In Brief:
A ridge builds overhead and we get a taste of hot, dry summer weather. Thunderstorms will return.
Monday Update:
Interesting climatology from the National Weather Service. BUT - DIA only made it to 87F today.
High temperatures are expected reach the 90-degree mark in Denver for the first time this year. The last 90-degree day last year occurred on 9/20/2022, 272 days ago. Our first 90-degree day last year occurred on 5/11/2022. By this time last year, Denver had reached 90 degrees for the 10th time. In the mountains,
expect gusty west to southwest winds this afternoon, with gusts 35-50 mph possible at times above timberline.
End Monday update.
The Forecast Discussion:
We have a ridge, finally, building over the state starting Sunday (Figure 2). This will give us our first good chance of 90F+ weather! (Figure 1) We see quiet weather in the southwest and intermountain West (Figure 2).
The Longer Range Forecast:
Starting Wednesday, moisture returns and afternoon storm chances pick up again (Figure 1). Over the next 10 days, the rain is mainly confined to the eastern Plains of Colorado (Figure 4).
