![]() ![]() You’ll know when it arrives! Before the front, it will be a mild overnight in the 30s or even lower 40s across the area. Current model trends bring the front into Boulder and Denver between 3 and 6AM on Wednesday. The aforementioned Arctic front will arrive early Wednesday morning under the cover of darkness. Gusty west-northwest winds will be around through the day, but it won’t be as windy as it was on Monday which was just brutal here in Boulder… In the short-term, Tuesday will be a continuation of the “warm before the storm” with temperature soaring towards the 60-degree mark in the Metro area, with some spots in the heart of Denver pushing into the middle 60s. The former will mostly benefit our Mountains with orographics producing good powder over the next 48 hours for west and southwest facing slopes. The ladder will mainly be a factor for heavy snow as the system kicks out into the upper Midwest Thursday and beyond. The GFS precipitable water anomaly forecast below identifies two players helping to supply moisture to the region for this event - 1) a remnant atmospheric river from the Pacific and 2) the subtropical jet stream. From high winds, to big coastal waves, to heavy snow and bitter cold - this massive storm will bring it all the next few days! The Front Range will mainly catch the snowy and cold impacts from this event - a result of a remnant atmospheric river from the Pacific Ocean over-running a surge of Arctic air at the surface sourced from central Canada. Ne heck of a storm is set to slam the entire western United States the next few days as an extremely anomalous trough digs southward from the Pacific Northwest and stalls over the central Rockies. READ HEREīitter cold and more snow follow a beautiful Tuesday O It’s hard to believe, but snow will be falling in less than 12 hours in most areas with temperatures dropping into the single digits and teens in a flash! We run through a final check of the models looking at snow amounts, travel impacts and those cold temperatures. Green River recorded a 69 mph gust while Rock Springs had gusts up to 66 mph.Premium Storm Update (2/21/23 7:00PM): After a beautiful time in the 60s Tuesday, things are starting to look more stormy out there as the sun sets behind darkened clouds. In the tiny town of Hiland, Wyoming in Natrona County, wind speeds clocked in at 73 mph. Meanwhile, windy weather brought severe wind chills across the Cowboy State. On or around Interstate 80, Rawlins and Lyman both received 11.5 inches of snow, Elk Mountain received 10.2 inches while communities near Interstate 25 received anywhere from 12 inches of snow near Casper to 7 inches in Wheatland. Gillette recorded 9 inches of snow while Wright had 6 inches. In north-central and northeast Wyoming, Story received the most with 16 inches, followed by 15 inches east of Shell and 13 inches west of Buffalo. In Fremont County, snowfall up to 15 inches was recorded 7 miles north-northwest of South Pass City while areas southwest of Lander received between 11-15 inches. Other areas in Lincoln County that received an abundance of snow includes: 18 inches in locations near Smoot, 17 inches in areas outside of Cokeville and 17 inches near Thayne. Courtesy, WYDOTĪreas around the Hog Park Reservoir in Carbon County received between 20 and 23 inches of snow. Right: Snow drift currently blocking WY28 north of Farson. Left: Photo sent from Elk Mountain/Arlington Area Maintenance Supervisor on I-80 at milemarker 250. Other snowfall of note include areas around the south entrance of Yellowstone, which received 34 inches Teton Village recorded 29 inches followed by Etna and Moose Wyoming both with 25 inches while Alta, Moran Junction and Turnerville all got 23 inches of snow. ![]() The old record was set in 1894 at minus 13. The most snow in Cheyenne was in the northern areas with only 5 inches, but a 129-year record was broken when the temperature hit 19 degrees below zero early Thursday. Locations in Yellowstone National Park and Teton and Lincoln counties all received snow in excess of two feet. The latest Arctic front to blast Wyoming put to rest any thoughts of an early spring as multiple feet of snow fell in at least three counties and sub-zero temperatures broke at least one record in the state on Wednesday and Thursday morning.Ĭarbon County was the gold medal winner for snowfall on Wednesday as 48 inches of snow was recorded at Battle Lake while campgrounds along Jack Creek and Sugar Loaf each received 42 inches. ***For All Things Wyoming, Sign-Up For Our Daily Newsletter*** ![]()
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