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IDetailed Forecast Discussion: mpressive shortwave trough will be approaching this evening, centered over Idaho. Good southwest flow is also present over the state, upwards of 50 mph at the mid-levels. By tomorrow evening, the trough will be present over the Dakotas. Near the surface, the approaching trough will lead to a warm front slowly lifting north over the Denver Metro …

IDetailed Forecast Discussion: t was an active severe weather day last evening, with several reports of large hail over the Denver Metro and Front Range (below). Some high wind reports and tornadoes were also reported well east of Sterling. Estimated precipitation over the last 24 hours shows where the storms formed and tracked (generally east to northeast track). As the …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: oday's main concern is the development of scattered severe thunderstorms across much of northern and northeastern Colorado as the upper-level closed-low pressure system draws closer. This morning the low is spinning in southern Idaho, just a little west of Salt Lake City. Southerly flow of 40 MPH is noted aloft over Colorado this morning, with surface flow …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he primary concern for our weather the next few days will be the approaching trough from the Pacific Northwest, a system which is unseasonably strong for mid-August. The center of the upper-trough is located across eastern Oregon this morning. Thick smoke is wrapping around the base of this trough... first southward into portions of Nevada, then northeastward …

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: hough the smoke never really vacated our area, over the past weekend it was largely high up in the atmosphere with relatively clear air near ground-level. We even had a few days WITHOUT Air Quality Alerts issued for the Denver Metro area, about the only such occurrence of this in the last five weeks. However, the smoke …

MDetailed Forecast Discussion: id-level convergence will be in place this afternoon and evening thanks to a disturbance drifting south from Wyoming. This is evident in the figure below. What this help with doing is aid some scattered showers and storms, especially across the higher terrain to our west. If you are hiking, you'd want to start very early as a …

HDetailed Forecast Discussion: ot temperatures return to the state this afternoon. With high pressure over northern California, largely stable air will allow for plenty of sunshine for the first half of the day. Aloft, temperatures increase, enough to get us into the lower 90's this afternoon, about 6-7 degrees warmer than our Friday. Northwest flow exists in the mid and …