The weather lately has been pretty uneventful with little to talk about. That may change Tuesday night when a cold front is supposed to move through. In the meantime though, there have been some changes and additions to our site. If you haven’t seen them already, you may wish to check them out.
- – We’ve added the National Weather Service forecast discussion to the forecast section. This is where the NWS provides some more narrative behind their forecasts and gives a bit more of an in depth look at what we can expect. Click here to check it out.
- – Our “Live Conditions” animation page now has the ability to view our lightning data, including the maps. When you are there, click the Lightning button to see it.
- – Did you know we provide an email weather alert and report system? These are handy little emails that provide forecasts, statistics and more. Click here to learn more and sign up.
- – We would like to welcome a new “sister station” aboard. ArvadaWX.com provides much of the same information we do here but tailored to Arvada, Colorado residents. Be sure to check them out and if you know anyone else that lives in that area, let them know as well.
- – Don’t forget about our other sister station, ReunionWeather.com, for those that live in northern Commerce City!
As always, should you have any suggestions or comments about our site, please let us know.
Recent snows along with high winds have raised the avalanche danger in the high country to “considerable” in many areas according to the 
As we finish what has been a relatively wet December, cold and dry are the key words to remember when it comes to January. The month is the coldest of the year and the second driest as well. What does history show us and what can we expect for January 2008? 
The 2007 hurricane season officially ended on November 30th and in the Atlantic, a total of 14 named storms were produced, including six hurricanes, two of which became major hurricanes. The good news is that only one hurricane, one tropical storm and three tropical depressions struck the United States so we escaped relatively unscathed. This does however make one wonder about the accuracy of hurricane forecasts. This is the second year in a row that predictions indicated above normal activity when the opposite turned out to be true. 
Round 2 of the snowstorms has come and gone and left Thornton with around 5″ of the white stuff. As a result, we have now moved into the #10 spot of the snowiest Decembers on record which works out well as it helps to make up for the dry season we have had prior to this. It will be cold today with some nasty windchills but we should start to see some melting tomorrow and into next week. 
It started snowing this morning around 4:00am and the storm appears to be intensifying. There is a 
As the kids wake up early this morning to see what Santa left them, we are seeing a bit of a nasty storm system move across the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory that will remain in effect until 5:00pm Christmas Day. Forecast models are a bit unclear as to how much snow we can expect – anywhere from one to five inches depending on which models we look at. The biggest problem will be the wind blowing things around and causing travel issues for those visiting folks on the holiday. Be sure to be safe and as always, stay tuned to ThorntonWeather.com for the latest.
An interesting article from USA Today today discusses the fact that despite the snow we have recently enjoyed, we can’t rule out drought in 2008. In part it says: