Author: Ben Castellani (Page 181 of 358)

DDetailed Forecast Discussion enver set a new daily record temperature yesterday soaring to a surprisingly toasty 98°F at Denver International Airport, while Boulder only reached 94°F (not a record). This record heat for the date was a bit surprising considering the northwest flow present across the state of Colorado and the layer of smoke filling the skies. This combination certainly …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion he dominant ridge of high pressure remains parked to our south across New Mexico today with continued dry west-southwest flow pushing into Colorado. A trough is indeed moving across the northern Rockies today, but this will miss our state, mainly just increasing wind speeds in the Mountains leading to Red Flag Conditions. Not good for fire-fighters in …

HDetailed Forecast Discussion ot weather continues to be the story for this Wednesday as very dry, smoke-filled air has moved into Colorado from the west-southwest. As you can see below, precipitable water values have tumbled statewide to below 0.5" and more like 0.3" in the Front Range and in the Mountains. This will support mostly sunny skies with just a …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion oday's large-scale weather setup has the persistent ridge of high pressure holding strong across southern Arizona and southern New Mexico. As we have discussed all summer long, this positioning will continue to redirect any potential monsoon moisture westward and away from the Desert Southwest. Hot and dry weather will prevail across the Four Corners area with precipitable …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion he threat of severe weather for the week is now (mostly) behind us with a ridge axis shifting through Colorado today. Drier and warmer southwest flow has taken hold across the Front Range. With this, storms will be weaker and much more sparse compared to the last few days. While we aren't concerned about any hail in …