A storm expected to arrive Wednesday night will provide some temporary relief for the Front Range during a thirsty year, but it isn’t expected to remedy unusually low snow totals, forecasters say.
“It won’t be a huge storm. There will be no floods. We’re not expecting intense rain,” said Natalie Sullivan, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder.
There might even be a little bit of snow by Friday night, Sullivan said.
During the winter of 2016 and 2017, the Front Range has gotten below normal amounts of snow.
At Denver International Airport, where the city’s official snow totals are measured, only 19.4 inches of snow fell during the winter, which is 37 percent of the normal of 52.7 inches, Sullivan said.
“It’s very dry compared to normal,” she said. “It’s not the end of the world. There is still a lot of spring left.”
On the bright side, including the town of Walden, which is at 127 percent of normal.
“That means good things,” Sullivan said.
Meantime, Tuesday will be another balmy day along the Front Range. It will be mostly sunny with wind gusts out of the southwest up to 26 mph. The high temperature will be near 79 degrees Tuesday.
Temperatures will begin to drop on Wednesday, when the high is expected to reach 68 degrees. There is a 10 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms before midnight Wednesday, the NWS says.
The chance for rain increases to 40 percent on Thursday morning and to 60 percent Thursday night. The high will be around 64 degrees.
Rain and thunder are likely on Friday. The high temperature will only be around 55 degrees.
Late Friday there is a slight chance for snow as temperatures dip into the 30s, according to the NWS.
The weekend forecast calls for mostly sunny weather with a high around 57 on Saturday and 69 on Sunday. Temperatures will continue to rise on Monday, when the high is expected to be around 72 degrees.
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