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The Front Range Forecast: More quiet summer weather

In Brief:

Hot, above normal summer temperatures with few afternoon storms. A cold front is in our future.

The Tuesday Update:

Not much to report for the short term.  We will continue to have above normal temperatures into the weekend when a cold front arrives (dotted blue line Figure 1 update). After that, storm chances increase with bit of a taste of early Fall weather.

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Figure 1 update: the 10 day graphical forecast for Denver from weather5280.com

End Tuesday Update.

The Forecast Discussion:

Exciting weather is not to be found in Colorado for a while. We are sitting at about 15 degrees above normal for high temperatures (Figure 1) with only small afternoon storm chances Friday then Sunday through Tuesday. There is some limited "monsoon" moisture flowing into the West (Figure 2) but the big High Pressure center and ridge nearby is keeping most weather quiet (Figure 3).

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Figure 1: the 10 day graphical forecast for Denver from weatherunderground.com
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Figure 2: the water vapor satellite image from Thursday PM from NOAA.
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Figure 3: the 500mb upper air map for noon Friday from the GFS and tropicaltidbits.com

The Longer Range Forecast:

The GFS also gives the state little precipitation over the next five days (Figure 4).  Sorry - there isn't much to cover this late in the season!

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Figure 4: the 5 day precipitation forecast 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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UV Index
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Pressure
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Visibility
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Dewpoint
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Humidity
84%
Wind
WNW 1.1 mph
Gust
5 mph
Wind Chill
45 °F

Hourly Forecast

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7 AM
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8 AM
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11 AM
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12 PM
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1 PM
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2 PM
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3 PM
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7 Day Forecast

Mostly sunny

Thursday

71 °F

Sunny to partly cloudy, pleasant and warmer


Clear

Thursday Night

44 °F

Clear


Partly sunny w/ t-storms

Friday

76 °F

Sun and clouds with widely separated thunderstorms this afternoon


Mostly clear

Friday Night

46 °F

Clear to partly cloudy


Mostly sunny

Saturday

80 °F

Sunny to partly cloudy and warm


Mostly clear

Saturday Night

45 °F

Clear to partly cloudy


Partly sunny

Sunday

83 °F

Very warm with sunshine mixing with some clouds; windy in the afternoon


Partly cloudy

Sunday Night

50 °F

Partly cloudy


Mostly cloudy

Monday

84 °F

Mostly cloudy and very warm


Partly cloudy

Monday Night

52 °F

Partly cloudy


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