No, I'm not implying that 60s should be considered rare in February, but my point with the headline is that this week looks very mild for February, with all daily high temperatures coming in at or well above average through next weekend. Don't take this to mean the weather will be quiet, however, as we will have a chance for rain (yes, rain in February - we saw this last week, too) and snow in the metro this workweek. Many Februarys have been mild, with lots of 60s included. Here is a list of

Feels like fall today, cloudy and light rain at our headquarters with football on the tv so that must mean that fall is in the air. For the week ahead, Denver and the Front Range will be considerably cooler with 60s and 70s versus the 80s and 90s, which will be 5 to 15 degrees cooler than normal from day to day this week. No, that low of 48 for Saturday isn't the first of the "season," we've had a couple temperatures that cool in the past month. The last time the city had a high temperature i

It's September 3rd, historically the earliest snowfall for Denver came today in 1961 with 4.2 inches but 2023 brings a mix of sun and clouds with highs into the 90s. Labor Day will also hit the 90s but a bit of a cooler stretch kicks off Tuesday...more on that in a moment. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwu8CWPs5Cc/ For today and tomorrow, increasing afternoon clouds offer a bit of shade and heat-relief. In the following hourly planner you'll see the rain chances beneath the temperature timeline

The next system we are tracking is one to impact our area Friday through the weekend. Until then, expect quite warm conditions - especially Wednesday when Denver will be near 70 degrees. During the past week, heavy periods of snowfall impacted the mountains and the metro areas benefited from a bit of snowfall also. In terms of percent of average, here is how the past week performed: Temperatures over the past week averaged cooler than a 'normal' week. Looking ahead to the upcoming week, we ha

The biggest takeaway today is the threat of damaging weather Sunday afternoon and evening. "Scattered thunderstorms will develop over the mountains by noon and spread across the northeast plains during the afternoon and evening hours. Storms may become severe on the plains, especially least a line from Limon to New Raymer. Impacts will be large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, damaging winds to 60 mph, and even a brief tornado. Very heavy rain may also be a factor with rainfall rates up to 2 in

Denver made up a little ground on the lack of 90° days this past week with today being the 5th in a row. With that said, the streak ends with cooler days ahead due to more thunderstorm activity. Even with the recent warm spell, June will end as a cooler than average month for Denver, Colorado, and really much of the country aside from the West Coast and Southeast: It'll depend on your exact spot for being above or below average precipitation-wise, but overall a bias toward above average prec

On tap, another week with temperature swings and hit and miss precipitation chances. We aren't likely, however, to see the temperature swing of last week which was from 79°F to 29°F between hottest and coldest temperatures recorded over the week. This week overall will be a cooler one. We may, however, see a similar precipitation total for the week by the time we post next week's SOTA. Why do we italicize may? You'll see. Let's begin with a 'top-down approach.' Here is the middle of the atmo

Fall has arrived, and by Tuesday it might actually feel it across eastern Colorado. Temperatures have climbed into the upper 80s across the region this afternoon (88°F so far for a high at our station in Denver ), but cooler weather on the way. Tuesday will feature highs in the upper 70s to low 80s in Denver, followed by a markedly cooler day on Tuesday, with daytime highs in the 60s for the city. GFS MOS guidance has a high of 66°F in Denver on Tuesday, with the NAM MOS t

Quiet weather remains following a week of record heat for Denver, however, there is a cooler outlook late this week and for the week following. Note that we are saying cooler, not colder. Just a quick mention of Denver's record heat: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday tied or set new record highs. Sunday, today, may also set a record high. While we 'baked' the weather pattern was clearly more active to our east with the arrival of Hurricane Florence, where dangerous flooding continu

Unusual heat continues but there is a cool off coming Monday and Tuesday. Well, if you even want to call it a cool off as temperatures will only drop by about 10º to 15ºF. Since last Monday, temperatures have been in the 90s for the city; a stretch of 7 consecutive days including 3 record highs: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday tied record highs – all of which were 95ºF. Sunday closed out the streak, with our station reporting a toasty 99ºF as of 3:15pm. This is far from

It's been a slow six weeks around here, with sparse delivery of State of the Atmospheres recently as the state has been rather predictable: clear, warm, and calm. The start to September for the eastern two thirds of United States has been a hot one, and not surprisingly, Denver is currently running several degrees above normal for the month. Officially, the temperature is running 4.2° F above average through the first 13 days of the month. Many of the analogs Brian Bledsoe [/author/brian-bleds

A lot to get to in this week’s State of the Atmosphere with cold and snow on the way this week. The cold will rival that of our November outbreak and will settle in tonight through at least Wednesday. Snowfall will generally be light with this system, but a few locations could see several inches over the next three days. The Cold While the cold coming has been well advertised, that doesn’t do much to reduce its impact. Highs today may just break freezing in Denver, but if we do, that’ll be the

Our weekend storm is now well east of Colorado, and our weather, while cooler than last week, has calmed down. Our snowfall forecast, for the most part, worked out pretty well with what was a complex system . The biggest issue was not coming far enough west with the heaviest band of snowfall across the eastern plains. Around the metro area, snowfall totals from just a trace (DIA) to 4” (southeast Aur

Between a lot of traveling on our end and a rather benign (to put it gently) weather pattern, it's been a quiet few weeks at Weather5280.com. It's now time to start looking at a potential pattern shift as we head into the latter half of December. There have been some great discussions as to if this pattern will ever break (we love hearing from you!), but we continue to think there is real reason to believe it will. This of co

I can’t believe we are closing out on another month! Time being a “constant” is hogwash if you ask me. Seemingly, Mother Nature has had some different timelines, too. Cold air hit a bit early for the season, and by mid-month we were setting record cold temperatures . Yet, at the end we are flirting with record highs. Saturday was the warmest day of the month -- tying the 1st for a high of 72-degrees. Big ups-and-downs are clearly i

We’re heading into the final full week of November and Thanksgiving, 2014. As we discussed in our previous post , the weather pattern for eastern Colorado has been overwhelmingly ‘normal’ since early in the week, with ongoing mountain snows. Snowfall across central and western Colorado will continue through Tuesday, with winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings up across the board. Snowfall totals will range from

You’d most likely have to have been living under a rock for the past few days if you’re unaware of the MAJOR change of weather we’re about to experience in the next 24 hours. Indeed, Brendan laid the groundwork for the pattern change this past Tuesday on the blog . Not much has changed in the overall big picture he painted for us then, though we obviously have

MISSING: Winter. Okay, not entirely. While Denver’s average first measurable snowfall came and went last week, there are still many snowy months ahead. We were spoiled with a cool(er) wet summer, so a streak of warm, calm weather only seems fair. Right? Now we’ll see if we can follow this with a more interesting winter than recent years. We finished this past week with record warm temperatures. Denver recorded a high of 82 degrees at Denver International Airport Friday, breaking the old record

Recap of month so far If it feels like we have had a lot of warm days so far in October, you’re not mistaken: Denver is now a not-insignificant +2.2℉ above normal for temperatures month-to-date. In fact, the last 7 consecutive days (including today) have featured well above-normal temperatures, and over this one-week period, we’re actually averaging a sizable 7.7℉ above normal. What has caused this prolonged stretch of above normal temperatures? Quite simply, we’re in an amplified -- or “blocky

The weather pattern really quiets down over the next week to 10 days after today’s system works through the region and exists Monday. If you’re not quite ready for snow, this forecast is for you; if you’re jumping at the bit for our first measurable snow… we’re going to keep you waiting a while longer. Sunday and Sunday night Afternoon highs will be chilly across the region Sunday, as a strong upper level trough passes through. We may see our high temperatures for the day early, with temperatur

Whoever ordered a quiet weather pattern is rejoicing in their decision. We are now in, perhaps, the longest stretch of calm days that we’ve had in months. First, the reason. Remember the pronounced blocking pattern that was the persistent Great Lakes low(s) of last winter…? aka “Polar Vortex”..grrr at that term. Well, a similar blocking pattern has a low parked over the Great Lakes region with no intention of moving any time soon. We are on the compensatory ridge of the pattern. The current rid

You’ve no doubt felt this weekend’s warm-up. It would be very hard not to notice, coming from that frigid end of the week we had. Friday and Saturday morning were both within 2-degrees of setting record lows at DIA. The trace of snow Friday morning did not qualify as a “first snowfall” so officially Denver hasn’t had its first snow yet. Short term Outlook: Look at us now, back to average temperatures this weekend. Hold the presses though, we have another shot of colder air to move through tomo

Warm Start to the Week; (Near-) Record Cold Finish? While all eyes are on the late-week cold shot that Weather5280 team members have been discussing (primarily on Twitter) for the better part of the last week, let’s take a look at the more benign weather expected to start off the week before tackling the late-week cold. Monday offers us a blend of clouds and sun with a slight chance of scattered late day thunderstorms, though I think most areas will remain dry. High temperatures will be near- o

Looking back at the first half of August, 2014 Now that more than half of the month of August has passed, it is prudent to take a look back on the conditions we experienced during the first half of the month in order to see how the month is shaping up overall and to inform our forecast for the remainder of the month. On August 2, our average high started falling once again (from 90 to 89), and on August 9 our average overnight l

A brief State of the Atmosphere today to get you set for the rest of the week. Yesterday’s perigee full moon, or supermoon , will likely be chalked down as a ‘bust’ by most Denver area residents. The clouds just didn’t clear in time for a good view as the moon came above the horizon keeping it out of sight for most spectators. Despite some insisting the moon was just late , n