Ed. note: Jerry Roberts sent this update today (Friday): "Viewing the latest model runs today it looks like we could have a better shot at snow in the San Juans. Increasing orographic winds along with cold temperatures will enhance the potential of snow production Saturday. ...
A low pressure trough is forming over the Pacific NW today while cold temps and scattered mid level clouds remain in western Colorado. Another very cold day and night ahead as clouds spread into the area ahead of the approaching trough. By early Saturday SW...
There are many ?’s concerning the approaching major winter storm system, but several things are certain–high winds and very cold temperatures with potential for Significant Snowfall especially in the central Colorado mountains. Today will be mostly mild with increasingly cloudy skies & cooling temps. The drama...
Thickening clouds are beginning to stream into the San Juans today with a moisture source stretching from Hawaii. The first wave of energy in the Great Basin should reach us by mid to late afternoon today bringing the potential of snow, 4-8″ with a bit...
[caption id="attachment_9576" align="alignright" width="128"] Jerry Roberts, weather guru[/caption] There is a transitory dry ridge building over western Colorado tonight then a shortwave trough ejects from a Pacific storm bringing clouds by Wednesday morning. By late Wednesday afternoon the upper flow is westerly favoring the central and...
A juicy March storm is on the way so enjoy a very warm, partly sunny Wednesday because there is increasing high cloudiness today and tomorrow as the ridge of high pressure moves east pushed by a fairly large closed-low presently spinning off the Washington/Oregon coast. This...
There are currently partly cloudy skies with increasing cloudiness throughout the day. Western Colorado will see the southern portion of a split trough arriving on WNW flow bringing some snow into the western San Juans later today and by mid-afternoon the flow will spread moisture...
Our four days of storms end today as the 4-corners closed low dives southeast into New Mexico to disrupt the front range of Colorado with upslope conditions and the plains states with high winds, snow and a little chaos. The San Juans will have clearing...
A temporary ridge of high pressure formed over the forecast area last night and will soon break down with a strong Pacific storm moving through the area Wednesday into early Thursday morning followed by snowy unsettled conditions the remainder of the week. Models remain in...
Very temporary high pressure is bringing sunny, dry conditions to our forecast area today (Thursday) as the Gulf of Alaska storm currently along the Pacific NW coast swirls inland. Two models show the strong closed low invading the Great Basin Friday afternoon while flow aloft turns...
