BoulderCAST

Aquiet stretch of weather remains in place across Colorado today as relatively benign and seasonably mild southwest flow continues to dominate the region. GOES-East water vapor imagery early this morning shows a pocket of drier air sliding across the Front Range, helping support another round of mostly sunny skies through at least the first half of the day. But while …

We had some concern that areas of fog might develop across portions of the Denver Metro early this morning, but observations around sunrise show that threat never really materialized. Instead, the more notable feature overhead is a band of mountain wave cloudiness. Coverage does not appear as extensive as yesterday, but these clouds will likely linger through much of the …

Yesterday’s widespread rainfall set the stage for a classic late-season fog event across northeast Colorado. With plenty of low-level moisture left behind, clear skies overnight, and a light upslope flow helping trap that moisture near the surface, dense fog has developed across much of the region early this morning. Visibility has dropped to well under a mile in many areas, …

The radar from earlier this morning shows showers across the eastern part of the state, as well as isolated activity over the southwest mountains. This is all in advance of an area of low pressure that will track through the region tonight into Monday, before advancing into the Northern Great Plains Monday night. Another cool to chilly day will be …

Anotable area of low pressure presently across southern Nevada, California, and Arizona will gradually lift east and then northeast into the state tonight into Sunday, thereafter making its way into the Dakotas by late Monday evening. The presence of this low pressure system will bring cloudy skies, pockets of light rain, and chilly/damp conditions. The three ensemble members (ECMWF, GEFS, …

The work week ends on a warm note. Highs this afternoon will be close to that 80-degree mark. In fact, southwest winds will be rather gusty in the 20 to 25 mph range, especially in Metro Denver and to the east of I-25. Lesser wind gusts will be found in the more sheltered areas east of the Foothills like Boulder. …