Models persist in telling of a quiet (boring) weather pattern over CO for the next 7-14 days. Some weak disturbances will pass to our north, and may bring a few snow showers to the central and northern mountains, but at this time does not look like any precipitation will reach the ground east of the Divide through the end of November. This may of course change as long range models are inherently inaccurate, but the models have at least been consistent with this outlook. The mountains may see some snow Friday into Saturday this week, and then Monday/Tuesday of next week, while the foothills and Plains remain dry and mild. We could also see some gusty westerly winds at times in the foothills and higehr mountains as flow aloft remains moderate from the west.
So far on Conifer Mountain I have recorded 0.5 inches of snow in November, so if we were to actually not receive any additional snow, this would be the driest November on record (since 1993). Not a good outlook for ski areas as well as for water and fire danger. Certainly hope things change in December.
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"Climatology is what you expect, Weather is what you get".
"It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong".
Too bad future generations aren't here to see all the great things we are spending their $$ on!!
