Rain and snow today, weekend system trending down

An energetic climate sample continues throughout Colorado. We’re seeing comparatively calm circumstances this morning, with some scattered snow showers within the southwest quadrant of the state.

This ripple of power will slowly slide east all through the day immediately, finally organising showers for the entrance vary and I-25.

Above is the setup for Thursday morning with moisture pinwheeling in from southwest to northeast.

Beneath is the evolution of the weak shortwave, with some areas of convection which might be noteworthy, particularly round Denver and with a posh of thunder showers over the japanese plains. That radar imagery is a projection round 3pm immediately.

Typically there can be some variability to our climate all through the afternoon, so pay attention to altering climate circumstances.

Our window of alternative for moisture Thursday can be round early lunch time, lasting into the late night hours. Will or not it’s raining or snowing the ENTIRE afternoon? Most likely not, but it surely’s anticipated to be extra unsettled than not for many of the day.

You’ll be able to see under these precipitation possibilities ramp up this afternoon, decrease a bit early Friday, earlier than growing once more later within the day into Saturday. Our patter quiets down a bit thereafter.

Snowfall totals tomorrow do not appear terribly spectacular –  however in a convective environment, attention-grabbing issues can occur… we’ll need to preserve an in depth eye out for that.

We’ll keep chilly on immediately, in addition to Friday, earlier than our subsequent storm system comes lumbering in. Actually it will not be till about Sunday earlier than we begin to really feel a warming development…

Now, earlier this week, the Friday night’s storm regarded prefer it might  be a reasonably promising spherical of moisture. Sadly, We have see a reasonably precipitous downward development within the snowfall information ever since Monday night.

The explanation for the downward development: location, location, location. Our higher degree low which had been centered over the New Mexico/Colorado border, is now MUCH additional south within the newest information – basically over far southern New Mexico.

The observe of this technique does NOT bode properly for important snowfall on the from Colorado Springs north to Denver.

Whereas we nonetheless doubtless see some accumulating snowfall in lots of circumstances, it will not be sufficient to sluggish you down all an excessive amount of.

Snowfall Totals
For the incoming moisture immediately, we’re doubtless not in for an entire lot when it comes to snowfall at decrease elevations. Typically underneath and inch for Denver and Colorado Springs.

If we take a look at totals via Saturday morning we see the foothills west of Denver might decide up some considerable snowfall, in addition to the western Palmer Divide. For most locales at decrease elevations the possibility for significant accumulation is wanting low… however preserve an eye fixed to the sky (and forecast!) simply in case that adjustments. For areas of heavier snowfall at greater elevations some totals from 6 to 12″ are anticipated!

The totals map contains that wave tomorrow night time, which for some could possibly be a bit higher for a setup for that accumulating snow… we’ll see. Let’s get spherical one immediately and tonight out of the way in which and see how issues are wanting within the morning.

Luke