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Detailed Forecast Discussion: A welcomed but quick-moving ridge of high pressure will be moving across Colorado today at 500mb, shown below. This will facilitate another tranquil day with seasonable temperatures topping out in the low to middle 70's.  Expect sunshine this morning, but increasing clouds in the afternoon. By tomorrow, a decent shortwave trough will swing eastward across the northern …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: There is extensive cloud cover across southern Colorado this morning as seen on GOES-East satellite imagery (below). These clouds are associated with the right-entrance region of a jet which has pushed off to our south. Elsewhere, skies are crystal clear across northern Colorado, Wyoming, and much of the Midwest. Temperatures have really cooled off this morning under …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: Today's storm threat appears less than it was on Saturday. After some morning fog, sunshine will take hold and temperatures should warm into the mid and upper 70's. The warm and moist flow is still churning with southwest flow anchored across the state (below). The above average moisture content resides a little north than where it was …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: Over the next couple days this weekend, we are watching the threat of showers and thunderstorms, some of which could become severe with large hail and damaging winds. The weather pattern today and tomorrow features southwesterly flow in the mid-levels (below). This is due to a rather broad and large trough out in the Pacific Northwest. This …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: Welcome to the first day of May. It will certainly feel like May, continuing where we left off from yesterday. The nice difference from today is more abundant sunshine as opposed to the clouds around most of the day on Thursday. Highs should warm near the lower to middle 80's. Clouds won't be on the increase until …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: The final day of April will be the hottest day so far this month with highs expected to climb into the mid to upper 80's. The axis of the big ridge is passing directly over the Denver area this morning with warm west-southwesterly flow ensuing the rest of today and tomorrow. While the airmass itself is extremely …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: High pressure will continue to build in from the west today with northwesterly flow across the Rockies. This will bring what you might consider perfect conditions to Front Range Colorado with highs in the low to middle 70's, sunny skies, and light winds, and low humidity. It will certainly be another stellar spring day! The real heat …