⦁❶⦁ Extremely dry air has overtaken the area today from the west
⦁❷⦁ Hot & dry will be the headline through Saturday
⦁❸⦁ Highs in the middle 90’s today with lots of sun
⦁❹⦁ Tropical Storm Cristina has formed off the western coast of Mexico and will help bring moisture northward to Colorado this weekend
Brace for the heat wave! A strong ridge of high pressure will dominate our weather pattern for the next seven to ten days. Temperatures through the week will push well into the 90’s each and every day with perhaps a few triple digit readings later this week as well.
Have you noticed the drop in visibility across the Front Range over the last few weeks? This haziness is actually smoke from a handful of wildfires burning hundreds of miles to our southwest. This may only be a taste of things to come later this summer as parts of southern Colorado and the Intermountain West have recently shifted into the penultimate drought classification. We provide an update on the hydrological situation and explain why we believe the monsoon will arrive late to Colorado this summer.
A deep area of low pressure to our northwest brings in a cold front Tuesday, lowering highs into the from the 90’s into the 70’s. Outside of a few meager storm chances, most of the week will be rather dry for the area. However, we are tracking an increase in moisture to reach the area late in the week as temperatures climb back into the 90’s.
With moist northwest flow present across Colorado for the next few days, a cooler start to the week with popcorn storms is expected. Late in the week, we are watching for a slow-moving, more organized Pacific weather system to reach our area. This could bring cooler and more unsettled conditions just in time for the weekend. We also discuss the latest on the summer monsoon.
The heat continues this week with lower to middle 90’s through Wednesday under warm southwest flow. This pattern will also favor the threat of wildfires across Colorado. Our chance of storms does not really materialize until the latter part of the week, accompanied by a cold front followed by northwest flow. Read on more to find out the full week ahead details.
A welcomed cool-down will transpire early in the week as a strong Pacific trough moves across the Rockies. However, accompanying the cooler temperatures will be very strong winds Monday evening and night, as well as widespread rain and even some wet snow in the higher elevations. By mid-week, yet another ridge of high pressure will begin to take shape leading to a warming and drying trend for the Front Range.
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