SPM 05-10-2022: Dry, Windy Conditions Continue

Issue Date: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
Issue Time: 10:40 AM MDT

Summary:

Northwest Colorado, including the Northwest Slope and Northern Mountains saw some early morning rain and snow showers yesterday, which quickly diminished as the day progressed. Precipitation totals across the region were very low, ranging from only Trace to about 0.15 inches, with the exception of the extreme northwest corner of the state. Two MesoWest Gauges in Moffat County near the Utah and Wyoming borders picked up 0.27 and 0.32 inches of rainfall. Due to the remote location and distance from any radars, these observations are not easily reflected in the QPE below. The hyetograph for Lodore, north of Dinosaur National Monument, shows the brief 0.27 inches of precipitation just after 9 am yesterday.

For the remainder of the state, it was unfortunately another day with not much else to report besides heat and high winds. While peak gusts were slightly lower than yesterday, high winds were still reported across Western and Southern Colorado. Walsenburg, which reported an 86-mph gust two days ago, saw another 77 mph non-thunderstorm gust yesterday. In terms of temperature, stations all across the Southeast Plains reached into the 90s yesterday including 97 degrees in Lamar and 98 in Granada!

There were no flood reports yesterday. For rainfall estimates in your area, check out the MetStorm Live QPE 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 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.