Issue Date: Thursday, August 30th, 2018
Issue Time: 10:10 AM MDT
Summary:
Repeat pattern to Tuesday minus the cooler temperatures. High temperatures rebounded to around seasonal values under the weak ridging pattern. Across the state, skies were clear with minimal smoke blocking visibility. While more instability was able to build with the clearer skies, lack of low-level moisture continued to limit shower and thunderstorm development. By mid-afternoon a storm fired over the Cheyenne Ridge with the south/southeast surface flow. As the high-based storm moved eastward into the NE panhandle, some light showers fell along the CO/WY border. While there were no surface observations in the area, likely only trace amounts reached the ground. The lone storm of the day eventually dissipated as instability faded with the setting sun.
To see how much precipitation fell over your neighborhood 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 7AM 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.
