Just as we were recovering from the most recent blast of Arctic air, snow developed in Metro Denver last evening. By this morning, a foot of fresh powder coated our Littleton farm.
This upslope snowstorm was typical of those we regularly receive in March and April, fueled by a low pressure center along the Colorado-New Mexico border, which swept moisture toward the Front Range. In this scenario, heavy snow falls in a relatively short period of time, followed by sunshine and warmer air as winds shift back from the west or southwest.
Indeed, we expect an afternoon high near 40 degrees F today, followed by fifties and sixties over the coming week. Much of the snow will evaporate in the warm, dry air but some will soak in, a vital, seasonal resource in this semiarid ecosystem.
