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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 11 years ago November 21, 2012

Update 10:15am
The newest model run is in and shows the Monday storm a little weaker and further east, so it might offer less snow than I talk about below. Drats!

--- Previous update from 9:30am --- 

I searched far and wide this morning and looked at all the weather data I could find. The good news is that we'll see snow on Monday, but the bad news is that I still don't see a consistent shift to colder and snowier weather over the next 1-2 weeks.

First, a storm will miss Colorado to the north on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, but a few light snow showers could fall north of I-70 during the overnight hours and before noon on Thursday. You'll also notice more clouds and cooler temperatures in this area on Thursday.

Friday and most of the weekend will be dry with sunny skies. Go outside an enjoy yourself!

The next storm moves closer to Colorado on Sunday afternoon and there could be a few light snow showers for areas north of I-70 during late Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.

The main part of the next storm will arrive in Colorado on Monday. Most areas will see snow, though the biggest totals -- perhaps 4-8 inches? -- will be east of the divide and along the front range and urban areas. I do think that the mountains will see snow and it'll get colder, which is good for snow and good for snowmaking, but totals will likely stay below 6 inches for most mountain areas. In the map below, multiply the precipitation by about 10 to 15 to estimate snow (the map shows liquid equivalent precipitation).

Storm Precipitation

There is a possibility a second part of this storm sweeps by on Tuesday night and could bring another few inches, but that's 50/50 right now. Most likely the snow will end on Monday night.

After this storm, I don't see much next week. There could be another storm around December 1st, but that's 9 days out and the models are all over the place, so like a broken record I'll say that I don't trust the details of longer range forecasts and we'll figure that storm out as it gets a little closer.

JOEL GRATZ

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Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.

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