- | Temperatures will be seasonably cool over the District today with highs reaching the upper 70's to lower 80's over the plains with 60's and 70's in the Front Range foothills. Normal high for Denver today is 87 degrees. |
- | An upper level disturbance will move in from the SW this afternoon and produce widely scattered showers and thunderstorms over the District into the early evening. Showers and thunderstorms will first develop over the foothills between 1-2pm, then push out onto the plains between 2-4pm with best chances through about 8 or 9pm this evening. 1-2 rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected. |
- | Storms will be relatively fast moving from SW to NE at around 20mph and moisture levels are only modest at the surface with dew points in the 40's resulting in storms that develop today generally producing light to briefly moderate rain. A strong slower moving storm or briefly anchored strong thunderstorm on a surface wind convergence line will pose a slight risk for heavy rainfall today. |
WORST CASE SCENARIO: A large/slower moving strong thunderstorm may result in up to 1.2" of rain in 60 minutes or less.
A LOOK AHEAD: High pressure will quickly build over the District on Sunday leading to dry conditions and temperatures warming into the upper 80's and lower 90's over the plains.
Location | Prime Time | 30-Minute Rainfall and % Probability |
Message Potential |
---|---|---|---|
Plains | |||
Adams |
300 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (90%) to 0.3" (40%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Arapahoe |
300 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (90%) to 0.3" (40%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Broomfield |
300 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (90%) to 0.3" (40%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Denver |
300 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (90%) to 0.3" (40%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Boulder |
200 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (90%) to 0.3" (40%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Douglas |
200 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (90%) to 0.3" (40%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Jefferson |
200 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (90%) to 0.3" (40%) to 0.6" (10%) | |
Foothills above 6500ft | |||
Boulder |
100 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (95%) to 0.3" (50%) to 0.6" (15%) | |
Douglas |
100 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (95%) to 0.3" (50%) to 0.6" (15%) | |
Jefferson |
100 PM TO
900 PM |
0.1" (95%) to 0.3" (50%) to 0.6" (15%) |
MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS.