![]() If the water content of the rain is kept constant, the colder the weather, the thicker a layer the falling snow forms on the ground.įor example in temperatures just above freezing, snowfall with the content of a quarter of an inch of water forms a 2,5 inches thick layer of snow on the ground, but in temperatures around -5 degrees Fahrenheit the same amount of water forms a layer of snow 5 inches thick. Temperatures also affect how much a given amount of snowfall grows the amount of snow on the ground. ![]() ![]() These factors cause the amount of snow on the ground to grow less than the snowfall amount. The total snowfall refers to the snowfall from the cloud and does not take into account local melting, packing or drifting of snow. The total precipitation forecast gives the expected total precipitation for the whole 24-hour day. Please note that especially in inland locations wind gusts can be up to 1,5 to 2,5 times stronger than the 10-minute average wind speed. The wind forecast shows the strongest expected 10-minute average wind speed of the day. Unlike the daily weather symbol, the temperatures, wind information and total precipitation take into account the whole 24-hour day. Daily temperatures, wind information and total precipitation The cloudiness on the daily weather symbol is calculated as a weighted average of the predicted cloudiness of that day, with most weight assigned to the afternoon hours. You can see the more precise timing and intensity of the rain in the hourly forecast. The rain can be light rain that falls for a longer time period, or a heavy rain of short duration. The amount of rain drops on the daily weather symbol represent the total precipitation amount of that day. The weather in the evening or night time do not show on the symbol. Williams Fork Reservoir, Grand Co.The daily weather symbol gives an overview of the weather between 7 a.m. – 1.7 inchesġ NE Echo Lake, Clear Creek Co. – 1.7 inchesģ S Brainard Lake, Coulder Co. – 1.7 inchesĦ NW Silverthorne, Summit Co. – 1.7 inchesġ NNW Cameron Pass, Larimer Co. – 2 inchesħ NW Red Feather Lakes, Larimer Co.– 1.7 inchesģ WNW Pingree Park, Larimer Co. – 2.8 inchesĭenver International Airport – 2.6 inchesĥ WSW Guanella Pass, Clear Creek Co. – 3.4 inchesģ SSE Silver Plume, Cleak Creek Co. – 3.4 inchesġ0 NNE Silverthorne, Grand Co. ![]() – 4.5 inchesġ ENE 11-Mile Canyon, Park Co. – 5 inchesĥ S Manila Village, Arapahoe Co. – 5.1 inchesĤ E Cherry Creek Reservoir, Arapahoe Co. – 5.1 inchesĥ W Berthoud Falls, Grand Co. – 5.1 inchesġ W Copper Mountain, Summit Co. – 5.1 inchesģ NNE Mount Audubon, Boulder Co. – 5.5 inchesĩ SE Cameron Pass, Larimer Co. – 5.8 inchesġ WSW Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co. – 5.8 inchesĥ E Cherry Creek Reservoir, Arapahoe Co. – 6.2 inchesġ NW Ponderosa Park, Elbert Co. – 6.9 inchesģ NNE Masonville, Larimer Co. – 7 inchesġ SW Westminster, Jefferson Co. – 8.2 inchesĢ N Highlands Ranch, Arapahoe Co. – 8.5 inchesġ W Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co. – 8.5 inchesģ SW Meeker Park, Boulder Co. – 11.2 inchesġ SSE Greenland, Douglas Co. – 12 inchesĤ SE Pinecliffe, Jefferson Co. ![]() – 12 inchesģ WSW Roxborough Park, Douglas Co. – 12.5 inchesģ N Shaffers Crossing, Jefferson Co. – 14 inchesġ S Crescent Village, Jefferson Co. – 14.2 inchesģ SSW Tiny Town, Jefferson Co. (Key: Location, County – snowfall):ġ WNW Eldorado Springs, Boulder Co. Here are storm totals as of noon Monday for locations across Colorado, via the National Weather Service sorted by highest total to lowest. DENVER – Most of the snow that moved into Colorado Saturday night had left the state as of midday Monday, but after about 24 hours of snow along the Front Range, we’re seeing a wide range of snow totals from the storm. ![]()
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