Another April storm bringing heavy snow to Denver once again... more seasonal weather to finally arrive later in the week

NWS radar image showing a band of heavy snow parked over the Denver area at 10:00 pm Monday night

Another extremely busy week at a crazy time of year has left me with little time to update the blog, so on nights like this, I will repost my shortened forecasts and updates that I post more frequently on the blog's Facebook page... especially since the weather pattern continues to be extremely active for Colorado.

Monday night update...

Impressive late season snow storm continues for much of Colorado. It's snowing very heavily in Denver right now, with a snow band currently parked over the area. Accumulations could pile up quickly at this rate, and I'm now expecting 4-7" for Denver by Tuesday morning when things wind down, and 6-10" for the southern and western parts of the metro area, including Boulder, Golden, Arvada, Littleton, and Highlands Ranch.

The mountains have and continue to be hit with heavy snow as well, with some SNOTEL sites indicating double digit totals in the last 24 hours (and it's not over yet)... heaviest snow so far has been in the Park Range (Steamboat) and Front Range, including the foothills, Berthoud Pass, the Indian Peaks, RMNP, and Cameron Pass. Loveland and A-Basin should ski very well tomorrow, although as evidenced by last weekend's tragedy on Loveland Pass, avalanche conditions continue to be less than ideal for backcountry skiers and snowboarders.

If you're tired of the cold and snow, then hang in there, because I have good news. Tomorrow will feature one last unseasonably cold day, but changes are on the way following a cold start to Wednesday morning. Temperatures warm into the low 50's on Wednesday in Denver (an improvement, but still chilly for late April), before shooting up to more seasonal levels on Thursday and beyond... by Saturday and Sunday, we could see highs reach the low 70's!