In Brief:
Near record warmth gets chased away by a couple of cool fronts that bring spring showers.
Forecast Discussion:
We had a (mostly) great weekend (minus a chilly Sunday morning and a wind blown NCAR fire!). Before our next front, temperatures will soar on Monday. The record hig for Monday is 83F set in 1963. It looks like many places along I-25 will break 80F (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
The next front arrives Tuesday early morning (blue dashed line Figure 1) brought in by a disjointed series of upper air troughs (Figure 3).
Along I-25, it looks like 1/4th to 1/3rd inch of precipitation is possible (Figure 1 and Figure 5). Snowfall should be confined to overnight flurries mixed with light rain maybe making a bit of slush on grass along I-25 (Figure 4). Higher mountain locations like Nederland and Allenspark may see 1-3 inches, but Estes Park should only get a Trace to an inch or so. Things are too warm this time!
The Longer Range Forecast:
We return to the 60's Thursday before another weak front that brings showers Thursday/Friday. Next weekend looks Great again!
