Today, Colorado continues to be situated between a shortwave trough<\/span> to the north and an amplifying dry, high pressure ridge to the southwest. The water vapor satellite imagery below shows the clouds and moisture over Wyoming associated with the Low that moved in from California a couple days ago. This setup has produced drying northwesterly winds over the majority of the state, which has and will continue to scour out low-level moisture in a more stable<\/span> atmosphere. PW<\/span> values have dropped off significantly, since the monsoon<\/span> plume has been pushed south and east, to just over 0.7 inch at Denver and Grand Junction. Some isolated<\/span> mountain showers are still expected to develop over the higher terrain today due to abundant heating and leftover moisture. However the drier air, faster steering flows, and low rainfall rates will give the soils a chance to dry out. No flooding is expected over the mountains today.<\/p>\n As the Low pressure system tracks southeast into southwest Nebraska, the far Northeast Plains will likely see some stronger storms. However, the position of the Low farther east will mainly support drier northwesterly winds and a possible cool front or outflow boundary<\/span> dropping into the Northeast Plains of Colorado later this afternoon and evening. If surface moisture can hang on, rather than being scoured out to the east, a couple stronger storms could produce isolated<\/span> totals up to 1.5 inches where outflow boundaries<\/span> increase convergence. However, moderate storm motions of 20-25 mph should keep the threat area small enough that flooding is not expected. If overnight storms look to track into the area later this afternoon, a PM update will be issued. At this time, there is a better probability that the heavy PM rainfall will be over Nebraska.<\/p>\n
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