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Aweak shortwave trough is currently moving through the Great Basin this morning with moisture out ahead flowing into Colorado from the southwest. The current animated view from GOES-East's infrared channel is shown below. Notice the significant uptick in clouds present over the Front Range right now. This jump in moisture content as well as the afternoon/evening timing of the trough …

Today's weather will be defined by a shortwave ridge moving across the area which will allow for quiet conditions, warmer temperatures and mostly sunny skies. This ridge axis is embedded in a broader southwest flow across the West. Upstream there is a weak trough approaching which will impact our weather on Saturday. For today, highs will reach the lower to …

Heads up! A small amount of snow has fallen during the overnight hours, mainly in the western suburbs of Denver and around Boulder, which is creating some slick spots out there on the roadways. Otherwise, skies have mostly cleared out overnight leading to bone-chilling April temperatures this morning --- in the teens across the Plains and in the single digits …

Snow showers have begun across the Front Range quickly this morning with some areas seeing an inch or two of accumulation already before sunrise on the grassy surfaces, including here in the Boulder area. There was even a brief period of hard-to-forecast freezing drizzle mixed in overnight in the western Metro. Thus, it could be a little slick out there …

Westerly zonal flow continues today. The upper-jet extends from northern California into Wyoming and into the Great Lakes. A southern stream jet also exists over the central and southeast US. The zonal flow at mid-levels will continue to promote warm temperatures this afternoon with upper 60s to around 70 degrees. Another day to be outside and enjoy! A cold front …

Amid-level elongated trough will roughly extend from the Pacific Northwest into the northern Great Plains this weekend. To its south, we will be in a broad west-southwest flow. This will keep us quite warm and mild in the 60s to 70s for the first full weekend of April. Today, expect lots of sunshine. Downslope warming will help us get into …

Red Flag Warning Conditions are in place today thanks to a strong storm system bringing dangerous downslope winds exceeding 50 mph this morning and afternoon. Across the Foothills, gusts exceeding 70 mph are highly likely. High-resolution guidance and the synoptic pattern suggest northwest winds will gust upwards of 50-60 mph today. Combined with low relative humidity levels in the 15-20% …