Issue Date: Saturday, June 17th, 2017
Issue Time: 9:30AM MDT
Summary:
A “persistence” pattern resulted in sunshine for most of the state on Friday, with the exception of a few mountain wave clouds in the Front Range and Palmer Ridge. One major difference compared to Thursday was warmer temperatures. Highs exceeded the 100F mark for the first time during the young summer season for many lower elevation locations. Even higher elevation locations such as Copper Mountain climbed above 60F.
With dry air in the lower-levels and a lack of any atmospheric forcing, precipitation was nowhere to be found. Friday was the 5th consecutive day without precipitation anywhere in the state.
An update on Rio Blanco County’s Dead Dog fire showed containment exceeding 90%. The final tally of burned acreage will likely exceed 17,000, certainly making it a threat for runoff during the upcoming monsoon season.
Neither flooding nor precipitation was reported on Friday.
