Category: Monsoon (Page 16 of 20)

This Week in Colorado Weather: August 28, 2023

A very typical, though somewhat boring late-summer week will unfold across the Front Range as the monsoon wraps up and we await the seasonal arrival of the polar jet stream. Our best chance of rain this week comes immediately on Monday as afternoon thunderstorms rock the area. Drier and hot weather will return in the days to follow, however. Late-season monsoon moisture will reach the area Friday into the upcoming weekend, but the heat will be going nowhere.

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Flash flooding risk soars Friday into Saturday across the Front Range as a nearly “perfect storm” scenario unfolds

A stark change in our weather is set to take hold for Friday as we move from seemingly never-ending summer heat to a much cooler and rainy setup that will bring with it a significant flood risk to the Front Range. The remnants of Tropical Storm Harold and a strong Canadian cold front will align almost perfectly over the area late Friday into Saturday with more than 1″ of rainfall possible and even more locally. In this update we discuss the latest timing of everything, the temperature nose dive, rainfall amounts, and which areas are at greatest risk to see flooding.

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Weekend Outlook: Hurricane Hilary’s remnants, a bit of smoke, staying mostly dry, and continued near-record heat

A ridge of high pressure will remain in control of Colorado through the extended and even intensifies this weekend keeping us mostly dry and hot. The best chance of rain in the pipeline comes on Friday, but only limited rainfall is expected from storms due to a lack of moisture. Additionally, the remnants of major Hurricane Hilary in the Eastern Pacific will arrive to the USA this weekend but stay well to the west of Colorado unfortunately (boo!). Things dry out further this weekend into early next week as temperatures once again make a run towards triple digits in the Denver Metro area.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/15/23 | Today will be the first of MANY consecutive 90-degree days

Hot and dry conditions will take over today and continue the rest of the week as a mid-level ridge develops over the central Rockies forming a long ridge axis from Texas, through Colorado and across the Pacific Northwest --- as shown below. This setup is bringing a resoundingly dry northwest flow to eastern Colorado as you can see in the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Sat 08/12/23 | Clouds limit our instability today, a somewhat strong cold front arrives early Sunday morning

Quite a bit of monsoon moisture is situated over the state this morning as the large-scale setup remains mostly unchanged from yesterday with complimentary pressure systems working together to pull moisture northward into the Four Corners region. GOES-East imagery shows the faucet of moisture aimed at Colorado right now, including some early morning thunderstorms popping across southeast Colorado. Things across …

This Week in Colorado Weather: August 7, 2023

The week ahead will remain somewhat cooler and drier than normal as a weak trough stays entrenched and monsoon moisture continues to be difficult to come by. However, a favorable setup for severe thunderstorms will exist across northeast Colorado early in the week with hail the main risk. Overall temperatures will stay mostly below normal in the days ahead but they will trend back towards 90 degrees by week’s end.

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