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Colorado sits between troughing on both coasts of the U.S. Over us, ridging extends into Colorado and over much of the northern Great Plains. Mild weather continues to build eastward for our Friday. There may be some wave clouds from time to time in the southwest flow aloft. A good friend of mine once said, when there is high cirrus …

Aweak storm system is spinning up near the Montana-Alberta-Saskatchewan triple point this morning, with a minor trailing trough axis jutting south into Utah and Colorado --- this is sadly our main weather-maker for the week. This trough has been fueling light snowfall in our Mountains overnight aided by weak jet forcing and favorable orographics, and the few cloud features visible …

We end the weekend  and start the upcoming work week with highs in the low to middle 50s, very much close to average. That is all going to change by Tuesday as a strong cold front moves through late Monday night tied to an area of low pressure tracking from the southern/central Plains into Minnesota. The passage of the cold …

We had a cold front move through the region earlier today. That front is tied to an area of low pressure over north-central North Dakota. Behind it, some slightly below normal temperatures but roughly seasonal with low 50s for highs this afternoon and Sunday. Lots of sunshine is expected, although some clouds may increase Sunday. We keep looking at the …

We end the work week in a mild southerly flow. A fairly robust and strong trough over Nevada and Utah today will slowly track into North Dakota by midday Saturday. As that happens, a gusty southwest flow will persist over Colorado today. There could even be some gusts at the surface tonight above 20 mph. NowCAST shows a broad area …