SPM 09-02-2022: Dry Weather Returns

Issue Date: Friday, September 2nd, 2022
Issue Time: 10:25 AM MDT

Summary:

Thursday saw a return to dry conditions across the state, thanks to an upper-level high over the Four Corners region. Only a handful of stations reported any measurable precipitation, with amounts of T-0.05” at most. The rainfall shown on the QPE map below in the vicinity of Lincoln/Kit Carson/Cheyenne Counties was just the radar picking up wind farms.

Check out this beautiful sunrise from Red Rocks this morning. The virga visible in the distance is indicative of the dry air in place that helped most locations remain precipitation-free yesterday.

Sunrise from Red Rocks September 2, 2022 pic.twitter.com/mD2jKRJbo3

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) September 2, 2022

No flooding was reported yesterday. For precipitation estimates in our area, check out the map below. Remember, if you observe flooding in your area, you can use the “Report a Flood” page to make a flood report when you can safely do so.

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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.