Issue Date: Saturday, September 25th, 2021
\nIssue Time: 9:05 AM MDT<\/p>\n
Building high pressure over the west has kept air dry and stable<\/span>, preventing any precipitation across Colorado on Friday. Instead, skies remained mostly clear and temperatures hovered at or above seasonal normals. The Northern, Central, Front Range, and San Juan mountains saw highs in the upper 60s and low 70s, while the Western Slopes, Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, and Northeast Plains were in the Upper 70s. Highs were in the 80s for the Grand Valley, Raton Ridge, and Southeast Plains. As expected, no flooding was reported on Friday. For rainfall estimates, check out the State Precipitation Map at the bottom of today’s post. <\/p>\n Air quality across the state has also improved since the summer, when smoke and ozone pollution combined to produce terrible haze<\/span> over much of the state. Currently, a low-pressure system off the coast of Southern California is helping to keep skies clear of smoke for Colorado – pulling the smoke west and offshore rather than east over the continental US. The Boulder NWS<\/span> shared the following total smoke forecast, showing the large plume of heavy smoke over California and Nevada. <\/p>\n A weak low pressure system off the coast of SoCal is keeping the smoke out of Colorado from now into this weekend. #cowx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bPP2aJRQ4R<\/a><\/p>\n — NWS<\/span> Boulder (@NWSBoulder) September 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n