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Warmth returns! As a trough approaches the region, strong southwesterly flow in the low and mid-levels of the atmosphere will help push our temperatures on the Plains in to the 50's this afternoon. Here is the 500 mb vorticity forecast map from the GFS model for today: Notice above the SW-erly 500 mb winds of 75 knots across Colorado. These are the strongest winds …

The ridge axis we have been mentioning all week will be directly overhead today. This will lend to another afternoon of quiet weather with morning sunshine giving way to increasing wave clouds through the day. Temperatures will be warmer in the middle 50's, surely putting a dent in the snow from this past weekend. The late week trough remains far from impressive. …

Quiet weather will take us through the next THREE days as a decently-sized ridge axis traverses across the Rockies. Today the ridge is centered across Nevada, with northwest flow heading into Colorado. Expect sunny skies with temperatures topping out in the lower 40's. Confidence remains low on how an approaching Pacific trough impacts Colorado on Friday. The Euro and GFS have …

All on track today for the snow. Expect the snow to continue across the area through the morning and early afternoon. Below shows the HRRR rapid refresh mesoscale model forecast for the snow today. As mentioned in our snowfall post yesterday, we can expect a general weakening of the snowfall between 3 and 5 pm, following by drier and colder …

Snow is on the way! But before that happens, we should see another mild day across the area, albeit much cooler than our 70 degree day in Boulder yesterday. Below shows the mid-level relative humidity this afternoon. The low pressure system will be situated over southwestern Utah early this afternoon. Clouds will be pushing west to east through the day …

The warm-up continues! Today marks another day of above normal temperatures across the region. With large-scale southwest flow in place today (green arrow below), temperatures should easily reach the middle 60's. It's possible some areas will get to the upper 60's, but this will depend largely on the amount of high-level cloud cover. The forecast today (see below) shows a …

A mild day is expected across the Front Range today with a positively tilted ridge axis overhead. The 500 mb vorticity map below shows the ridge extending from Arizona, across Colorado and into the northern Plains. There is a bit of moisture streaming in from the northwest aloft. Expect wispy cirrus sky cover and high temperatures this afternoon in the lower …