Flash Flood Prediction Program

Time: 950 AM Sat May 7, 2022 Forecaster: Tim Tonge ------------------------- Heavy Precipitation Outlook Flash Flood Prediction Program ------------------------- HOT AND DRY TODAY WITH ISOLATED OVERNIGHT SHOWERS - Today will be hot and dry, with temperatures in the upper 80's to low 90's, dewpoints in the mid 20's, across the District under mostly sunny skies. The record high for May 7th is 87 degrees, set in 1989. This record will likely be broken today. - A cool front will wash over the state tonight, providing a little relief from the record-breaking heat. The frontal passage will be followed by a slight chance for isolated evening to overnight showers and thunderstorms mainly across the foothills. There is a chance a stray shower or two rolls into the District. - Skies will clear by the early morning hours followed by high temperatures around 80 by tomorrow afternoon. Dewpoints are expected to fall into the low 20's, creating very dry conditions across the District. No precipitation is expected tomorrow. STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: There is a slight chance for an overnight shower or two across the District, with minimal accumulations expected between a trace and 0.20". A LOOK AHEAD: A high-pressure ridging pattern over the intermountain west will create warm and dry weather across the High Plains through next week. On Sunday, temperatures will reach the upper 70's to low 80's under mostly clear skies. Monday and Tuesday will be similar, with clear skies and high temperatures around 80. LOCATION PRIME TIME 60-Minute Rainfall and % Probability Message Potential Plains       Adams 500 PM TO 1159 PM Trace (25%) to 0.1" (15%) NONE Arapahoe 500 PM TO 1159 PM Trace (25%) to 0.1" (15%) NONE Boulder 500 PM TO 1159 PM Trace (25%) to 0.1" (15%) NONE Broomfield 500 PM TO 1159 PM Trace (25%) to 0.1" (15%) NONE Denver 500 PM TO 1159 PM Trace (25%) to 0.1" (15%) NONE Douglas 500 PM TO 1159 PM Trace (25%) to 0.1" (15%) NONE Jefferson 500 PM TO 1159 PM Trace (25%) to 0.1" (15%) NONE Foothills above 6500ft       Boulder 300 PM TO 300 AM SUN Trace (75%) to 0.1" (50%) to 0.2" (25%) NONE Douglas 300 PM TO 300 AM SUN Trace (75%) to 0.1" (50%) to 0.2" (25%) NONE Jefferson 300 PM TO 300 AM SUN Trace (75%) to 0.1" (50%) to 0.2" (25%) NONE MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS. MHFD Flood Prediction Center: 303-458-0789    F2P2 Website [http://udfcd.org/Flash+Flood+Prediction+Program]