SPM 06-27-2019: Light Showers in the Northeast & Summer Temperatures Statewide

Issue Date: Thursday, June 27th, 2019
Issue Time: 10:50 AM MDT

Summary:

It finally felt like a normal late June day yesterday as temperatures increased again statewide. Highs reached into the 90°Fs over the plains, and into the 70°Fs throughout much of the high country (see map below). A weak midlevel disturbance came over the mountains from the southwest yesterday, enhancing surface convergence, and helping to produce showers over the Northeast Plains, Front Range, Palmer Ridge and Urban Corridor. Surface reports from CoCoRaHS measured only a trace in these areas, with a statewide max of 0.05 inches in Morgan County. Radar estimated rainfall was 0.25 inches in Morgan and Douglas County, but dry air underneath the cloud base reduced accumulations significantly. Winds were gusty underneath the virga, with Fort Morgan Municipal Airport reporting gusts of 23 mph around 6PM.

No flooding was reported yesterday and waters all along the Arkansas River have retreated below Action stage. The Rio Grande River near Alamosa remains at Action stage but flows are forecast to remain steady throughout today.

To see estimated precipitation totals over your area yesterday, 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 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.