Very low end, probably a high-based hailer and perhaps some lightning… but it’s semi-close, and it’s on a Saturday, so I’m watching it.  This does not ring any sleeper bells, so I am literally just thinking about taking a shot on a low-key, semi-local chase that’s low stress and likely to generate SOMETHING to play with in decent chase terrain.  It’s looking pretty murky, uninspiring for chasing in the nearterm outside of this as cold fronts are crashing moisture back toward the Gulf.  Some images being circulated on social media are being a little overhyped for the general background pattern,…

Biggest May snowstorm in over two-decades… ya know I am ALWAYS down for a good snowstorm, but there’s something about being in one in MAY that just adds a little something extra.  This storm boasted some impressive totals for May, coming in at the highest May snowstorm since 2003, and oddly enough was the SECOND biggest snowstorm of this season (a bar that was oh-so-low coming in).  The 5.8″ recorded officially for Denver was about half of what the western burbs saw; me measuring just over 7 inches total (which likely was lower than the actual total given melting/compacting).  And…

Awakened this morning to falling SNOW already at my house here in northern Colorado.  Ground still warm, so despite a dusting in the heavier bands, most of that melted quickly as snow lightened up.  It’s gonna need some time to stick.  Further north, Wellington to Cheyenne, accumulations are piling up with several inches of snow in/around Cheyenne on the ground already.  Snow probably won’t start sticking in earnest until later today OR we get a consistent, heavier snow to come down to offset the ground warming. Still, expecting a pretty hefty hit of snow in northern Colorado, a VERY VERY…

Snowstorm potential increasing as we near the event.  Plenty of questions remain, with the biggest being how much snow falls along the Front Range and Plains.  But everything seems to be coming together for an impactful snow event for northern Colorado starting Tuesday. Mountains and Foothills oughta do very well, some locations at higher elevations picking up 2’+; foothills locations should come in near a foot in a lot of places.  For lower elevations, Front Range and Plains, a lot of variables remains unknown which will impact snow totals.  Many high-rez models cool us down quick on Tuesday, with changeover…

For Colorado, this is not unusual to be talking snow in May… a few years ago, we had a hefty Front Range snowstorm in late May, so popping one out the first week of the month isn’t odd.  What IS odd was that during what is typically our snowiest month in March, many Front Range locations set the record for their earliest 90-degree high temp day.  I hit 90 degrees a couple times in March at my house, which far outweighed any snow we got that month.  Now, there is POTENTIAL we could make a run at the biggest snowstorm…

It was a rather forgettable stretch of chasing that was wiped under the rug as my beloved kitty, Zipperfoot, passed away over the weekend a couple months shy of 19 years old.  After Thursday’s horribly disappointing bust, Ed and I abandoned the chase trip to make an all-night haul back home overnight Friday into Saturday so I could be there with my favorite floof bucket. As you know, I’m a cat dad, and this was my boy, and he waited til I got to him before passing. I am heartbroken, but so glad I was able to get to him…