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ARed Flag Warning is in effect for today due to the combination of very low RH levels, hot temperatures, gusty winds over 30 mph, and dry fuels. Extreme fire behavior could result today as a result. Westerly downslope flow will be in place today, along with very anomalously hot weather for mid April. Some guidance suggests gusts over 30 mph …

We warm up to end our work week and start the upcoming weekend. The image below shows a dichotomy between the western and eastern US. Over us, hot weather starts to build in today, maximizing tomorrow as high pressure is situated over the southern Plains. Over the eastern US, a large trough is present, with cloud cover, rain and storms, …

West-northwest flow aloft remains in-place today alongside continued flattened ridging across Colorado. Moisture levels in this flow have decreased and the result will be much more sunshine today with high temperatures reaching 70 degrees or so. The main change in perceivable weather coming into this Wednesday will be an increase in downslope winds from the WNW through the day. Short-range …

Flattened mid-level ridging is present across the Rockies today with increasingly strong zonal flow developing between the high pressure center off the coast of Baja California and passing shortwaves along the Canadian Border. This setup will put our area in a warm, downslope regime today with temperatures several degrees warmer than Monday, at least in theory. The main challenge today …

We end the weekend on the milder side. The trough will finally depart into the Southern Plains this afternoon. In its wake, warm ridging will build eastward into the intermountain West. That will spell out a warming trend starting today and maintaining itself for much of the upcoming week. Highs should get to the upper 50s this afternoon. As for …

Yesterday's light snow event, focused mainly across western sections of Boulder and Denver and the Foothills will be on its way out fairly quickly by mid-morning today. By later this afternoon and evening, the area of low pressure will be drifting into northern Texas. A trough axis will pass through the Front Range this evening, marking the boundary between dry …