| - | Warmer temperatures arrive over NE Colorado on Wednesday, as a weak ridge of high pressure builds into the Central Rockies. Mostly-sunny skies will help afternoon temperatures climb into the low to mid 80s over the plains, with low to mid 70s expected for the foothills. |
| - | Downsloping NW winds should effectively mix out low-level moisture along the Front Range throughout the day, leading to a decrease in shower and thunderstorm activity this afternoon and evening. Still, isolated showers and thunderstorms remain possible, but the threat for heavy rainfall is low. |
| - | Today's showers and storms will track briskly to the SE at around 20-25mph, with the best chance for a storm over the District occurring between about 2pm-7pm. |
WORST CASE SCENARIO: Surface moisture remains higher than expected, allowing a strong thunderstorm to produce rainfall between 0.20-0.50" in 10-30 minutes.
A LOOK AHEAD: Chances for showers and thunderstorms capable of measurable rainfall increase on Thursday, ahead of an anomalously-deep trough of low pressure digging into the Northern Rockies.
| Location | Prime Time | 30-Minute Rainfall and % Probability |
Message Potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains | |||
| Adams |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (50%) to 0.3" (20%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Arapahoe |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (50%) to 0.3" (20%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Boulder |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (55%) to 0.3" (25%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Broomfield |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (50%) to 0.3" (20%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Denver |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (40%) to 0.3" (20%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Douglas |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (60%) to 0.3" (25%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Jefferson |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (60%) to 0.3" (25%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Foothills above 6500ft | |||
| Boulder |
100 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (60%) to 0.3" (25%) to 0.5" (5%) | |
| Douglas |
100 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (65%) to 0.3" (30%) to 0.5" (10%) | |
| Jefferson |
100 PM TO
700 PM |
0.1" (65%) to 0.3" (30%) to 0.5" (10%) |
MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS.