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Colorado Weather: Weekend storm trending warmer, beneficial rain possible, mountain snow

By Luke Victor
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
We've still got a significant pattern change loading up as we close out the work week. A powerful trough looks to dig into the four corners region, bringing widespread rain, snow and much colder air starting Friday. Key messages for this storm 1) The trend has been to keep the core of this system's cold air too far west for significant Front Range snow. 2) It's still far enough east to provide beneficial rainfall places like Denver, Colorado Springs and parts of the eastern plains. 3) Mounta
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Colorado weather: First lower elevation freeze and odds we see snow later this week?
By Luke Victor
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
There's no way around it. If you're a fan of the cooler season, this October has not been kind to you so far! We briefly discussed a possible pattern change around the 18th in one of our posts earlier this month -- and like clockwork, looking upstream is at least going to try to pay potential dividends. Breaking down the large scale pattern: for now, we stay under the influence of high pressure, keeping
Hurricane
Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida, closer to home the weather remains warm and quiet
By Brendan Heberton
Tue, Oct 08, 2024
An absolutely devastating couple of weeks it's been across the Southeast United States and things are only set to get worse across Florida as major hurricane Milton takes aim at the state. Satellite imagery this evening is stunning, to say the least. After undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle earlier today Milton has again strengthened into a category 5 monster in the the G
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Weather5280 Insider: Seasonal forecast update, September 2024
By Brian Bledsoe
Mon, Sep 09, 2024
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Weather5280 Insider: Extended outlook as we inch toward the cold season
By Brian Bledsoe
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Denver Forecast
Denver has seen fewer than 10 days with highs 90°F or hotter in 2023, that's about to change
By Brendan Heberton
Fri, Jul 21, 2023
image: Record heat and fire danger to start the weekendDenver Weather
Record heat and fire danger to start the weekend
By Luke Victor
Fri, Oct 04, 2024
We've been talking heat for a while now, and that trend seems like it's going to keep rolling along for the foreseeable future. Temp trends for Denver and Colorado Springs show very little relief from this heat over the next 10 days. Both cities have a chance to see record high temperatures broken for the date tomorrow. For Colorado Springs, a high of 85 would break the record of 83 (2020). In Denver, 86 is the record, set back in 1997. The ridge looks to flex to start this weekend, with a wea
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Denver Weather: Record heat during weekend may strike again this week
By Matt Makens
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Temperatures warmed into the 90s Sunday setting a daily record, and tying a record for 3rd latest occurrence of a 90° day in a calendar year. Denver may not be done with record heat this week, although a "cold" front will arrive today. Record-setting on a number of tallies: Sunday's high hit 92°, which ties the daily record high for September 29th, first set in 1892. We've had the 4th most 90° days this year, with the tally now at 64 days; the most on record is 2020 with 75. This also marks the
Denver Weather
Denver Weather: Although cooler today, not done with the 90s just yet, and who gets snow the first week of October
By Matt Makens
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
As we discussed in our last post, Thursday hit the 90s, a record-setting temperature for the date and the 8th latest occurrence of a 90° day on record. That record for the latest 90° days in a calendar year since the 1800s may see a very late 90° arrival this Sunday and perhaps the middle parts of next week, too. Although Sunday's forecast high of 90° will put us on the list for the fourth-latest occurrence, we may be able to hit 90°+ next Wednesday, which would be the latest 90° day on Denv
Denver Weather
Denver Weather: Heating up, nearing latest 90° day on record
By Matt Makens
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Following the weekend rain, snow, and cooler weather we have a dose of heat coming this week. As temperatures warm to the 90s Thursday, is it uncommonly late in the year to hit the 90s? No, but it's pushing the limit - more on that in a moment. Here's a quick recap of the weekend moisture, for Denver it was the wettest day since April and nearly set a daily record. > The 0.82" of rain that fell today at Denver's official recording station is the most rain recorded in a calendar day since Apri
Denver Forecast
Colorado weather: Rain and snow on the way, but some spots almost sure to miss out
By Brendan Heberton
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Pretty rough morning of weather modeling as much newest guidance continues to show the trend we discussed as a possibility yesterday – that is a narrowing window of meaningful precipitation across our area, and for some communities a possible full-on-miss. Ensemble guidance still looks healthy enough (relatively), but even here the trend has been drier. And frankly, with the drying showing up in the operational models this morning, I'm not sure this will be enough to save us. What's new? The
Denver Forecast
Colorado weather: Weekend washout or near miss? Tracking rain and snow across the region
By Brendan Heberton
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
The weekend, and with it the much anticipated shift in our weather is nearly upon us. Let's take a look at what trends in the data have been like since our last update , and who's likely to see rain and snow this weekend and how much of each. Overall no huge shifts in the overall look of things we've been tracking all week. We still see, broadly speaking, a good early fall cool down on the wa
Colorado Rain
Colorado Weather: Big Changes! An update on September rain and snow chances this weekend
By Luke Victor
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
We mentioned the possibility of a significant pattern change in our last couple of posts – those chances look to be solidifying a bit more as modeling continues to show widespread rain and snow chances from the mountains to the plains. The way things look to shake out right now: There will be an initial wave that passes through Colorado Saturday night into Sunday which has the potential to bring an inch or
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Colorado Weather: An active 48 hours sets trend for the rest of the week
By Matt Makens
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
A number of showers and thunderstorms will cross the state through Wednesday morning. This is the beginning of a more active weather period which will include a more significant cool down with snow chances as Luke discussed in yesterday's post. Colorado weather: Fall cold front next weekend?So far, September has brought the heat across Colorado – but, big changes are possible as we approach next weekend. Let’s dig into the details below! First off: the heat so far this September has been no fun
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Fall cold front next weekend?
By Luke Victor
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
So far, September has brought the heat across Colorado – but, big changes are possible as we approach next weekend. Let's dig into the details below! First off: the heat so far this September has been no fun. Average high temperatures are up all across the board. One of the hot spots is Fort Collins, where the first 2 week of September has featured high temps running nearly 6 degrees above normal! For Denver, there's only been one day so far this month where high temps were below normal (last
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Weather5280 Insider: Seasonal forecast update, September 2024
By Brian Bledsoe
Mon, Sep 09, 2024
It is time to revisit our seasonal weather outlook. First, let's check out what the sea surface temperature anomalies look like. 1) The sea surface temperature anomalies along the equator in the Pacific Ocean continue to cool. This is especially true near the South American coast and westward... This is the developing La Niña. The cooler those sea surface temperature anomalies get, the stronger the La Niña episode. As of right now, we have just started to enter weak La Niña status. However, th
Denver Weather
Snow headed to RMNP, rain to parts of Denver metro area
By Matt Makens
Tue, Sep 03, 2024
There will be a system sliding through the next couple of days which will increase chances for showers and will drop temperatures a bit. For the mountains, we could see some snowfall on those peaks! First a timeline if you prefer the hourly chart, followed by a statewide animation to walk you through the showers as they hit a few areas the next two days. There will be a couple showers around today, but few and far between. From Wednesday morning through Thursday morning, notice how showers for
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Colorado Ski Season start dates fast approaching
By Luke Victor
Mon, Sep 02, 2024
Meteorological Fall began on Sunday (September 1st) which mean ski season is headed to the Colorado Rockies! Below is a list of projected start dates: Resorts suggest planning out trips now, rather than later, to ensure lodging/rentals. It's a great way to save too, because prices tend to tick up over the next several months. HOW IS THE SEASON LOOKING? As far as the weather is concerned, our focus has been on the weak La Niña conditions developing off of the west coast of South America. With
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Monsoon flow and some mountain snow possible!
By Luke Victor
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
A potent trough over the western US continues to churn this weekend, bringing enhanced monsoonal flow. Generally, moisture will stay in the mountains, but a few storms will attempt to get going along and east of I-25 both Saturday and Sunday. Showers and storms will be mainly driven diurnally, or, with the heating of the day. However, overnight and morning storms in the mountains are likely over the next 36 hours. Moisture will be most prominent in the San Juans as the component of the wind w
Denver Weather
Colorado Weather: Cooler with widespread thunderstorms
By Matt Makens
Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Quite a few thunderstorms will hit the state today, starting in the mountains and then an increase of storm activity around Denver and on the plains later today. Of the threats, heavy rainfall and isolated flooding is first followed by a hail and wind threat (perhaps a tornado) from the storms on the plains. I'll start with an animation to show where the storms will be, based on some requests, I'll slow this down to make it easier to see each timestep. For the Denver metro area, we could see
Colorado Weather
After weekend heat, a chance of storms across Eastern Colorado today, some severe
By Brendan Heberton
Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Yesterday, we celebrated our 11th day of 90°F+ heat so far this month. While not as hot as Saturday (98°F), Sunday again topped out in the mid-90s across the region, with only a Trace of precipitation at the airport. The average high for this time of year is 87°F. Today we'll be closer to that average. Most guidance has us topping out in the upper 80s to near 90°F in Denver. It should feel better, generally, than this weekend in particular in areas we manage some storms this afternoon. It's
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Weather5280 Insider: Extended outlook as we inch toward the cold season
By Brian Bledsoe
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Time for a comprehensive look at what lies ahead over the next several months. Here is what the sea surface temperature anomalies look like. You can see some "blue" off the west coast of South America. These are sea surface temperatures that are cooler than average. Certainly not La Niña status yet, but still moving slowly in that direction. Why are we only moving slowly toward a La Niña episode? For one, the atmosphere and the ocean have to work in tandem to produce impacts. One piece of atmo
Denver Weather
Denver Weather: Flood watch issued again for parts of the city and Front Range
By Matt Makens
Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Although I had some rain, even a good clap of thunder with rainfall early this morning, I could use some more - I just don't want too much all at once and that is a risk from today's thunderstorms should you be hit by one. There could also be a higher risk of hail in today's storms. Today's flood risk areas have shifted some since yesterday. If your county is shaded here, your risk is highest. > * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. > * WHEN...Through this evening.