SPM 06-26-2018: Quiet Day with Seasonal High Temperatures

Issue Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Issue Time: 09:35AM MDT

Summary:

Quiet day across Colorado after an active Sunday afternoon. The trough slowly progressed eastward throughout the day, and in its place general subsidence took over. There were a few cumulus over the mountains, but other than that a beautiful day across the state with more seasonable high temperatures. Over the northeast corner, some linger showers continued through the early afternoon on the backside of the low. More clouds than rain were produced with precipitation totals under 0.1 inches. The 416 Fire continues to burn north of Durango. It grew 580 acres on Sunday due to the gusty winds associated with the passing trough. The fire is 37% contained and has burned nearly 35,000 acres. Hot temperatures through the end of this week are expected to continue to help the fire strengthen. Critical fire conditions will be monitored daily in the FTB.

To see how much precipitation fell in your area over the last 72-hours, 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 6AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.