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Issue Date: 5\/25\/2016
\nIssue Time: 9:55 AM<\/p>\n

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

A shortwave<\/span> ridge (depicted in the water vapor image below) will move overhead today, which will bring subsidence aloft. The ridge will be largely responsible for the drying\/warming trend across the state through this period. There will be a few exceptions, and we will get to that below. Generally speaking, though, today will be a very pleasant day across Colorado. Overnight, changes start knocking on the doorstep and set the stage for unsettled weather on Thursday.<\/p>\n

There will be a couple isolated<\/span> showers\/weak thunderstorms over the Northwest Slope, Northern Mountains, and Front Range regions today, owing to a nearby 700-mb trough<\/span> axis and associated moisture oriented SW to NE across the intermountain west. Further south, orographic effects may be able to produce one or two isolated<\/span> showers\/weak thunderstorms over the higher terrain of the San Juan Mountains, but those probabilities are low. Overall, high country regions other than the Northwest Slope, Northern Mountains, and Front Range will remain mostly sunny and dry, with gusty winds. Overnight and during the early morning hours tomorrow, as the ridge moves out of the area and the upper-level low draws nearer, a few isolated<\/span> showers\/weak thunderstorms will develop over the higher terrain.<\/p>\n

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For the lower elevations of eastern Colorado, today will feature mostly sunny conditions with high temperatures ranging from the mid\/upper 70s to upper 80s (in the far Southeast Plains). With surface dewpoints hanging on in the 40s and 50s this morning, a couple isolated<\/span> thunderstorms will develop this afternoon\/evening across the Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, and Northeast Plains. Overnight, a cool front will begin to push southward across the Northeast Plains, bringing an isolated<\/span> thunderstorm or two.<\/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