Longmont residents woke up Saturday morning to a light rain that turned into snowfall just before noon. Throughout the week, people have braced for a winter storm that is predicted to drop up to 1.5 to 2 feet of snow on Longmont.
Meteorologist Matt Kelsch wrote in a blog post Saturday morning the heaviest period of snow on the Front Range is expected later Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. Zach Hiris, meteorologist at the National Weather Service at Boulder, said the city could see up to 2 feet over the weekend, though the storm is not expected to break any records.
Hiris said snow and rain started Saturday morning in far southeast Colorado and then the storm worked its way north.
“With this type of track. where the low pressure system is to our south. it’s not unusual for snow to spread from southeast to northwest,” he said.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Saturday through Sunday night. According to the forecast, Longmont could receive between 4 to 8 inches throughout Saturday, with 5 to 9 inches possible Saturday night. Temperatures Saturday were expected to be in the mid 30s, dropping to the upper 20s at night.
Snow is expected to continue Sunday, with new accumulations of 3 to 5 inches possible and less than one-half inch predicted to fall Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service. Kelsch said at this time of year there’s a better “accumulation efficiency” with nighttime snowfall.
March is when Boulder County typically sees its heaviest snowfall of the year. While the storm is expected to drop a lot of snow on the city, Hiris said it isn’t expected to beat any records. Longmont’s record snowfall was 37 inches over April 18 to April 19, 1921.
As for places in the county that will see the most snowfall, Hiris said Ward, Jamestown and Allenspark could see close to 3 to 4 feet, with Nederland and Eldora facing up to 2 to 3 feet of snow.
The National Weather Service forecasted that Monday is expected to be partly sunny, with a high near 40.
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