{"id":6752,"date":"2018-05-09T09:41:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T15:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=6752"},"modified":"2018-05-09T09:41:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T15:41:52","slug":"ftb-05-09-2018-weak-disturbance-passing-overhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=6752","title":{"rendered":"FTB 05-09-2018: Weak Disturbance Passing Overhead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 5\/9\/2018
\nIssue Time: 9:45 AM<\/p>\n

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

The high-pressure ridge that was in control yesterday will remain in control today, but there’s a new player in today’s forecast. A weak, upper-level disturbance, and associated moisture, (highlighted in the water vapor image below) will push into the state from the west, kicking of isolated<\/span> showers\/thunderstorms as it traverses Colorado. These storms will produce little in the way of rainfall, as low-level moisture continues to lack across much of the state. The exception to this will be across the eastern Plains, along and east of a line from Hereford-to-Brush-to-Kim, where dewpoints in the upper-30s\/low-40s will hang on long enough to allow for brief shots of wetting rain underneath isolated<\/span> thunderstorms. For more details on timing and rain rates, please see the zone-specific forecast discussions below.<\/p>\n

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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

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Zone-Specific Forecasts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, Northeast Plains, Southeast Plains, and Raton Ridge:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Warm and dry conditions will be the name of the game for most locations today, with only a few isolated<\/span> thunderstorms rumbling during the afternoon\/evening. Low-level moisture continues to lack across the area, so rainfall rates will be limited. The best chance for wetting rains will be east of a line from Hereford-to-Brush-to-Kim where dewpoints in the mid-30s\/low-40s will hang on. Generally speaking, the main threat from storms will be gusty winds and lightning, with plenty of virga<\/span> and only brief periods of rainfall. Maximum rain rates will be 0.05-0.15 inches\/hour over the Urban Corridor, Palmer Ridge, and Raton Ridge, with maximum rain rates over the Northeast and Southeast Plains of 0.25-0.5 inches\/hour.<\/p>\n

Timing: 2 PM – Midnight<\/p>\n

Front Range, Northern Mountains, Northwest Slope, Central Mountains, Grand Valley, San Juan Mountains, Southeast Mountains, San Luis Valley, and Southwest Slope:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Increasing clouds and warm temperatures will be the main weather story today, as upper-level moisture streams over the area. A couple isolated<\/span>, high-based showers and thunderstorms will develop during the afternoon\/evening over the higher terrain as the disturbance passes overhead. The main impacts will be plenty of virga<\/span>, gusty winds, and some lightning, but very little rainfall. Expect nothing more than a sprinkle or two, with the best rain rates that any thunderstorm can produce being 0.05-0.1 inches\/hour.<\/p>\n

Timing: 11 AM – 10 PM<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Issue Date: 5\/9\/2018 Issue Time: 9:45 AM NO FLOOD THREAT IS FORECAST TODAY. The high-pressure ridge that was in control yesterday will remain in control today, but there’s a new player in today’s forecast. A weak, upper-level disturbance, and associated moisture, (highlighted in the water vapor image below) will push into the state from the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6752"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6756,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752\/revisions\/6756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}