{"id":1356,"date":"2015-07-22T10:08:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2015-07-22T10:08:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:08:26","slug":"ftb-07-22-2015-weather-wise-much-quieter-statewide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=1356","title":{"rendered":"FTB 07-22-2015: Weather-wise, Much Quieter Statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 7\/22\/2015
\nIssue Time: 9:55AM<\/p>\n

No Flood Threat Today<\/em><\/p>\n

Due to the wavy nature of the atmosphere, the day after a disturbance passage is often times accompanied by drier weather as subsidence takes hold. Such is the case today. As shown in the water vapor image, below, yesterday’s disturbance is now a gradually weakening mass of clouds currently over central Kansas. Much drier conditions are noted over Colorado, although interestingly this is not yet reflected by surface dewpoints. Morning dewpoints range from the in the 40s to as high as low 60s statewide. However, this moisture is shallow, with Precipitable Water<\/span> (PW<\/span>) values in the 0.6 to 0.8 range. Yesterday’s incredibly “juicy” PWs have fallen by 30-40% into a more typical range for Colorado in mid-July.<\/p>\n

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For today, we anticipate mostly sunny skies this morning to fill in with puffy cumulus clouds by early afternoon. Scattered<\/span> high-elevation thunderstorms will once again dot the landscape, mostly north of I-70. By later in the afternoon, a few isolated<\/span> to widely scattered<\/span> storms will be possible in the Northeast Plains as well. However, due to the strengthening ridge to the south, increasing subsidence will cap<\/span> rainfall rates at around 0.4 inches over the higher terrain and around 0.7 inches in the far eastern Plains. Thus, no flooding is expected today.<\/p>\n

Today’s Flood Threat Map<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For more information on today’s flood threat, see the map below (hover over threat areas for more details). For Zone-Specific forecasts, jump below the map.<\/p>\n