Breckenridge Daily Snow
By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago March 20, 2023
Stormy Week
Summary
Multiple waves of snowfall take aim for Breckenridge over the next 7 days. The first wave arrives midday Monday and continues into Tuesday morning. The second and more substantial wave arrives Tuesday afternoon and continues through Thursday morning. Snow lingers Thursday into Friday. The third wave arrives next weekend, March 25-26. Break early next week ahead of another wave around March 29-31.
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Monday AM - Tuesday AM
Cloud coverage increased on Sunday night and we're now under mostly cloudy skies and temps in the teens on Monday morning. We should remain mostly dry for the rest of the morning ahead of our first round of snowfall that will begin to ramp up through Monday afternoon.
This first wave is really just an appetizer and will open the storm door for a stronger wave that will arrive on Tuesday evening. Expect decent snowfall rates through Monday night ahead of a slight break on Tuesday morning. In total, look for 2-4 inches in Tuesday's reports, with freshies to enjoy for first chair Tuesday.
Tuesday PM - Wednesday PM
Following the slight break around Tuesday morning and into early Tuesday afternoon, we'll begin to receive the second and stronger wave beginning around Tuesday evening. This wave will bring heavy snowfall rates through Wednesday, along with gusty winds out of the west-southwest.
Even though areas to our south and west will receive the deepest totals, we should still be looking at a healthy event from Tuesday night through Thursday night, with totals of 4-8 inches. Keep an eye on late Wednesday afternoon and into Wednesday evening for sneaky good totals as the wind direction shifts to more of a westerly flow.
Wednesday will be full-on storm skiing. First chair Thursday would be my choice for the best turns this week.
Thursday - Friday
We'll then continue to receive off-and-on snow showers on Thursday and into Friday. Highs will only be in the teens, with overnight lows in the low single digits so it will feel a lot more like mid-January compared to late March.
Next Weekend & Beyond
March Madness will continue on Saturday, March 25 and into Sunday, March 26 as another storm rolls through Colorado. We'll work on the details as we get closer but I can say that it does look very cold with temps well below average for late March.
Looking further ahead, the storm train won't stop. We should catch a short break around early next week, March 27-28, but then we'll be right back into a stormy pattern as we close out March and flip the calendar into April.
Thanks for reading!
SAM COLLENTINE