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Issue Date: 5\/9\/2016
\nIssue Time: 9:52 AM<\/p>\n

NO FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST.<\/em><\/p>\n

An upper-level trough<\/span> will shift eastward across Colorado today, bringing another day of unsettled weather to the state. Precipitable water<\/span> values are near average for the lower elevations east of the mountains, but are still elevated across the High Country. The IPW chart shows just that: The Grand Junction station is by itself at the top of the chart (green line), reporting IPW values in the 90th percentile for the date.<\/p>\n

The availability of better moisture, plus orographic support, will result in areas along and west of the Continental Divide<\/span> receiving the bulk of shower\/thunderstorm activity through this period. Snow levels will be around 10,000-11,000 feet during the day, falling to 8,000-9,000 feet overnight. Instability values will be less than previous days, leading to slightly lower rain rates. More details will be given in the zone-specific forecast discussions section. Overnight, expect showers (and a weak thunderstorm or two) to continue as another disturbance shifts across Colorado.<\/p>\n

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East of the mountains and across the lower elevations, showers\/thunderstorms will be isolated<\/span> in coverage, owing to the presence of less moisture\/instability\/upper-level support than the last few days. The main impacts from any activity in these regions will be lightning, gusty winds, with small hail attending the strongest thunderstorms. Rain rates will remain light, and no flood threat is warranted. Overnight, clouds will increase across northeast Colorado as another disturbance moves across the region.<\/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