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A weak frontal boundary is moving southward across Wyoming this morning and will arrive to the Metro area before lunch-time. A cluster of thundershowers has developed this morning along this boundary in Nebraska where juicy low-level moisture is present. Once this front arrives to our region, the stage will be set for another day of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, with the possibility …

A soaking rain fell across much of the Denver Metro area yesterday thanks to a cold front teaming up with monsoon moisture. Numerous weak storms moved from the higher elevations eastward across the Plains. While they had a good pace of movement, precipitable water values near 1.5 inches across the region led to heavy bursts of rainfall at times. We cautioned that …

Today's weather will see an increased threat of storms across the region. The reason for the increase is due to a cold front sliding through late this afternoon and evening. This is evident below, with northeast winds ensuing at 6 PM. In fact, northeast flow will develop in the early afternoon in advance of the frontal passage thanks to lowering …

The ridge you are tired of hearing about has made some progress over the last 24 hours moving to the southeast. It is now situated across Texas. The jet stream (shown below) is pushed to our north. Strong and moist southerly winds continue to flow into Arizona and southern California this morning. You can also see some southwesterly flow making …

Temperatures on this Friday will be a few degrees cooler thanks to a weak cold front that slid through late last night. Below shows that the front is barely noticeable. The way to tell is by looking at the slight wind shift from the northeast in northeast Colorado, as well as the slightly cooler air. Most of us probably won't …

The ridge of high pressure has shifted further east and is now centered over the Four Corners region. The heat beneath this ridge is clearly visible in the 700 mb temperature map below. Temperature readings will approach 20ºC across Colorado. This is about 2ºC higher than yesterday, indicative that we'll indeed be even warmer today! Sunshine and weak westerly downslope flow …

The best chance of rain for the week passed us by yesterday, with most locations seeing only a few brief sprinkles during the afternoon. One heavy downpour did occur in the evening hours across parts of Superior, Louisville, and Broomfield. Radar estimates show between 1 and 2" of rain may have fallen in only one hour's time. The focus for the …