Time: 937 AM Thu June 27, 2024
Forecaster: Justin Brooks
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Heavy Precipitation Outlook
Flash Flood Prediction Program
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Cool and cloudy this morning with a good chance of afternoon and
evening showers and thunderstorms.
A few sprinkles to light rain for portions of the District this
morning will clear out as the morning progresses. Temperatures today
will reach the upper 80s to around 90 degrees this afternoon. There
will be a couple of rounds of storms today, the first this afternoon,
likely between 1-4pm and another late round sometime between 7-10pm. A
few lingering showers will be possible overnight, although the largest
threat for moderate to heavy rainfall will be during the initial round
and possibly into the later evening. A slight chance storms become
severe today, mainly for areas east of the District, with gusty winds
up to 60mph and hail up to 1.0” in diameter.
Initial storm development will occur by midday along the higher
elevations and move into the District during the early afternoon.
Storm motions will be from west to east between 10-20mph which should
help limit point rainfall amounts. However, stronger storms will
produce outflow boundaries, likely creating erratic storm movement
leading to a better chance of isolated moderate to heavy rainfall. The
largest threat today will most likely be a quick 0.50-0.75” in 10-30
minutes, rather than any long-lasting rainfall.
Storms will lose intensity into the evening hours with more widespread
showers possible between 7-10pm, although an embedded thunderstorm or
two cannot be completely ruled out. A few lingering showers overnight
as temperatures decrease into the low to mid 60s on the plains.
STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: Typical showers and isolated
thunderstorms will produce a 0.05-0.25” total in 10-30 minutes. A
moderate to strong shower/thunderstorm will produce 0.25-0.75” total
in 10-30 minutes.
WORST CASE SCENARIO: A strong, stationary thunderstorm, or training of
thunderstorm cells will have the potential to produce up to 1.50”
total in 30-60 minutes.
A LOOK AHEAD: Very little overall change to the pattern tomorrow will
lead to similar conditions as there will be another chance for
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Another slight chance
storms will become severe, with the potential for moderate to heavy
rainfall continuing. Saturday will cool off into the 80s with a
continued chance for showers in the afternoon and evening. A decrease
in moisture will result in mostly high-based shower activity with a
few isolated thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and early
evening.
LOCATION
PRIME TIME
30-Minute Rainfall
and % Probability Message
Potential
Plains
Adams
200 PM TO 1100 PM
0.05" (60%) to 0.25" (30%) to 0.75" (15%)
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Arapahoe
200 PM TO 1100 PM
0.05" (60%) to 0.25" (30%) to 0.75" (15%)
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Boulder
200 PM TO 1100 PM
0.05" (60%) to 0.25" (30%) to 0.75" (15%)
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Broomfield
200 PM TO 1100 PM
0.05" (60%) to 0.25" (30%) to 0.75" (15%)
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Denver
200 PM TO 1100 PM
0.05" (60%) to 0.25" (30%) to 0.75" (15%)
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Douglas
200 PM TO 1100 PM
0.05" (60%) to 0.25" (30%) to 0.75" (15%)
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Jefferson
200 PM TO 1100 PM
0.05" (60%) to 0.25" (30%) to 0.75" (15%)
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Foothills above 6500ft
Boulder
100 PM TO 1000 PM
0.05" (70%) to 0.25" (35%) to 0.75" (20%)
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Douglas
100 PM TO 1000 PM
0.05" (70%) to 0.25" (35%) to 0.75" (20%)
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Jefferson
100 PM TO 1000 PM
0.05" (70%) to 0.25" (35%) to 0.75" (20%)
MOD
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