Updated 3/5/08 @ 9:12am – The snow has tapered off a bit this morning and the worst of it has subsided. However, we can expect to have flurries on and off throughout the day and into this evening with maybe an inch total accumulation in Thornton. Southern and western suburbs can expect up to three inches.
March 05, 2008 @ 06:07 – A small storm front has moved into the metro area this morning with a bit of snow and wind. This precipitation coupled with cold temperatures has made the roads quite slick. As usual, Thornton did a good job prepping their streets but our experience this morning shows other municipalities and CDOT didn’t do as good of a job. Please be careful out there!
The storm is showing a bit more of an upslope condition so we will see a bit more snow than what was originally expected. Looks for about an inch of accumulation in Thornton; more as you head further south.
Tony Hake, owner and operator of ThorntonWeather.com has made a personal donation of $557.00 to the 
Of all the war memorials, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial – the Wall – arguably invokes the strongest emotional reaction of any and it is the single most visited memorial in the country. In order to allow more people to experience it, veterans organizations have created 3/5 scale versions that now travel the country making appearances at various events. Just the presence of the wall draws thousands of visitors at every location. It is not merely something that is seen – it is something that is experienced.
March in Denver typically means frequent and rapid weather changes. The days grow longer and we start enjoying more sunshine and sometimes summer-like weather. However, on occasion arctic air masses can still force their way south into Colorado dropping temperatures quickly and markedly. Occasional thunderstorms do start to happen in March as well.
We have been busy the last couple of days with some pretty neat enhancements to our website. The most obvious one being the addition of a “fly-out” menu on the left. The previous menu was getting quite lengthy as we added new features to the site. The new menu allows us to group items into main menu categories that when moused over then open a list of related items. This should make it easier to navigate plus allow you to better see items that you may be interested in. 
The lunar eclipse last night started out a bit rough with some light cloud cover obscuring the view. However, a bit before the eclipse was at its maximum, the clouds cleared and we ended up with quite a nice view. As an added treat, Regulus and Saturn were clearly visible and very bright above and below left of the moon.
An interesting editorial recently in Investor’s Business Daily addresses concerns among many scientists no about global warming – but global cooling. These scientists of course don’t receive the press that Al Gore and the “man made climate change” groups do but their voice is starting to be heard. They don’t necessarily dispute that man can have an effect on the climate but they do dispute the amount of effect and they caution that there may be other, greater forces at work – solar activity for one. From the article:
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