- | The tail end of a disturbance is moving through the District this morning and may produce an isolated rain shower or sprinkles over the next couple hours. No meaningful precipitation is expected from the isolated morning showers. This afternoon another disturbance will move into the District and result in a chance for thunderstorms, favoring areas S and E with lesser chances N and W. |
- | Although not all areas of the District will experience a storm today the storms that do manage to develop have the potential to become moderate to briefly strong. Relatively fast storm motions from WNW to ESE at 20-30mph will keep any heavy rainfall brief. Stronger storms may also contain gusty winds and hail. Best chances for thunderstorms today will be S of I-70 and in particular over Douglas County between noon and 6pm. Beyond 6pm conditions are expected to be drying out from W to E. |
- | Temperatures today will be seasonal in the upper 70's to lower 80's for highs over the plains with readings about 10 degrees cooler in the foothills around 8,000ft. Normal high for Denver today is 81 degrees. |
WORST CASE SCENARIO: A slower moving strong thunderstorm or training of strong thunderstorm cells may result in up to 1.5" of heavy rain in 45-75 minutes.
A LOOK AHEAD: A stretch of dry weather will develop over the District on Wednesday and continue through the end of the week. Temperatures will be running above seasonal averages in the upper 80's to lower 90's over the plains.
Location | Prime Time | 30-Minute Rainfall and % Probability |
Message Potential |
---|---|---|---|
Plains | |||
Adams |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Arapahoe |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (65%) to 0.2" (30%) to 0.6" (20%) | |
Boulder |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Broomfield |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (40%) to 0.2" (20%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Denver |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (50%) to 0.2" (25%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Douglas |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (95%) to 0.2" (60%) to 0.6" (30%) | |
Jefferson |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (75%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.6" (15%) | |
Foothills above 6500ft | |||
Boulder |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (60%) to 0.2" (30%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Douglas |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (100%) to 0.2" (65%) to 0.6" (30%) | |
Jefferson |
1200 PM TO
600 PM |
Trace (80%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.6" (20%) |
MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS.