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Aridge of high pressure will slowly settle in today and tonight as yesterday's front and trough boundary continue to move east. Northwest flow aloft today, however, will keep temperatures on the chilly side. But the high pressure will spell out lots of sunshine. Weak flow at the surface will turn southwesterly during the afternoon. There is still a fair amount …

Asurface cold front will move through the Front Range late this morning. The cold air behind it is not arctic but enough to reduce our high temperatures. Look for light winds ahead of the front, becoming northeasterly during the late morning and afternoon. Highs will top out ahead of the frontal passage, ranging from the lower 40s in the north …

Temperatures earlier this morning were running some 20-30 degrees warmer compared to Thursday morning (below). The warmer weather is already taking shape and highs will be much warmer this afternoon. This is due to a westerly downslope flow taking shape today. Aloft, westerly flow is in due swing across the state. A trough of low pressure is situated over Idaho …

Avery tricky forecast unfortunately remains for today as models failed to come into better agreement overnight on how exactly the wintry event later on will play out. The main forecasting challenge lies in the fact that nearly every high-resolution model shows weak banding with this event and thus lower-end snow totals --- 1/2 to 3" from Denver to Fort Collins. …

The nose of a strong jet streak is projected to be directly over the Front Range today and tomorrow with a favorable setup developing for high winds across the Mountains and Foothills, with potent winds also possible across the bulk of the Denver Metro area as well. Further north along the Wyoming border, more of a classic bora-type wind event …

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: nice ridge of high pressure will build in today, ushering in lots of sunshine and rising temperatures. Below shows a nice ridge stretching from California into western Texas. The ridge will allow nice downslope warming to take effect across the Front Range this afternoon and help melt some of the snow. With the fresh snow, highs will …