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Wednesday’s Bike to Work Day forecast includes a chance of rain

The last Wednesday in June has arrived, the day when thousands of hard-working citizens take to the bike paths for their morning and evening commutes. Yes, it’s Bike to Work Day 2019 on Wednesday! Five out of the last twelve Bike to Work Days have seen measurable precipitation in Boulder. How does tomorrow’s forecast look for the Metro area? Read on to find out if the bikers will be getting wet this year….

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Marginally severe storms possible Friday and the cooler weekend ahead

Several factors are coming together this afternoon for a fairly significant severe weather outbreak. Though the focus will be well northeast of the Front Range in Nebraska and South Dakota, storms that develop this afternoon and evening across the Metro area will have the potential to be strong and borderline severe, with hail and strong winds the main threats. We take a look at the forecast for a stormy Friday and the cooler weekend ahead.

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A very chilly and dreary next few days with snowflakes possible as well

The weather pattern over the next few days is one that will be favorable for widespread and persistent precipitation across the Front Range. We’re even predicting temperatures to cool enough early Thursday to allow for a change-over to snow. Read on for a complete forecast on the prolonged, dreary weather expected in the coming days and our thoughts on preliminary snow amounts.

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Winter Storm Update: Right on the cusp of rain and snow

Through the day yesterday, models trended slightly warmer for the storm system as it targets northeast Colorado Monday evening and night. We had hoped that the overnight model runs would reverse these changes, but this unfortunately does not appear to be the case. In lieu of this, we are left with a warmer overall storm…one which has numerous sources of lift and plenty of moisture to squeeze out significant precipitation across the Metro area, but is lacking in the cold air department. This will ultimately make for a very tricky forecast across the Boulder and Denver area this evening and tonight. We discuss our concerns, potential impacts, and provide our snowfall forecast map.

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