ValpoVike

It was a very typical Dec/Jan type snowfall. Events in these months are much more typically nickels, sometimes dimes, until late Feb thru April.

At most - 1 inch up here, and all of that came in the morning with the first round. As expected, we totally whiffed on round 2 in central Larimer county. Glad to see that it performed for some of you.

I had a nice surprise burst of snow move thru this afternoon. It was almost like a squall but It only lasted 10 minutes, with a temp in the mid 30’s, and my gauge only logged .02” of liquid.

Just drove in from DIA and roads were clear. There is a very sharp cutoff along I25 near Longmont where there was no snow unfortunately.

I had a 50’ section of buck and rail fencing that was lifted, moved about 10’, and broken. This particular type of fencing is wide open and not prone to catching the wind. Based on the damage I estimate a 100mph+ gust. The odd thing is that it is only 70’ from my PWS which only logged a max of 56mph and is quite accurate. These gusts must have been extremely narrow and localized.

The RFW now has a PDS attached to it. I don’t know if that has ever been done around here.

Tomorrow/Friday looks more concerning from a fire weather perspective than Wed, with lower RHs than the previous wind event, higher gust forecasts, and a much larger areal coverage of RFWs.

Indeed, I found an 80mph gust in the last hour at the bottom of the canyon. Also, CDOT has closed 36 between Lyons and Boulder due to wind, which is probably a very wise move given the orientation and the fact that it hugs the base of the foothills.

According to the Watch Duty app, no new fires today so far. Fingers crossed. Up here it hasn't been too bad yet as my max gust has been 54mph. Cruising the nearby Estes-area Davis stations on WeatherLink, the max I can find is 60mph.

Yeah, it's been quite windy this week. Clocked 59 MPH on my Davis, but I am only at 7300'. The downslope has kept us quite warm too, with a low of 53 degrees this morning and a high of 59 so far today.

About 5" up here, pretty much aligning with the forecast yesterday. I did get to get my new plow out on the UTV to test it

Yes, even a half inch should accomplish that.

It has been consistent. Snowfall is bouncing around though.

To pile on, I made my winter tire swap appointment for next Saturday, so yep.

LOL, it's been in the 60's up here in the Estes Valley all week. Frankly, I am not complaining yet as I have a suspicion that that winter will come on strong in December.