{"id":8242,"date":"2018-08-29T08:28:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2018-08-29T08:28:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:28:54","slug":"ftb-08-29-2018-rebound-to-near-seasonal-temperatures-with-isolated-storms-possible-over-eastern-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=8242","title":{"rendered":"FTB 08-29-2018: Rebound to Near Seasonal Temperatures with Isolated Storms Possible over Eastern Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018<br>\nIssue Time: 08:35AM MDT<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash; Flooding is <strong>NOT<\/strong> expected today<\/em><\/p>\n<p>High clouds to start the morning over the Southeast Plains with morning temperatures rebounding to more seasonal values. Expecting high temperatures to be at or a couple degrees above normal today. The high clouds are expected to continue to mix out with the daytime heating over the next couple of hours with sunny skies forecast for the rest of the day. Today, flow aloft will become a bit more southwesterly, which will pull in the cloud free, dry air from Utah and Arizona. This also means good visibility with another break from the smoke. Subtropical moisture should remain south and east of our area with the placement of the 500mb high over AZ\/NM.<\/p>\n<p>The continued entrainment of dry air over western Colorado will nearly zero-out the chances for rainfall again, although high cloud cover is expected to increase into this afternoon and evening. There is a slight chance for some high-based showers over the San Juan Mountains near the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Continental Divide&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;the dividing line that separates the watersheds of the western and eastern United States; rivers west of the divide empty into the Pacific Ocean, while rivers east of the divide empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Continental Divide<\/span>, though <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;virga&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Wisps or streaks of precipitation falling out of a cloud that evaporate before reaching the surface. Virga can cause strong, but short-lived, localized winds (dry microburst).&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>virga<\/span> is the more likely scenario. To the west, weak upslope flow will set up again this afternoon. With limited moisture under the ridge, storms are expected to be high-based and <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span> in nature. The best chances for rainfall and cloud cover today will be near areas of extra convergence, so this will be along the Raton, Palmer and Cheyenne Ridges. The weaker showers and thunderstorms that are able to form will move eastward and disperse as the sun sets. Flooding is not expected today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vis_20180829.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8243\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/vis_20180829.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"475\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Today&rsquo;s Flood Threat Map<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For more information on today&rsquo;s flood threat, see the map below. For Zone-Specific forecasts, scroll below the map.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/no_threat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6157\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/no_threat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"580\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Zone-Specific Forecasts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Southeast Plains, Raton Ridge, Southeast Mountains, Front Range, Palmer Ridge, Urban Corridor, Northeast Plains:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>High temperatures are expected to rebound this afternoon, so the pleasant, cooler temperatures were short-lived. The best chance for afternoon storms today are along the Cheyenne, Palmer and Raton Ridge (in that order). Limited low-level moisture is expected to produce high-based storms that are <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span> in nature. Max 1-hour rain rates up to 0.5 inches (north) and 0.3 inches (south) are possible. As expected, flooding is not forecast today.<\/p>\n<p>Primetime: 3PM &ndash; 9PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Valley, Central Mountains, San Juan Mountains, San Luis Valley, Southwest Slope, Northern Mountains, Northwest Slope:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Southwesterly winds aloft will continue to entrain dry air today, so there is an elevated fire risk once again though wind\/relative humidity values won&rsquo;t reach critical fire conditions. This west\/southwest flow aloft also means another break from the smoke! Temperatures are expected to be at or a couple degrees above normal. Forecasting high clouds to increase this afternoon with an outside chance of an <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;isolated&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;less than 10% areal coverage&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>isolated<\/span> shower over the eastern San Juan Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Primetime: 3PM &ndash; 7PM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 Issue Time: 08:35AM MDT &mdash; Flooding is NOT expected today High clouds to start the morning over the Southeast Plains with morning temperatures rebounding to more seasonal values. Expecting high temperatures to be at or a couple degrees above normal today. 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