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The potent storm system continues to pull eastward and away from the Front Range. The associated surface low pressure has now moved into northwestern Kansas with a central pressure around 985 mb! The visible satellite animation below from GOES-East is impressive. It shows the coating of fresh snow in the Foothills and Mountains, and also the massive amount of dust …

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: ll is quiet today across northern Colorado under prevailing warm but brisk southwesterly flow. To our west, a strong trough is coming ashore and taking aim on Colorado. This system will race across the area during the day tomorrow. Expect continued mild temperatures across the Front Range with highs today similar to yesterday under a Denver Cyclone …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: upper-level jet stream slowly shifts north this afternoon and evening. As the figure below shows, the jet stream by this evening will extend from the Pacific Northwest, into the upper Midwest and northern Great Plains, and into the Great Lakes. With the jet stream still overhead this morning, gusty winds, as well as an epic wave cloud …

ZDetailed Forecast Discussion: onal flow takes over today at mid-levels, ushering in a warmer today this afternoon. That will aid downslope warming with highs in the middle 40s. The westerly winds at the surface are a result of an upper-level jet stream nearby, over Wyoming and Idaho. We were originally concerned that this jet stream would impact the Plains in …