Temperatures continue to warm today into the lower to middle 50's. Sunshine early will give way to increasing cloud cover. We have shortwave trough moving through this evening in connection with a strong Pacific jet stream pushing into Colorado. Below shows the 700 mb temperature and wind pattern (left) for this afternoon/evening. Strong downslope flow is evident, with westerly winds …

Andy

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

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