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Forecast Discussion:
We had some BIG storms out on the eastern plains and one that fired just before sunset near Lafayette and Broomfield (Figure 1). That one put down some good hail.
The moisture plume that has wetted parts of the state over the last few days is still here Tuesday but will push to the east tomorrow (green and yellow arrows Figure 2).
Figure 3 is the forecast surface map for today - the surface high pressure is settling in. The SPC has "no" chance of convection over the Front Range and I-25 areas north of Denver. Wow.
The longer range forecast:
The upper level map (figure 4) has a big height ridge to our west feeding us heat and dryness. That ridge still rules the roost come Saturday night (Figure 5). (We'll watch for 'some' moisture that will eventually leak into the ridge later in the work week.)
That ridge and the departure of much of the moisture means hot and dry is back. Figure 6 shows temperatures near 100° F for the next 3-5 days. Moisture and cooler weather doesn't return until the end of the weekend. More as the week goes by!
