Nino. It's been ages since we've had two super-El Ninos so close together, maybe late 1800s if you believe the reconstructions (i.e. trade winds fully reversing, weird weather, etc). It has the Super El Nino with a somewhat cooler Atlantic, and a neutral-ish PDO, which would be a great pattern for the SW...and sure enough it has almost the entire country frigid, which is somewhat consistent with the near-solar minimum El Ninos. Wildcard I think is the QBO or the AMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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