SPM 09-25-2019: Clear Conditions and Above Average Temperatures

Issue Date: Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
Issue Time: 9:25AM MDT

Summary:

Another beautiful day on Tuesday with the dry air mass overhead keeping the rain threat away. There was some very light rainfall reported over the Southeast Plains for the 24-hour period, but totals were under 0.05 inches (from yesterday morning). Below is a visible satellite imagery from 3PM MDT yesterday. Outside of a couple high cloud over the NE/CO/WY border and far Southeast Plains, only a couple fair weather cumulus were present over the southern mountains. Everywhere else expected a severe clear day with temperatures in the 90°Fs over the eastern plains, 80°Fs over the Urban Corridors, and 70°Fs in the mountain valleys. Temperatures dipped into the mid-40°Fs over the eastern plains overnight, so quite the diurnal temperature swing (High – Low > 40°F+). These large swings are not uncommon for this time of year.

To see estimated precipitation totals over your area the last couple of days, scroll down to the State Precipitation Map below.

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The map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 – Sep 30) by 11AM. The following six layers are currently available: 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation, as well as maximum 1-hour, 2-hour and 6-hour precipitation over the past 24 hour period (to estimate where flash flooding may have occurred). The 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation contain bias corrections that are not disaggregated into the hourly estimates, so there will likely be some differences. The accumulation ending time is 7AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are vulnerable fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new, vulnerable burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.