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Forecast Discussion:
Today will be one of the warmest days in the last 5 months - even if breezy at times (Figure 1). We should break 80F - but the record for today seems to be 88F. That record should be safe.
Easter Forecast: The storm system is still moving towards us in the morning Sunday for sunrise services (Figure 2). The temperatures at sunrise (about 6:14am) should be 48F with skies at about 50% cloud cover. Winds will be about 3-5mph from the NW. (Figure 1)
The rain should form quite quickly around 12pm to 1pm. We are down to about 3/4th of an inch of rain Sunday through Tuesday AM.
The longer range forecast:
The GFS has dropped the rainfall total to about 3/4th of an inch as well (Figure 3). The rainfall should have more breaks in it at times.
Figure 4 - the NAM gives us about 1/2 or a bit less (up to Monday evening only). The GEM (Figure 5) up through Monday PM is more generous at about 3/4th of an inch again.
For snowfall (Figure 6 - the GFS) - it remains up in the mountains except near Cheyenne, the western suburbs of Denver and Boulder and the Palmer Divide.
Further out - we warm to the 60'sF and 70'sF on into the new week. More later! Happy Easter everyone.
