In Brief:
Very calm and seasonable Fall weather. No excitement for a while.
The Saturday Update:
We enjoyed some clouds, winds and a drop in temperatures with a cold front Saturday afternoon, but no rain fell. For the next week, we just keeping having only slightly above normal temperatures, clear skies, and dry conditions (Figure 2 update). There is a hint of a change coming next weekend, but rain signals like that have appeared 'about a week out' and have then vanished from the models. Most of Colorado is expected to stay very dry for the next 5-7 days (Figure 3 update).
End Saturday update.
The Monday Update:
Other than Tuesday being a bit warmer and a touch windy, we have very calm and seasonable weather for the week (Figure 1 update). Enjoy!
End Monday update.
Forecast Discussion:
A dry cold front will make Friday a bit chilly but rain chances are low (Figure 1). Beyond that, we stay very close to seasonable temperatures for the next week (except Tuesday where we approach 80F). There are record high's in the 80s through October and we have broken 80F twice in November historically. We may not yet be done with temperatures that warm. You just won't notice the weather much this week as we have dry northwest flow aloft (with a distant low over the southern AZ and CA region) all week.
The Longer Range Forecast:
Next Tuesday/Wednesday, there is a trough that swings past the state. There are very low (at this time) rain chances in Colorado (Figure 1 and 3) next week. The five-day precipitation totals hit mainly southern counties only (Figure 4).
