Major snow storm for Colorado! (Denver, Pueblo: camper, moving, summer)

[Josseppie]

At least I dont feel left out lol

[CosmicWizard]

The wind can make even relatively moderate ( 45 to 55 degrees ) temperatures seem bitterly cold. Over here in Grand Junction we've had some recent day time highs in the low 50s with a steady wind that FEELS as cold as the windless 20 degree highs in early January. It all depends which way you're walking. Going into the wind it feels like mid winter, and with the wind at your back it feels pleasantly warm. As much as I dislike the wind here it's quite modest compared to the coastal wind that blows in Virginia Beach ( where I lived before Colorado ) at this time of the year. Man, I don't miss that crap at all.

[vfrpilot]

6:45pm> Monument> close to the Palmer Divide> 16 degrees with 30 mph winds. Pretty much the same all day. Visibilty goes from 1/4 mile to 50 feet. The snow is not falling, but flying by horizontally. I had to experience the conditions, so I bundled up and ventured around the house. Definitely on the cold side, especially in the wind. I think I'll try it again, but will cover my face this time cause my nose froze earlier.

[Mike from back east]

Hey Wizard, we've had strong winds all day and snow flurries coming in sideways with it, but no accumulation all day. In fact, I'm looking straight up at blue sky and sunshine, with snow flying by horizontally. Just below the Palmer Divide, across from the USAF Academy. Amazing stuff!

[vfrpilot]

hey Mike, I bet if I could color a bunch of snow flakes you'd see them go by.

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by vfrpilot

hey Mike, I bet if I could color a bunch of snow flakes you'd see them go by.

I think I saw them a minute ago.

[Brill]

I think a magic 8 ball could predict the weather better than the weather man.

[Josseppie]

The National Weather Service In Pueblo Has Issued A Winter Storm
Watch...which Is In Effect From Late Thursday Night Through
Saturday Morning.

This Watch Is For The Sangre De Cristo Mountains...the Wet
Mountains And Wet Mountain Valley...southern And Eastern Fremont
County...pueblo County...and The Southern I-25 Corridor Including
Huerfano County And Western Las Animas County.

As A Storm System Moves From The Four Corners Area Thursday
Afternoon...and Then Across Northern New Mexico On Friday...heavy
Snow Is Expected To Fall Over The Southeast Mountains And The
Interstate 25 Corridor. Total Snow Accumulations During The Watch
Time-frame Could Range From One To Two Feet For The Mountain
Areas...with 6 Inches Or More Possible Across The I-25 Corridor.

Snow Amounts May Be Highly Variable Across Pueblo County As
Precipitation Switches Back And Forth From Rain To Snow. Southern
And Western Portions Of Pueblo County Will Likely See The
Heaviest Amounts.

Precautionary/preparedness Actions...

A Winter Storm Watch Is Issued When There Is The Potential For
Severe Winter Weather Conditions To Develop.

Winter Storms May Have Strong Winds And Reduced Visibility Due To
Heavy Snowfall And Blowing Snow. Snow Accumulations Of Over
6 Inches Across The Plains And High Valleys Or Over 8 Inches In
The Mountains May Occur. If You Are Planning To Travel In The
Watch Area During The Time Of The Watch...listen To The Latest
Weather Forecast And Consider Traveling At Another Time Or By
Another Route. If You Must Travel In Or Through The Watch Area
During The Time Of The Watch...take Along A Winter Survival Kit

[DOUBLE H]

The wind is howling over here as I type. Consistent 40 mph winds. Big storm blowing in here tonight. Calling for possible snow at 5000 ft. level. Was gonna go out of town this weekend. Um, maybe not! Supposed to really be nasty this weekend. Josseppie's post is right. Time to lay in a beer supply tonight!

5:45 update: it is REALLY howling, temperature has dropped 16 degrees in last 15 minutes-YIKES!

[Mike from back east]

HH, we have the wind here today too in Colo Spgs, all the way on the other side of the state.

Depending on how THIS week's storm tracks, the far northern reaches of Colo Spgs (aka Monument / Palmer Lake) could get well over a foot. Too soon to tell, the storm is complex in it's tracking and variables.

I recall a winter during my childhood back east, about 1960 I think it was, where EVERY Wednesday we got a snow storm, for about two months that year.