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June 2023 weather outlook: Wet signal continues early on

By Matt Makens
Fri, Jun 02, 2023
June is upon us and is off to a wet start across parts of the plains and mountain west where scattered to numerous thunderstorms impacted day-to-day operations. As of Friday June 2nd, a number of flood alerts paint the map from Montana to Wyoming and Nebraska, and from New Mexico through Texas into Oklahoma. This is following a month of wet weather in the same zones. May 2023 was an impressive month for precipitation along the Rockies and adjacent plains. Sadly, however, deficits grew for much
Denver
An oasis while traveling: DEN’s Park on the Plaza
By Brendan Heberton
Fri, Jun 02, 2023
DENVER – June 2, 2023 – If you need some fresh air before or after your travels, head to Denver International Airport's (DEN) Park on the Plaza! The open-air plaza, located between the Jeppesen Terminal and the Westin Hotel, will once again become an outdoor oasis from May 27 through Oct. 2. Visitors can enjoy sunshine and fresh air, play cornhole or relax on lounge seating and grass-like turf. Throughout the summer, passengers can kick up their feet and enjoy a variety of events. The first eve
Denver Weather
Colorado Weather: Make Plans Around Surge Of Wetter Weather
By Matt Makens
Thu, Jun 01, 2023
Rainier days are upon us and will last through the weekend, with the wettest potential sitting squarely on Saturday and Sunday. This continues the wetter pattern established in the past several weeks; I still haven't turned on the sprinkler system, there's absolutely been no need for my area- hard to believe, but I will need a moment of rain to hit the next few days to keep the irrigation off. Temperatures will also be cooling throughout the period. Let's see how this gets rolling with the 3-
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June 2023 weather outlook: Wet signal continues early on
By Matt Makens
Fri, Jun 02, 2023
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Recent rain, El Niño and a look ahead to the North American monsoon
By Brian Bledsoe
Fri, May 19, 2023
Drought
Drought Monitor report: Denver area now drought free, moderate to severe drought persists south and east
By Brendan Heberton
Thu, May 18, 2023
image: Denver Weather: Your risk of seeing severe weather todayDenver Weather
Denver Weather: Your risk of seeing severe weather today
By Matt Makens
Wed, May 31, 2023
Conditions Wednesday are much like yesterday's, so we will see afternoon and evening thunderstorms with a risk of being severe. There will be more coverage by the storms, too, so your chance of getting rain will be higher today versus yesterday. The risk of strongest storms as shifted farther south versus yesterday as some of the ingredients for damaging thunderstorms today are not quite as high as we thought they would be. Here's the overall risk threat levels. With that said, this does not
Denver Weather
Colorado Weather: Golf ball size hail part of today and tomorrow's severe thunderstorms
By Matt Makens
Tue, May 30, 2023
Storms will fire up along the Front Range, pass over the Denver metro area, and onto the plains throughout the afternoon and evening. With Tuesday's thunderstorms comes a risk of damaging hail, golf ball size potentially, damaging wind and heavy rainfall. UPDATED 10:45 am to change the severe weather outlook graphic for Tuesday, the threat has increased. The overall risk areas for Tuesday are shown here, with the highest risk being the farthest eastern areas of Colorado. Although the risks f
State of the Atmosphere
The State of the Atmosphere: Sunday, May 28th, 2023
By Brendan Heberton
Sun, May 28, 2023
Yesterday was another big day for storms along the lee side of the Rockies, with severe weather from the Mexico to Canadian border on Saturday, and some big-time rain makers to boot. Precipitation totals over the last 24 hours shows the pattern continuing to favor areas along and adjacent to the Rockies as we've seen over the last week: Zoomed in on Colorado we see it was an active weather day for the Northeast Plains, with an isolated (strong!) storm down over Bent/Kiowa counties. Precipi
Denver Forecast
Memorial Day weekend weather includes thunderstorms, warmth, flooding
By Matt Makens
Fri, May 26, 2023
The extended weekend is almost here, and as the unofficial start to summer it will be quite warm with daily thunderstorm chances but also areas of flooding will remain in the high country from snowmelt. Let's frame this out with an hourly planner into Monday. Denver's temperatures remain warm; statewide high temperatures will be from normal to five degrees warmer than average throughout the weekend. To me this boils down to some nice hiking/adventuring days so long as we keep an eye on the sky
Denver Forecast
Colorado and Denver Weather: Another round of storms to deliver a bit of a punch
By Matt Makens
Thu, May 25, 2023
Wednesday had its fair share of thunderstorms that delivered hail, heavy rain, and two tornadoes to the region. Today, another round of thunderstorms is possible this afternoon and evening. Here's the hourly planner, not just for today, but headed into Memorial Day Weekend. We are clearly into that afternoon storm pattern. And, like we've pointed out before, the risk of severe weather may be low overall but you can still catch hail and damaging weather even when the probability is low. Yesterd
Denver Forecast
Colorado and Denver Weather: When you could be hit with a storm Wednesday
By Matt Makens
Wed, May 24, 2023
Wednesday morning has a mixed bag around the region with fog, smoke, clear skies, and increasing higher-level clouds, depending on your exact spot. The trend for today will be to increase the number of storms and their intensity by this afternoon and evening. Although the overall risk of severe/damaging thunderstorms is low, you know how Colorado can be, and we can get significant hail on "low-risk" days. Briefly, heavy rain can lead to isolated flash flooding, and we will watch for damaging wi
Denver Forecast
Denver weather: Storm chances to increase along with strength
By Matt Makens
Tue, May 23, 2023
Chances for thunderstorms impacting the Denver metro area and Front Range will increase in the coming days; not just the number of storms but the strength of each will increase, too. I'll set the stage with a look at daily rain chances in this timeline: Tuesday, like Monday, will have a lower chance for storms in the Denver area versus tomorrow and Thursday. That's not to say storms will not be around today, but the focus is on the mountains, Palmer Divide and Plains for Tuesday afternoon. F
State of the Atmosphere
The State of the Atmosphere: Monday, May 22, 2023
By Brendan Heberton
Mon, May 22, 2023
The atmosphere remains smoky, though we've seen at least some improvement from our recent extreme poor air quality days . Fires continues to rage across large swaths of western Canada, and as long as that continues we'll be susceptible to influxes of smoky/poor air days. Look at the "swirl of smoke" that dropped south over the weekend! > A large swirl of smoke has arrived in the Northern United States.
Denver air quality
Denver air quality Friday among worst in the world
By Matt Makens
Fri, May 19, 2023
Did the smell of smoke smack you in the face this morning? That's smoke from Canada's wildfires , which we have discussed previously, in western areas which have not only been dry but also experiencing record heat. > Wildfire smoke this morning in Calgary -> https://t.co/2ecJN8P7U9 — Matt Makens (@MattMakens) May 16, 2023 [https://twitter.com/MattMakens/status/1658533095220613121?ref_src=twsrc%5E
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Recent rain, El Niño and a look ahead to the North American monsoon
By Brian Bledsoe
Fri, May 19, 2023
The weather pattern has been active! Get a load of the rainfall anomalies for the past 30 days! Some of the rains that have been happening along and east of the mountains are some of the biggest rains we've seen in a long time. While we still have a ways to go for some areas, this is the type of pattern we've been talking about for months. Late April and May were going to be the "tell" for the developing pattern. Rainfall anomalies for the next two  weeks looks like this: Some areas of the No
Drought
Drought Monitor report: Denver area now drought free, moderate to severe drought persists south and east
By Brendan Heberton
Thu, May 18, 2023
It should come as no surprise that recent rainfall across the state has made a big impact on drought conditions across the state. Denver, which as recently as the April 25th Drought Monitor report was classified as being in Moderate Drought is now drought-free, thanks in large part to the record rainfall we saw across the area last week. Here is a look at the Drought Monitor from April 25th
Denver Weather
Colorado weather: Cold front to bring you more rain, greatest focus will be south
By Matt Makens
Wed, May 17, 2023
Another cold front is set to blow through Colorado, bringing the Denver area chances for rain, thunder, and hail, but the biggest focus of this system will be for southern Colorado toward the Osage Country. The cold will be noticeable, but gardeners don't need to be concerned – as we discuss below. The hourly planner for Denver and Colorado Springs follows and shows the increase of rain chances during the next three days. DenverColorado SpringsYou can see that Thursday and Friday have the high
Denver Forecast
Colorado & Denver weather: Daily thunderstorms bring hail threat
By Matt Makens
Mon, May 15, 2023
'Tis the season for daily thunderstorms, as Denver and Colorado sit in a wet pattern for the time being. These daily storms add to the threat of flooding and will also bring some hail (at this time, small hail without a significant threat for now) Let's start out setting the stage with an hourly forecast through Wednesday for Denver. For Monday, thunderstorms are expected to start out on the mountains then head onto the Front Range and plains through the evening. This animation will show you t
Colorado Weather
Rain delivers impressive totals across much of Colorado, more in the forecast through weekend
By Brendan Heberton
Fri, May 12, 2023
Flood Watches across Northeast Colorado are set to expire at noon on Friday, but before they do there's more rain to come and the potential for more wet weather for parts of Colorado through the weekend; flooding alerts may be extended, we shall see. Sunrise this morning revealed just remarkable imagery of our system that continues to pump moisture into Colorado, with light to moderate rain across Northeast Colorado continuing; gradually shifting northeast during the day today: Latest guidan
Denver Forecast
Denver area weather: Fantastic rainfall event continues for drought areas in the Front Range and Plains
By Matt Makens
Thu, May 11, 2023
The drought has intensified across Eastern Colorado, yet this recent rainfall will take a dent out of some of that drought with this multi-day wetness continues. The chances for rain are quite high through today into Friday, then taper a bit Saturday. Of the next several days, Saturday and Monday will be the easier days to plan something for outside. The good news is that a lot of the severe weather we have seen, hail damage etc. is becoming less and less likely. The severe weather threats are
Weather5280 Insider
Monthly weather outlook: A look at the remainder of May and on into June
By Brian Bledsoe
Thu, May 11, 2023
The past 30 days have proved to be wetter than recent times in some areas, but not for everyone. Folks in far Southeast Colorado, Southwest Kansas, southward into the Texas Panhandle really benefited from a late April storm. While it was by no means a drought buster, it was certainly a big help. You can see that in the map below, with greens indicating above average precipitation over the last 30 days, and browns below average. The Pacific Ocean has been warming up too. The equatorial Pacific
Denver Weather
Tornado watch issued in Colorado, includes Denver and Colorado Springs
By Matt Makens
Wed, May 10, 2023
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Northeastern Colorado including the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs due to the increased threat that afternoon and evening thunderstorms will be strong enough to produce tornadoes in addition to large hail. The official watch area is as follows with the threat lasting through Wednesday evening: The storms began to fire up after the sky cleared a bit and the instability increased with the heating of the day. > T’storms firing up over Douglas