One Two Punch?

Another interesting week seems to be shaping up with the first of two systems set to move in tonight. The National Weather Service has upped precip chances for Denver to "likely" tonight through much of the day Sunday. While some models are showing a healthy 4 - 8 inches of snow for the southern suburbs and foothills, forecasters are thinking they are far too generous. The general consensus is that any rain or snow that falls in the forecast over the next 24 hours will remain on the light side. Some accumulation is possible, especially in the more favorable areas. Highs will be cool tomorrow - struggling to reach 40.

After tomorrow all eyes turn towards Tuesday. A cold front is progged to drop into the region sometime Tuesday, bringing with it rain and snow. I am restraining myself from getting too excited about this storm... but some models are suggesting we could be in for a prolonged event! At this point because there are still some glaring discrepancies between the various weather forecasting models the NWS has broad-brushed Tuesday-Thursday with chances of snow... but not committed to calling this the storm of the year. There is plenty of moisture, and cold area to work with, it becomes a matter of timing and where exactly the low sets up. If the GFS models pan out, we will likely see another fast moving storm with little snow accumulation. Most of us remember the blizzard of '97 where 19.1 inches of snow fell in 24 hours... setting a new record for October. I will leave you with an image I found from that storm... And we will see what happens this week!