Issue Date: 5/3/2017
Issue Time: 9:30 AM MDT
— Flooding is NOT expected today.
This morning’s water vapor imagery shows a large-scale trough draped across the northern Great Plains, stretching south-southwest into eastern Colorado. This vigorous disturbance is generating cloud cover and light to moderate rain showers east of the Continental Divide. As the disturbance moves eastward today, a ridge axis will replace its place over Colorado. This means gradually clearing skies for areas east of the Continental Divide (joining the already sunny western areas). Nonetheless, up to 0.4 inches of beneficial rainfall will occur from the late morning to early evening hours across parts of eastern Colorado. Flooding is not expected today across the state.
Today’s Flood Threat Map
For more information on today’s flood threat, see the map below (hover over threat areas for more details). For Zone-Specific forecasts, jump below the map.
Zone-Specific Forecasts:
Southeast Plains, Northeast Plains, Palmer Ridge, Raton Ridge, Front Range, Urban Corridor, Southeast Mountains, Central Mountains, Northern Mountains:
Overcast skies this morning continuing into the late afternoon, with some gradual clearing especially for western areas. Light to moderate rainfall (snow level 6,500 feet this morning lifting to 9,000 feet by afternoon) will continue mainly across the Urban Corridor, Northeast and Southeast Plains and the Palmer Ridge. A weak thunderstorm, capable of producing hail up to 0.5 inches cannot be ruled out. One-hour rainfall rates up to 0.4 inches will be possible under the heaviest showers. Total daily rainfall up to 0.5 inches will be possible. Flooding is not expected today.
Primetime: 11AM to 6PM
San Juan Mountains, Southwest Slope, Grand Valley, San Luis Valley, Northwest Slope:
Partly to mostly sunny skies with temperatures slightly below seasonal normal.
