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Strong cold front pushing through today. Below shows the 700 mb temperature this afternoon over the state. You'll notice that the temperatures are 12 degC colder than they were on Thursday, a welcomed change! The front is all thanks to a trough of low pressure situated over southwestern Wyoming (see below). The ridge of high pressure has moved east from …

After another 100+ degree day on Thursday, some slightly cooler air has moved in for this afternoon. We should stress that "cooler" is in a relative sense, as highs today will only dip to the middle 90's, about 5 or so degrees cooler than yesterday. However, much cooler air is in store for the weekend, more on that below. Today's …

Conditions are ripe for nearly all locations up and down the Front Range to set record high temperatures this afternoon... Today will be very similar to yesterday, with sunshine giving way to some clouds in the afternoon and evening. The bonus factor today will be west-southwesterly downslope flow pushing into the Metro area. This should help bump temperatures up a …

Only slight changes to the forecast today compared to where we were yesterday. The 500 mb map below shows that high pressure remains parked across New Mexico. The changes come in the form of a shallow backdoor cold front which will be moving into the Metro area this morning, bringing more low-level moisture to the region. The dew point animation …

The oven dial gets cranked up today across our region as a very warm airmass builds into Colorado from the Desert Southwest. The 500 mb map below shows the center of the high pressure near the Four Corners region this afternoon. The extent of the very warm air is highlighted in orange. The 700 mb temperature forecast from the GFS …

A much cooler day today. Below explains the reason for the cooler temperatures. It's thanks to a cold front that slid through early this morning associated with a trough of low pressure in Kansas and eastern Wyoming. Much of the area will be under upslope flow today, and, as a result, we can expect highs only in the lower 70's. …

On this Saturday, we will be in the crosshairs of another trough pushing in from the west and northwest. The center of the low pressure is over northwest Wyoming (see below) by this evening. The trough axis will be slow to move in and not reach central Colorado until this evening. Therefore, mostly sunny skies will prevail much of the …