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The Front Range Forecast: Dry with above normal temperatures

In Brief:

Dry and very warm weather this week.

The Forecast Discussion:

Other than a few weak cool fronts, the week ahead will see temperatures near record warmth at times.  There is a very small chance of showers (and a clap of thunder) Saturday night and on Thursday (Figure 1). Thursday's small cool down and chance of showers comes in ahead of a seemingly impressive trough in the upper atmosphere (Figure 2).  Sadly, without available moisture, it doesn't look like much comes of the system.

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Figure 1: the 10 day graphical forecast for Denver from weatherunderground.com
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Figure 2: the 500mb upper air map for midnight Wed/Thur from the GFS and tropicaltidbits.com

The Longer Range Forecast:

Looking out at the next 10 days, the GFS doesn't paint any moisture along I-25 (Figure 3 and 4). If things do start to get exciting again, I'll post an update here!

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Figure 3: the precipitation totals forecast for the next 10 days from the GFS and weather5280.com
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Figure 4: the snowfall totals forecast for the next 10 days from the GFS and weather5280.com

 


About the Author: John Ensworth

John Ensworth used to work from Longmont as the PI for the NASA through the IGES (The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies). He now teaches technology, algebra, astronomy, meteorology, film school, and Lego robotics to middle/high school.
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Current Weather

Sunny

Sunny

63°F

UV Index
2 Low
Pressure
30.18 Steady
Visibility
5 miles
Dewpoint
55 °F
Humidity
75%
Wind
NW 1.1 mph
Gust
1.6 mph
Wind Chill
63 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
8 AM
70°F
Sunny
Today
9 AM
76°F
Sunny
Today
10 AM
82°F
Sunny
Today
11 AM
86°F
Sunny
Today
12 PM
89°F
Mostly sunny
Today
1 PM
91°F
Partly sunny
Today
2 PM
92°F
Partly sunny
Today
3 PM
92°F
Mostly cloudy w/ showers
Today
4 PM
93°F
Mostly cloudy
Today
5 PM
93°F
Mostly cloudy
Today
6 PM
91°F
Cloudy
Today
7 PM
89°F
Cloudy

7 Day Forecast

Partly sunny w/ showers

Sunday

93 °F

Partly sunny with a passing shower this afternoon


Partly cloudy

Sunday Night

62 °F

Partly cloudy


Mostly cloudy w/ t-storms

Monday

94 °F

Some sun, then increasing clouds with a thundershower in spots in the afternoon


Mostly clear

Monday Night

59 °F

Clear to partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Tuesday

92 °F

Sun through high clouds


Partly cloudy

Tuesday Night

60 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Wednesday

72 °F

Times of sun and clouds with a thunderstorm in the afternoon; thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds


Mostly cloudy

Wednesday Night

58 °F

An evening thunderstorm; otherwise, mostly cloudy


Mostly cloudy

Thursday

86 °F

Warmer with variable cloudiness; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon


Intermittent clouds

Thursday Night

58 °F

Clearing


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM

Based on AccuWeather data