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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

Clear

Clear

63°F

UV Index
0 Low
Pressure
29.7 Steady
Visibility
8 miles
Dewpoint
36 °F
Humidity
36%
Wind
WSW 2.7 mph
Gust
4.9 mph
Wind Chill
63 °F

Hourly Forecast

Tomorrow
12 AM
62°F
Clear
Tomorrow
1 AM
60°F
Clear
Tomorrow
2 AM
58°F
Clear
Tomorrow
3 AM
57°F
Clear
Tomorrow
4 AM
55°F
Clear
Tomorrow
5 AM
54°F
Clear
Tomorrow
6 AM
53°F
Sunny
Tomorrow
7 AM
57°F
Mostly sunny
Tomorrow
8 AM
64°F
Partly sunny
Tomorrow
9 AM
71°F
Partly sunny
Tomorrow
10 AM
75°F
Partly sunny
Tomorrow
11 AM
79°F
Partly sunny

7 Day Forecast

Sunny

Monday

88 °F

Sunny and very warm with the temperature approaching the record of 91 set in 1962


Clear

Monday Night

53 °F

Clear


Partly sunny

Tuesday

88 °F

Very warm with partial sunshine; breezy in the afternoon


Clear

Tuesday Night

50 °F

Breezy in the evening; otherwise, clear


Partly sunny w/ showers

Wednesday

73 °F

Cooler with sunshine giving way to clouds, becoming windy with a shower in the area in the afternoon; elevated fire risk due to gusty winds and low humidity


Cloudy

Wednesday Night

46 °F

Overcast


Intermittent clouds

Thursday

71 °F

Beautiful with intervals of clouds and sunshine


Mostly cloudy

Thursday Night

43 °F

Cloudy most of the time


Intermittent clouds

Friday

71 °F

Beautiful with times of clouds and sun


Intermittent clouds

Friday Night

45 °F

Partly cloudy


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM

Based on AccuWeather data