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The Front Range will unfortunately see a continuation of unseasonably warm and bone dry weather this week. With a strong ridge of high pressure parked over the region, temperatures will remain summer-like in the lower 80s for the most part. While a couple of weak cold fronts may bring slight temperature drops, there will not be any precipitation. Wildfire smoke from neighboring states will intermittently affect our air quality. We also look ahead to a pattern shift next week which should bring welcomed changes. Read on for all the details.
September was an exceptionally warm month in the Front Range, with most areas landing more than four degrees above average. This was our fourth consecutive month that finished on the north side of normal. Outside of a single soaking rain event, the month was also extremely dry with drought expanding further across the area. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during September and how it relates to climatology.
This week’s weather will once again be excruciatingly quiet in the Front Range. It’ll be a roller-coaster ride in temperatures from the 70s to around 90 degrees, but no rain is in the forecast as high pressure ridging keeps things totally dry. Two dry cold fronts will pass through the area — one on Monday and another later in the week, but this won’t prevent us from nearing record heat on Wednesday. We also discuss the potential for tropical development in the days ahead and take a look at the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
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