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DDetailed Forecast Discussion: ownslope surface warming will slowly develop this afternoon as a result of ridging building in across the California coast. The real cold air that was over us earlier this week is moving off the east over Missouri and eventually the east coast. Westerly surface winds should develop this afternoon to allow high temperatures top out a few …

PDetailed Forecast Discussion: ersistently gusty conditions were reported much of the day yesterday as strong winds aloft were able to mix down to the surface during the daylight hours. The graphic below shows the peak gusts observed across the Front Range on Wednesday. Generally 30 to 40 MPH gusts were common, but the usual windy spots along Highway 93 in …

HDetailed Forecast Discussion: appy Wednesday! The quick-moving trough axis is already about to depart Colorado to the east this morning. The backside of this trough has notably drier and subsident air which will lead to more sunshine but also more wind today for the Front Range. Can't win them all right? The departing trough brought a wave of light to …

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: Pacific trough has come ashore overnight and a weak atmospheric river event is underway across California. This storm system will race over the Great Basin and into the Rockies by this evening bringing widespread though mostly light snow to the Mountains. Across the Denver Metro area we will remain dry with just downslope flow persisting. There will …

NDetailed Forecast Discussion: early a carbon copy weather pattern will exist today compared to Saturday. Southwesterly flow in the mid and upper-levels of the atmosphere will continue to support a mild end to our weekend. As you can see in the figure below, warm temperatures aloft remain over much of Colorado through Kansas and Texas and the desert southwest. We …

YDetailed Forecast Discussion: esterday's high temperatures over the Front Range were in the low to middle 70s over most of the area. With a slightly warmer airmass progged for today, we should be at least 3 degrees warmer this afternoon relative to our Friday. That would put our highs today around the middle to near upper 70s in most locations. …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he mid-level pattern shows a trough to our north today over Montana and the Dakotas that will track east this evening. The system is well removed from Colorado that it will only bring a few high clouds to the area. Expect mostly sunny skies. There is a more potent storm moving onshore in the Pacific Northwest. As …