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SnowBrains Forecast: 10-20 Inches of Snow For Colorado This Week

This forecast was created at 7 a.m. PST on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 A round of snow tapers off early this week, but a more significant storm system takes shape Wednesday night through Saturday, favoring southwestern Colorado with higher totals and spreading moderate snow elsewhere. Overall, expect decent snow quality across many resorts given moderate to occasionally higher snow-to-liquid ratios, […]

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WeatherBrains | March 4, 2025
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NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Colorado Tonight/Tomorrow | 3-6″ of Snow Forecast

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for southwest Colorado tonight and tomorrow that is calling of 3-6″ of snowfall. The heaviest accumulations will be above 10,000′. * SNOW ACCUMULATION…3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL…HEAVIEST ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 10000 FEET. – NOAA Denver, CO today Arapahoe Basin, CO is already […]

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WeatherBrains | November 4, 2016
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NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Colorado Tonight | 3-6″ of Snow Forecast

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Colorado that is calling for 3-6+” of snowfall tonight and tomorrow morning.  The heaviest snow is forecast to accumulate above 8,000-feet. “A winter weather advisory will be in effect from 9 PM MDT tonight through noon MDT tomorrow for the Elkhead and Park Mountains and the Flattops, above 8000 feet. 3 to […]

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1-2″ of Snow Per Hour All Day in Colorado Today | Winter Storm Warning, 10-20″ of Snow Forecast

NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Colorado today that is calling for up to 20″ of snow.  A Winter Weather Advisory is also in effect that calls for up to 12″ of snow.  Both advisories are calling for all this snow to fall before 6pm today. It will be snowing about 1-2″ per hour most of the day […]

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WeatherBrains | November 20, 2015
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Winter Storm Warning in Colorado Expanded to Include All 7 Open CO Ski Resorts | Blizzard Warning for Denver

This morning, NOAA expanded the Winter Storm Warning for Colorado to include all 7 of Colorado’s currently open ski resorts (see list of open CO resorts below).  10-20″ of snow is expected at all of these open ski resorts between today and 8am Tuesday. “Significant snow accumulations are expected in the southern and central mountains and some adjacent higher valley […]

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WeatherBrains | November 16, 2015
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NOAA Upgrades Colorado Storm Today | 10-20″ of Snow Forecast All Over CO Next 2 Days

NOAA has upgraded yesterday’s Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm Warning today that is forecasting 10-20″ of snowfall all over Colorado from midnight tonight until 8am Tuesday.  This “potent” pacific storm has triggered a Winter Storm Warning, a Winter Storm Watch, and a Winter Weather Advisory for Colorado tonight through Tuesday (see map above). A PACIFIC STORM WILL STRENGTHEN […]

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WeatherBrains | November 15, 2015
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NOAA: 4-8″ of Snow for Colorado Today/Tonight

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Colorado is having one helluva May. It’s been snowing like crazy this may and it won’t stop. NOAA is forecasting another 3-6″ for Colorado today and tonight and they’ve issued a Winter Weather Advisory. Arapahoe Basin is still open and they’ve had some great powder days this month. They’ve gotten 9″ in the past 3 days. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 21, 2015
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NOAA: 10-20 Inches of Snow for Colorado Today & Tomorrow

Colorado is getting the big late season snow this May. NOAA has issued both a Winter Storm Warning and a Winter Storm Watch for the Colorado mountains today that involved 10 to 20 inches of new snow falling today and tomorrow. Just last week, Colorado got a foot of snow and a few days before that on May 10th, Arapahoe Basin, CO got 14″ of snow and had a helluva powder day. “A winter storm watch has been issued for the mountains for Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon. Accumulations of 10 to 20 inches […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 18, 2015
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2 Winter Storm Warnings for Colorado | Up to 12″ Forecast

Pink = Winter Storm Warning. Blue = Winter Storm Watch. Purple = Winter Weather Advisory.

NOAA has issued two seperate Winter Storm Warning for Colorado this weekend. One in Southwest Colorado and Central Colorado. Some locations will see up to a foot of new snow. NOAA has also issued several Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisories in Colorado for this weekend. It’s going to be a very snowy weekend in Colorado. Only Arapahoe Basin is still open. Heads up out there if you’re headed into the backcountry. We had two skiers caught in an avalanche […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 14, 2015
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NOAA: 1-2 Feet for Colorado

NOAA is forecasting a big storm for Colorado. 1-2 feet is expected. NOAA has issued a winter storm warning for much of Colorado for Monday and Tuesday. Today appears to be a transition day from the warm, moist phase of this strong long duration storm to the cold phase. As the closed low pressure system continues to dive down the California coast, pulling up sufficient moisture from the Pacific, a strong cold front and upper level jet will move across the area today. […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 2, 2015
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NOAA: Up to 8″ of Snow Expected Today in Central & South Colorado

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Colorado currently has three different Winter Weather Watches in effect from noon today until 9am tomorrow morning. NOAA is calling for: – 4-8″ of new snow in the Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County above 11,000-feet – 4-6″ of new snow in Central Colorado including Breckenridge above 10,000-feet – 3-6″ of new snow in the San Juan, Gore, Elk, and Sawatch mountains above 9,500-feet Colorado nearly always has the first ski resort openings in the USA with resorts opening last year as early as October 15th. We’ve got our fingers crossed. Winter is certainly coming. […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 9, 2014
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Colorado Snow Forecast: 12” Tuesday for Arapahoe Basin & Loveland Ski Areas

Despite it being almost May, Colorado’s winter keep plugging along.  Loveland and Arapahoe Basin are still open and each expecting around a foot of new snow on Tuesday leaving Wednesday, May 1st to be another unexpected powder day. “The fun begins on Tuesday as a strong storm will move through Colorado with cold air, a heavy snow band, meaningful accumulations, […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 29, 2013
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