Chris Bianchi

Could have brief blizzard conditions in/near the Denver metro area tomorrow morning. 30 mph winds + heavy snow possible 7-11a tomorrow.

Reminder: Blizzard = tough travel, NOT a reference to snow totals.

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In case you were wondering: DIA runways 8R/26L + 17L/35R are under severe/D2 drought, all others/terminals are in extreme/D3 drought.

Denver is now under "extreme" drought conditions (2nd-highest level) for the first time in over 4 years, per today's drought monitor update.

First time since Feb. 7, 2022.

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Current lean: 1-2" of snow in Denver, but it'll fall quickly and potentially mess up tomorrow's AM commute. Accumulating snow done by noon for most of the metro, partial melting throughout the day.

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Top takeaways for tomorrow's snow:

1) It's actually going to snow in Denver, Colorado

2) Metro area AM commute could be a brief hot mess - heavy snow + 20-30 mph winds. Accumulating snow likely done by noon

3) Mountain snow will be messy all day. Snow squalls possible

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🌡️ Warm with a high near 70° in Denver today (record: 76°, 1910), with increasing clouds. It'll turn breezy this afternoon as well, with fire danger south + east.

❄️ A sharp cold front moves in around midnight tonight, with a trace-3" of snow on colder surfaces tomorrow.

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Snowpack sitting at 62% of average, toeing the line for lowest on record. Northern basins should get a decent boost from Friday's storm.

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Today's furcast pet is 1.5 year old pit mix Midnight!

Midnight is dog-friendly, fully vetted, cat-friendly and has been looking for a home for 7 months - so we could really use your help! He was a former bait dog rescued from Texas.

Midnight's adoption info below ->

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Overall impacts for Friday: Expect some slush in Denver. It'll be a rough go in the mountains most of the day on Friday.

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Some models hinting at a burst of heavier snow during the Friday morning commute in the Denver metro.

Still not convinced we see much road accumulation unless it's really ripping, though.

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NEW: Winter Storm Watch for the mountains for 5-14" of snow on Friday. Ski traffic looks rough.

Winter Weather Advisory for the foothills above 6,000' (Conifer, Evergreen) and western DougCo as well. 4-10" of snow, though the foothills probably get closer to 4".

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It hasn't snowed in Denver in 38 days.

That's it. That's the post.

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almost forgot how to build a snow map

First crack at Friday snow amounts. I still suspect it's a lower impact event snow for most of the Denver area, roads stay mainly wet with slushy spots. Sun angle + surface temps + warm ground.

Ski traffic could be a very rough go Friday afternoon.

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Snow numbers for Friday incoming shortly...

3pm Thursday: 70°
12 hours later (3a Friday): snow

Denver just doing Denver things.

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🌤️ After some patchy morning fog north and east of Denver, it'll turn warm + mostly sunny with light winds. Highs in the mid-60s, about 15° above average for early March.

🎢 Even warmer tomorrow with a high near 70° ahead of some likely slushy snow on Friday.

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Today was Denver’s wettest day in six weeks, which is entirely a commentary on how dry the last six weeks have been around here.

Still, we’ll take it.

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Big rain in Colorado Springs tonight (close to an inch), while Denver mostly got its rain this morning. Some west/south metro showers tonight did get a few metro area totals in the 1/4” range.

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Today's furcast pets are 5-year-old bonded siblings Beau & Lulu! They're a pair of housetrained Shih Tzu mixes who love walks and cuddling. They're shy at first but quickly adapt to a new environment. They'd love to be the only pets in the home.

Adoption info below ->

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3:45p: Satellite showing a reinforcing push of moisture as the upper low approaches from west...this'll probably help re-ignite metro area precip shortly.

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Bit of a rain lull right now, but a few more showers/rumbles of thunder re-develop over the next hour or two.

Watch for a bit of slush & a few slick spots on Monument Hill tonight above 6500'.

Also: patchy fog tomorrow morning for parts of the metro area.

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Very bullish 12z Euro run on Denver snow for Friday. I'm personally skeptical. Looks warm, and mostly during the day (sun angle matters in March), and the low still looks too far north.

I'd ignore automated weather app solutions for the moment.

Still- I'm keeping a close eye.

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Winter Weather Advisory for the mountains until 8p tonight. Road impacts mainly at the passes. A few more inches of slushy snow to go for the ski areas.

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Just got a report of thunder in Evergreen from 9NEWS thunderologist @marcsallinger.bsky.social

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Denver (DIA) just picked up more precip last hour (0.07") than the previous 36 days combined (0.02").

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Forgot what it was like to see water falling from the sky

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8:15a: How about it? Actual water falling from the sky in Denver, with some brief bursts of steady rain.

No complaints here!

Slick at Berthoud Pass this morning, with more mountain snow today. Ends tonight.

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