Colorado Daily Snow

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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 9 years ago September 9, 2014

Summary:

One more day of cloudy and rainy weather on Tuesday for the mountains, then Wednesday and Thursday will be much drier. Look for a strong cold front to bring near or below freezing temperatures and a bit of snow to northern and eastern Colorado on Thursday night. Then Friday through the weekend will be sunny with warming temperatures.

Details:

Rain moved through most mountain areas on Monday afternoon and Monday night, and more will cover the area on Tuesday. The whole day won't be a washout, but with lots of clouds and showers around, it won't be a glorious day (unless you like hiking in the rain, in which case, get out there!).

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Tuesday morning radar showing plenty of rain over and heading into Colorado. Source: Weathertap.com

 

The last part of the storm will push through the state late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, and this will be the most likely time that the highest peaks over 12,000ft could see a few inches of snow. If a few heavier showers move through during this time, snow flakes could even get down to 11,000ft for areas along and north of I-70.

On Wednesday, most of the state will return to drier and sunnier weather, with the exception of low clouds hugging the continental divide as well as the foothills and plains east of the divide.

For Thursday, look for a very nice day, with a massive change coming during the evening hours. A strong cold front will hit the Wyoming border by late afternoon and then push south through the evening. The brunt of the cold air will stay along and east of the mountains, though some of this air will filter through northern Colorado, perhaps getting toward I-70. On Thursday night, bring in any plants that you want to live as temperatures will flirt with freezing for many of the lower elevations and will definitely get below freezing in the higher valleys and mountains. There could also be some light drizzle, freezing drizzle, or snow flakes in the eastern foothills and the plains up against the eastern foothills, so keep an eye to the clouds on Thursday night.

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Forecast low temperatures on Friday morning. Source: Weatherbell.com

Friday will be chilly and cloudy east of the divide but sunny and glorious elsewhere. Temperatures will warm on Saturday and Sunday with likely no chance of rain either day, so enjoy the perfect fall weather.

Looking ahead to next week, I don't see much weather action except for perhaps a few showers and a bit cooler air near the middle or end of the week.

JOEL GRATZ

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Joel Gratz

Founding Meteorologist

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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