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Sunday

Our latest round of snow arrived as scheduled on Saturday night and delivered 2-6 inches for Sunday morning's reports. We've also picked up an additional 1-2 inches as I type at 7:30 AM so there should be some fun turns to enjoy on Sunday morning!

The rest of Sunday will feature clearing skies and temps climbing from the teens up into the low 20s. We should be under mostly clear skies by late Sunday afternoon.

Monday

We'll then start Monday dry and windy as our next round of snow marches closer to Colorado.

Expect increasing cloud coverage, windy conditions up high, temps in the 20s, and the mountains remaining dry during the daylight hours. You'll know when the storm is arriving on Monday night.

Monday Night - Tuesday

All eyes will be on Monday night and Tuesday morning as a significant storm targets Colorado.

We should see snow showers develop ahead of a strong cold front that will move through from the northwest on Monday night. Winds will be out of the west-southwest through early Tuesday morning before switching to blow more out of the northwest from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

The strong cold front, westerly winds, and decent moisture will provide us with a good opportunity to receive very heavy snow at times late Monday night and into Tuesday morning. Tuesday morning will be full-on storm skiing, with the deepest turns likely found on Tuesday afternoon.

The OpenSnow high-resolution snow forecast below could be slightly overdone but I think it does a good job of detailing the storm's potential from Monday night through Tuesday evening.

In total, I'm bumping the forecast up to 5-10 inches from Monday night through Tuesday evening, with 3-6 inches for Tuesday morning's reports and another 2-4+ inches from 5 AM Tuesday through 5 PM Tuesday.

Temperatures will only climb into the single digits to low teens on Tuesday before diving below 0F on Tuesday night so bundle up and enjoy the pow!

Wednesday - Friday

Following the storm on Tuesday, expect chilly temperatures under sunny skies on Wednesday ahead of two more mostly dry days on Thursday and Friday. Temps will be in the 20s each day, with Friday being the day with the most cloud coverage and a chance for a few snow showers.

Travel Forecast

Slick and snowy road surfaces will continue through Sunday morning ahead of mostly dry road surfaces prevailing on Sunday afternoon. Dry road surfaces and normal travel speeds continue from Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

Icy and snow-packed road surfaces, along with difficult travel conditions due to heavy snow and reduced visibility, will follow from Monday night through Tuesday evening. Plan for extra travel time and possible road closures due to accidents, especially late Monday night through early Tuesday morning.

Slick and snowy road surfaces will continue to be encountered on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning ahead of mostly dry road surfaces prevailing by Wednesday afternoon.

Dry road surfaces should continue on Thursday and Friday ahead of more wet, slick, and snowy road surfaces through the weekend of December 3/4. 

Next Weekend & Beyond

Looking ahead to the weekend of December 3/4, we'll likely see a stormy couple of days develop as a good slug of moisture pushes into Colorado from the West Coast. This should keep things interesting through at least Tuesday, December 6.

The main area of storminess could then shift to bring cooler temps and chances for off-and-on snow showers as we head further into the week of December 7. As always, we'll see how the pattern shapes up as we get closer.

The overall message for today is an active weather pattern as we close out November and head into early December. Great news for more terrain opening and building up our early-season snowpack.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for daily updates!

SAM COLLENTINE