This Week's Weather
By John McGinley
Summer Returns With Highs In The 80s
This summer we have had very few five-day periods with highs in the 80. Even though we are in mid August and
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By John McGinley
Summer Returns With Highs In The 80s
This summer we have had very few five-day periods with highs in the 80. Even though we are in mid August and expect cooler temperatures, we managed to have such a five-day string. The culprit was a big high pressure aloft to our west. This cut off the steady tropical moist flow that was in place the first half of the month allowing our atmosphere to heat up. Tuesday we hit 85F in Ned rivaling some of the warmest days we have seen all summer. With these warmer and drier conditions the fire threat increased. A short-lived fire did occur west of Golden on Monday. Fortunately wind speeds were light. Showers in Boulder County were rare with some observed on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. More frequent downslope wind flow dried things out.
Day Date High Low Precip Comments
Wed Aug 14 72 43 0.01L
Thu Aug 15 77 45
Fri Aug 16 80 46 showers around
Sat Aug 17 83 49
Sun Aug 18 83 54 0.01L
Mon Aug 19 81 55
Tues Aug 13 85 56
Forecast
The upper level high that blocked our moisture last week will shift to the east and bring back a steady southwesterly moist flow. We expect an increase in shower and thunderstorm activity through the week. Further helping things is a hurricane near Baja California that will be pumping moisture into the Rockies beginning on Sunday. All in all a wetter and cooler week is in the offing.
Thursday-Aug 22: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s with lows in the low 50s.
Friday-Aug 23: Partly cloudy with a better chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s after lows in the upper 40s.
Saturday-Aug 24: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s after lows in the upper 40s.
Sunday-Aug 25: Partly cloudy with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s, with lows in the upper 40s.
Monday-Aug 26: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s with lows in the upper 40s.
Tuesday-Aug 27: Mostly cloudy with frequent showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the low 70s with lows in the mid 40s.
Wednesday-Aug 28: Cloudy with moderate showers. Highs in the low 70s after lows in the mid 40s.
