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Not much has changed at all since yesterday. There is still very dry air over Colorado, with westerly downslope flow in place across the state. We'll see rather seasonal temperatures today with highs in the low 90's, alongside plenty of sunshine. Those hoping for rain shouldn't get too excited. After just meager chances of rain Thursday and Friday, the weekend …

The upper-level pattern is westerly today as the ridge of high pressure has flattened out to our south. The center of the ridge can be seen below in the 500 mb map over West Texas. Below shows the 700 mb temperatures for today. This map shows where the warmest airmass is situated. As you can see, the center of the warm …

Sunny early, then partly cloudy and breezy. Southwest winds gusting to 30 mph during the afternoon. Highs temperatures will climb to near record values, right around 100 degrees. Very warm conditions, low humidity and wind will combine for elevated fire danger across the region. Be careful! We saw yesterday that the forest is already primed for fire.

Sun early, followed by partly cloudy skies and a few isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Most of the activity will be well east of Denver where a threat of severe weather exists. Highs will top out near 90 degrees. The upcoming weekend looks to be a hot, dry, and sunny one. We're forecasting temperatures Saturday in the mid 90's, with upper 90's on Sunday.

Today's mid-level flow at 500 mb is west-southwesterly. In the 500 mb map below, a ridge can be seen across Texas, with a trough dipping into the Pacific Northwest. Colorado lies in the middle-ground. The main story for today will be the discrete lack of moisture across the state, associated with a very dry air mass moving into the region …

Mostly sunny early, then partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Any storms that do form will be brief and weak. Highs in the low 90's.

The 500 mb map for today shows yesterday's shortwave trough heading eastward. With this, the instability that produced yesterday's showers and storms goes east as well. You'll also notice slight ridging (upward bump) in the height line across Utah. This is the first sign of the ridge beginning to make its return towards Colorado! Today will be a day of transition …