Time: 1004 AM Thu September 5, 2024 Forecaster: Laura Smith ------------------------- Heavy Precipitation Outlook Flash Flood Prediction Program ------------------------- Morning Showers with Clearing Afternoon Skies A few isolated showers may linger across the southern portions of the District this morning. Any precipitation should remain relatively light and is not expected to pose flooding risks. Highs will reach the mid 70’s today. Chances for storms will gradually decline throughout the day as the system moves east. Skies will clear overnight. STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: Showers and thunderstorms today have the potential to produce between a trace to 0.10” in 10-30 minutes. WORST CASE SCENARIO: A strong thunderstorm has the potential to produce up to 0.20” 60 minutes or less. A LOOK AHEAD: Friday will be warmer as a high-pressure system expands across the Desert Southwest. Afternoon temperatures will be in the 80s with dry conditions expected. Over the weekend and into early next week, temperatures will continue warming to into the upper 80s to low 90s with sunny skies. LOCATION PRIME TIME 30-Minute Rainfall and % Probability Message Potential Plains       Adams Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Arapahoe Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Boulder Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Broomfield Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Denver Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Douglas Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Jefferson Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Foothills above 6500ft       Boulder Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Douglas Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) NONE Jefferson Current TO 400 PM THU Trace (15%) to 0.05" (10%) to 0.1" (5%) 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]