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We’re only half way through May, but many locations across the Front Range have already exceeded their normal precipitation for the entire month. This wet trend continues with another round of severe thunderstorms and widespread soaking rainfall this weekend.
Well, they say April showers bring May flowers, but what do May showers bring?? The forecast for the week will feature a similar pattern to what we have experienced over the weekend. The week can be summed up in a few words: stormy at the beginning and end of the week, with slightly drier conditions in the middle.
We warned you on Monday about the potential for the weather to turn gloomier just in time for the weekend. While that forecast is indeed going to materialize, the track of the cut-off storm system has trended further west through the week. This means it won’t be quite as cold or soggy as initially expected across Colorado. Nonetheless, the unseasonably warm and dry pattern we’ve experienced for the last week is now over. Cooler weather and chances for rain are here to stay.
A large-scale pattern shift will continue to facilitate warm and dry weather for the Front Range through much of the week. Things get messy just in time for the weekend, however. We’re tracking a storm that will bring much colder temperatures, lots of rain, and higher elevation snow.
Have you noticed the drop in visibility across the Front Range over the last few days? This haziness is actually smoke from the 11,000+ acre Tinder Fire currently burning in central Arizona. This may only be a foreshadow of things to come later this summer as parts of southwestern Colorado and the Four Corners region have recently shifted into the most severe drought classification. We provide an update on the situation and take a look at snowpack statewide.
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We provide a quick forecast update as a vigorous storm system bears down on Colorado. Our forecast includes widespread soaking rain, borderline severe thunderstorms, and a snowfall forecast map for the higher elevations.
This week begins right where last week ended….with an approaching storm and the chance of showers for the region. Then, a high-amplitude ridge will build by midweek bringing quiet and somewhat warmer weather for us heading into the weekend. Read on for details.
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