The persistent weather pattern of the past 72-96 hours continues on this Saturday, though with some minor changes. A very strong jet stream<\/span> remains anchored just north of Colorado, separating active weather to the north of it with the quieter conditions to its south. A new feature this morning is a Pacific-origin cool front that will be quickly making its way southward across eastern Colorado later this morning and into the afternoon hours. The front will provide a focal point, albeit a weak one, for shower and storm activity. This will also be aided by adequate amounts of moisture with Precipitable Water<\/span> values approaching 1 inch in eastern Colorado. The moisture is top-heavy though, with low-level moisture not particularly conducive for heavy rainfall. Another factor putting a lid on high rainfall intensity will be very strong steering winds to the tune of 40-50 mph.<\/p>\n Altogether, we expect a round of showers and storms late this morning mainly across northeast and east-central Colorado, but also extending west of the Continental Divide<\/span> into the North Platte basin. Storms will be racing, limiting their rainfall to well below flood threat intensity. Thus, no flood threat today. However, dry lightning will be a concern as a fire threat today after a string of dry days.<\/p>\n Check out the precipitation map below to find out the chances of rainfall for your area.<\/p>\n
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