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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

Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy

52°F

UV Index
0 Low
Pressure
30.32 Steady
Visibility
8 miles
Dewpoint
50 °F
Humidity
94%
Wind
NW 2.7 mph
Gust
5.9 mph
Wind Chill
52 °F

Hourly Forecast

Tomorrow
12 AM
51°F
Thunderstorms
Tomorrow
1 AM
51°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
2 AM
51°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
3 AM
50°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
4 AM
50°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
5 AM
50°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
6 AM
50°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
7 AM
52°F
Cloudy
Tomorrow
8 AM
54°F
Partly sunny
Tomorrow
9 AM
57°F
Partly sunny
Tomorrow
10 AM
61°F
Partly sunny
Tomorrow
11 AM
64°F
Partly sunny

7 Day Forecast

Partly sunny w/ t-storms

Tuesday

78 °F

Not as warm with times of clouds and sun; a thunderstorm or two this afternoon; thunderstorms can bring gusty winds, hail and localized flooding


Thunderstorms

Tuesday Night

50 °F

A couple of thunderstorms this evening; otherwise, cloudy


Mostly cloudy w/ t-storms

Wednesday

73 °F

Some sun, then turning cloudy with a couple of thundershowers in the afternoon


Partly cloudy w/ t-storms

Wednesday Night

50 °F

A couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the evening; otherwise, clearing


Mostly sunny

Thursday

74 °F

Mostly sunny and pleasant


Clear

Thursday Night

45 °F

Clear


Sunny

Friday

81 °F

Plenty of sunshine


Partly cloudy

Friday Night

47 °F

Partly cloudy


Mostly sunny

Saturday

85 °F

Mostly sunny


Clear

Saturday Night

53 °F

Clear


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
7:08 PM

Based on AccuWeather data