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We'll have to endure one more hot day before the bottom falls out tonight on the backside of a cold front. Look for temperatures today to push into the upper 80's with increasing clouds and late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. The cooler air looks to arrive after sunset from the northeast. Showers and a few storms will linger through the …

Dry air has taken over the state through the depth of the entire atmosphere. Below on the left is today's precipitable water anomaly map. Very dry air is evident across the entire state. The deepest monsoon moisture is suppressed to our south in Arizona and New Mexico. The figure on the right shows surface dew points for this afternoon. Can …

Weak sinking air will be pushing in today from the north and northwest thanks to northerly flow. Therefore, like yesterday, we should see an overall drier day compared to Friday. The best chance of storms today will exist east and southeast of the Denver Metro, although scattered storms are likely for the adjacent Foothills and the Continental Divide. We can't …

It's going to be a WET weekend...For today, expect patchy morning fog and showers with overcast skies remaining the rest of the day. Storm coverage will expand through the morning and afternoon to encompass much of the Metro area. Slow moving storms means that the threat of isolated flooding will once again be a concern today. Rainfall in excess of 1" …

Rain chances are elevated again as a soupy monsoon airmass remains across Colorado. We should actually see a better chance of storms today as their is less capping aloft and slightly more moisture. With weak shear in place, today's storms could produce hail up to 3/4" in diameter along with heavy downpours.  We're not expecting widespread flooding, but a few isolated …

The cold front we mentioned in our weekly outlook on Monday has moved through during the overnight hours. You will definitely notice the change in airmass today as temperatures only peak in the upper 70's. This is a 10 to 15 degree drop from yesterday. Earlier in the week, the best upslope was forecast to setup across the Denver Metro …

Following a hot and generally dry day yesterday, storm chances increase slightly today with the arrival of deeper monsoon moisture.  The precipitable water anomaly map below shows that the most atypically moist area across the country includes Utah and western Colorado. Keep in mind that moisture anomaly is just that, an anomaly. It is slightly biased by the fact that …