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Good morning and happy first day of spring! Our storm looks impressive this morning on water vapor imagery from GOES-East (below). The center of the upper-level low is located in nearly the exact center of Colorado. It will be sliding east northeast into northern Kansas through the rest of the day. The water vapor animation below also gives us a …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: A nice day is in the works before we shift back to winter weather tomorrow with today's temperatures being the warmest of the week. The warm-up is compliments of mild southerly flow pumping into eastern Colorado alongside a return of that spring sunshine. Models show 800mb temperatures reaching near 15°C in the Metro area by late afternoon …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: We want to start off by apologizing for yesterday's forecast. While it was sunny and pleasant in the Denver Metro, towards Boulder it remained overcast the entire day. We looked into what happened and it was due to a Denver Cyclone, a low-level area of low pressure centered on Denver. The below image shows the observed wind …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: After yesterday's light snow showers, the weekend will take on a warmer tone. The atmosphere still remains quite active, however. In the mid-levels (below), the subtropical jet remains steady with another cutoff area of low pressure off the coast of northern California. This system is poised to remain west of us through tomorrow, keeping us dry but …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: A fast moving weak area of low pressure in the mid-levels will be tracking through the state this afternoon and evening (below). The main trajectory of this storm will lead to a downslope flow along the Front Range, sparing most of us from seeing anything significant. However, we'll start off the day with clouds and some patchy …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: A weak cold front is about to backdoor into the Front Range later this morning from the north and east. The approximate position of the front at 7:00 AM is shown below in the NAM-NEST surface forecast map. Below is a look at surface temperatures and winds by this afternoon. Winds will initially be from the northeast …

Detailed Forecast Discussion: There are no major changes in our weather today compared to yesterday. In fact, the large-scale atmospheric setup is eerily similar to what we saw on Tuesday. The cut-off low pressure system near California has barely moved, while another weak clipper will be dropping south out of Canada into Montana and Wyoming tonight. The overall stagnant pattern …