After major back-to-back snowstorms, Colorado’s mountains to remain mostly dry through for the rest of January

Colorado’s ski areas racked up double-digit snow totals last week thanks to several back-to-back storms that began Jan. 9 and didn’t let up until Jan. 16.
That appears to be the last of the white stuff for this month, save for some flurries this week, according to reports on OpenSnow.com.
While some resorts could see between 1 and 4 inches of snow by the end of this week, that will be spread across multiple days, meaning snow accumulation isn’t expected to reach more than an inch or two each day.
This week’s weather will bring mostly cloudy skies, the potential for showers and light accumulations each day, and temperatures in the 20s most days with slightly cooler readings in the teens on Friday,” wrote OpenSnow founding meteorologist Joel Gratz in a Jan. 22 blog post.
After that, OpenSnow meteorologists are predicting a prolonged dry spell lasting for the rest of January. Precipitation in most of Colorado for the next six to 10 days is projected to be below average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The next chance for snow will be between Feb. 3 and 4, according to Gratz, who wrote, “It’s still far too soon to talk about the details of this storm, and the main message for now is that after sunny and warm weather next week, it will snow again.”

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