Extra snow is on its strategy to Denver this weekend, however simply how a lot and what areas might be hit the toughest is up within the air, in keeping with Nationwide Climate Service forecasters.
NWS meteorologists introduced one other snowstorm was headed for Colorado on social media Thursday afternoon, issuing a Winter Storm Look ahead to the foothills, Palmer Divide and areas of the plains from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening.
Forecasters are assured within the timing of the storm — predicting the heaviest snowfall in a single day Friday — however that confidence decreases when making an attempt to pinpoint what places might be hit the toughest and simply how a lot snow will accumulate, the climate service said.
Let’s speak “confidence” with the incoming snow Fri/Sat
Confidence is increased within the timing, with the reasonable to heavier snows extra doubtless Fri PM-Sat AM
Confidence decreases with location/quantities of the heaviest snow as actual location of snow bands are more durable to foretell. #COwx https://t.co/88A2qdlyTb pic.twitter.com/WCuRuKEcIK
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) February 9, 2024
It’s troublesome for meteorologists to foretell the precise location of snow bands because the storm strikes throughout the state, which makes it onerous to estimate extra exact particulars, according to NWS forecasters.
Snow had already arrived within the mountains and foothills Friday morning, and NWS meteorologists count on the storm to unfold to the metro space by Friday afternoon.
As an alternative of final week’s change up from rain to snow all through the day, colder climate throughout the state this weekend will flip all precipitation to snow from the start of the storm, according to NWS meteorologists.
Denver and different cities within the metro space are anticipated to see between 1 and 6 inches of snow accumulation this weekend, with extra falling out east towards Denver Worldwide Airport and south in the direction of Citadel Rock, in keeping with NWS knowledge.
NWS forecasters count on lower than half an inch of snow accumulation in Denver Friday afternoon as temperatures hover round 43 levels. As temperatures dip to the low 20s in a single day, one other 2 inches of snow ought to accumulate throughout the town, in keeping with NWS forecasters.
Snow showers will proceed throughout Colorado Saturday, truly fizzling out later into the night, in keeping with a NWS Hazardous Climate Outlook Friday.
Little to no snow accumulation is anticipated within the Denver space Saturday, however the climate will proceed to make journey slick, the outlook said.
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