60 Hours of Capricious Front Range Weather

Four seasons in 2+ days. Boulderites don't need to travel. Weather variations come to us.

If you live in or have been traveling to Boulder, Colorado, starting this past Wednesday, here's the weather you would have experienced:

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Wednesday afternoon, gray.
Wednesday early evening, hail.

Wednesday later in the evening, regular rain. Then downpour plus thunder and lightening.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Thursday morning, gray.
Thursday mid-day, blue sky and sunny.
Thursday afternoon, clouded over.
Thursday evening and Friday morning, rain ranging from drizzle to deluge.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Friday late morning and early afternoon, rain that became sleet and then, heavy, wet snow.

Friday afternoon and evening, alternating rain, drizzle and gray.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Saturday day morning and early afternoon (which is now), gray and cloudy, then clearing and finally sunny.

All the photos above are of our front or back yard during a classic April on Colorado's Front Range. Bottom line is that if you live here, you don't have to travel at this time of year for a change of climate. For visitors, April weather can be an hour-by-hour surpirse. For my part, I love it.