After a week of remarkable warmth along the Colorado Front Range, winter returned at 3 PM yesterday. In concert with sudden, strong, northeast winds, the temperature dropped from 65 degrees F to 50 F within ten minutes; an hour later, it was 35 degrees and, this morning, it was 19.
While the air took on a hazy appearance as the cold front arrived (reflecting the clash of cold and warm air in addition to windblown dust), there was not enough moisture to induce precipitation. Once again, we were denied snow even as the temperature fell do dramatically.
In fact, the local weather conditions will rebound over the next few days, with afternoon highs in the 50s. Our next chance for snow (currently handicapped at 40%) will be December 10. We can only hope.
