I’ve lived in Colorado long enough to know that weather can be unpredictable. When forecasters warned of a sixty degree drop in temperatures and snow, I battened down the hatches. After transplanting annuals and cutting the last of the lavender in eighty degree heat (Yes, 80 degrees!), I went inside to shower. Minutes later, the wind howled.
I captured a before and after video of this record-breaking and extreme snowstorm. The wind comes up pretty fast —
I cut most of my roses yesterday, but a few weathered this crazy snowstorm.
I didn’t get to the hydrangeas, but they’re already dried out.
The bird bath shows how much snow accumulated this morning.
Cupid seems a little cold today.
What wasn’t predicted was accumulation of snow on the highways. The Eisenhower Tunnel closed for a while too. I wonder when ski resorts will open…
I took this shot a couple hours later. The snow has stopped and it’s melting. But, temperatures will bottom out in the teens tonight. Brrr…
Note to self: I need to spend some time outside in a t-shirt to get acclimated.
How will I remember the date of this snowstorm? It’s my wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary, Danny! I’ll be sure to wear a winter coat to dinner tonight…
Don’t forget to watch the dramatic weather change in the video at the top of this post!
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What’s the weather like where you live? Is this storm heading your way?
Susie Lindau's Wild Ride 
Terrific video, Susie. I guess tomorrow could be in the eighties.
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Thanks, John!
It’s like this all winter although this is first freeze so they didn’t expect snow to stick on the highways. 😎
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Better you than me. I haven’t lived in snow for 29 years.
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😂😂😂 As much as I love the snow, I do enjoy my California vacations.
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A gorgeous place to live…but that weather change was pretty extreme!
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That’s Colorado for you! Although this is pretty early for accumulating snow and fierce cold.
Thanks, Sue!
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And we complain about a light frost here 😉
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😂😂😂 It can get damp. There have been years when we got feet of snow but much later in the season. I can’t wait!
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I like snow, but wouldn’t expect it till January really….
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Enough to build a snowman?
Snow in October is not unusual here, but the temperature plunge was insane! It’s 19 degrees at 7:20!!
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Definitely a snowman 🙂
Our weather has been up and down too… one day summery, then frost hours later.
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Happy anniversary guys! That’s a good lot of snow already, you must be dreaming of riding the ski lifts to high altitudes now. 😎
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Thank you!!
I can’t wait, John! Maybe they will open early… ⛷ ⛰
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beautiful! Stay warm and happy, happy anniversary! Your video was so lovely, beautiful property you have. Thanks for sharing. Cathi
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Thanks so much, Cathi!
It’s so strange to wake up to snow on the ground. Thanks for watching!
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it’s that quiet that snow brings that I love. You wake up to gray skies and the brightness from the snow and you feel like you are wrapped in a comfy blanket just watching the snow fall. I love it! Hope we get more than we did last year (2 days), we were in Florida and missed it completely.
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Oh, no! I hope you get snow too. It’s like frosting!
We missed the first snow last year too. We were in Edinburgh. I love the freshness of the air after it snows. Now it’s back to warm fall!
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We finally have some rain, which is much needed, still in the 70’s and threats of the 80’s. Cannot wait for it to be cooler.
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Days are getting shorter!
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Nice post–happy anniversary!
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Thanks, Frank! Always great to “see” you!
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Wow! That sure came up fast! It’s almost as bad as living in Michigan. LOL!
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Really? I’m from Wisconsin!!! It went from a high of 82 degrees to last night’s low of 16 degrees! The pond is super foggy today and snow is still on the ground. It looks like January!
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Ugh. I’m not ready for that!! 🙂 I hope it all melts!
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Almost! One more day of sunny weather should do it. 🙂 Nice to see you, Lisa!
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Nice to see you, too! 🙂
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That’s some dramatic change in temperature isn’t it? Serious drop. The UK would come to a complete stop if that happened here! Happy Anniversary Susie. How many years is it?
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I wonder how it affected the animals. Between those fierce high winds and drop in temperature, I’m sure it took a few by surprise. It’s 19 degrees right now!
A lot of years! LOL! 32! Feels like 10.
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Thirty Two Years? Wow Congratulations again.
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Thank you!
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I always used to think you folks from Colorado exaggerated about the weather. Then on a visit to Denver I was treated to one of those days just like in your video. As the Monkees once said “Now I’m a believer!”
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No exaggeration necessary. It’s insane! I’ve always been a weather girl so l love to watch storms rumble in. It’s super cold here this morning. More like a morning in January! it dropped to 16 degrees last night and it’s hovering around 19 right now…
Yes! And I wouldn’t leave “here” if I tried…dododododdly do do do…
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WOW!!! Not to rub it in but the weather here has been really nice. Happy Anniversary – Cheers (clink) – Congrats and Celebrations 🙂
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I saw video of Panama City Beach earlier this week and it looked warm and lovely!
Thanks so much, Renee! (click) 🙂
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It was quite a sudden and wild storm! I was thinking it was awfully early for snow, then discovered it snowed all day on Oct 10 2018, too. I feel like this was a typical Colorado transition. When it comes to weather, Colorado is a drama diva.
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It has snowed in September several times. The difference was the plunge into the single digit temperatures in Denver. From 82 degrees, 9 was drastic and a record-breaker! I LOVE our DRAMA DIVA! LOL!
Thanks, Kit!!
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Well hopefully it’s moving our way. We need a cool down, but mostly we need RAIN. We broke some kind of weird weather record here for most days without rain. Crazy for our part of the country.
Cool video footage. Stay inside where it’s warm.
Patricia Rickrode
w/a Jansen Schmidt
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I hope so too. We had been dry for a few weeks too. Crazy is right! Thanks, Patricia!
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We’re having our summer here in the SF Bay Area. Lovely daytime temps – lots of sun. The snow is pretty but I’m sure it was a surprise to see so much!
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And the COLD! Denver hit a record low of 9 degrees last night after the 80’s the day before. Talk about extremes! It is pretty though. I do love crazy weather, especially when I can enjoy it from inside the house!
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Whoa! Now that’s some extreme weather! I love weather too. And happy anniversary!
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Thanks so much, Susan! You would hardly believe it here today. It’s in the 70’s!!!
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About the closest I’ve seen to that kind of crazy weather, was one year it snowed here in Virginia at the end of April. Everything had already bloomed, grass had already been cut twice, etc. It melted over night, and the next day was back to 80 or so…lol Oh, and Happy Anniversary to you both!
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Thanks, Kevin!
Yes, the weather has become crazy everywhere. That night, it dropped to single digits in Denver. Today? It’s 72 degrees!
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We’re lucky we haven’t had any yet but it’s chilly today and you can practically smell it in the air. We often have some on or before Halloween.
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I love that smell!
We’re traveling in Europe. I’m actually on a train and we’ve had super nice weather but are heading north! We could have a foggy morning… just in time for Halloween! 🎃
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Great pictures of a fall Colorado snowstorm. I’ve lived in Colorado all my life, and the extreme weather changes are interesting to say the least. Temperature swings can be wild, like from hot to cold. But it can also warm up quickly because of Chinook winds. I’ve seen it go from about 20 below zero to 40 above in 6 hours.
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Hey Sam!
Thanks so much! We have another one coming in tomorrow. I love storms of all kinds! But, I’ll feel better when everyone flies into DIA, safe and sound. 🙂
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