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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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Current Weather

Clear

Clear

61°F

UV Index
0 Low
Pressure
29.45 Falling
Visibility
8 miles
Dewpoint
33 °F
Humidity
34%
Wind
S 3.8 mph
Gust
9.2 mph
Wind Chill
61 °F

Hourly Forecast

Today
2 AM
55°F
Mostly cloudy
Today
3 AM
54°F
Cloudy
Today
4 AM
52°F
Cloudy
Today
5 AM
50°F
Cloudy
Today
6 AM
49°F
Cloudy
Today
7 AM
47°F
Cloudy
Today
8 AM
48°F
Cloudy
Today
9 AM
50°F
Cloudy
Today
10 AM
51°F
Cloudy
Today
11 AM
52°F
Cloudy
Today
12 PM
52°F
Cloudy
Today
1 PM
53°F
Cloudy

7 Day Forecast

Intermittent clouds

Sunday

76 °F

Warmer with intervals of clouds and sunshine


Mostly cloudy

Sunday Night

47 °F

Winds becoming strong; thickening clouds


Windy

Monday

56 °F

Winds gusting past 40 mph; cloudy and cooler


Intermittent clouds

Monday Night

42 °F

Partly cloudy


Partly sunny w/ showers

Tuesday

59 °F

A couple of showers in the morning; otherwise, windy and cool with times of clouds and sun


Partly cloudy

Tuesday Night

32 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Wednesday

58 °F

Cool with times of clouds and sun


Intermittent clouds

Wednesday Night

38 °F

Partly cloudy


Intermittent clouds

Thursday

56 °F

Breezy and cool with sun and clouds


Intermittent clouds

Thursday Night

39 °F

Partly cloudy


Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM

Based on AccuWeather data