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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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621 FXUS65 KBOU 112114 AFDBOU Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 314 PM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms today, producing locally heavy rainfall and/or flash flooding, with a few severe storms possible conducive to large hail and gusty outflow winds. - Afternoon showers/thunderstorms to continue most days, albeit with slightly lesser coverage Sunday and Monday. - Hi temperatures to linger in the 90s across the plains from Sunday through mid-week. && .DISCUSSION /Through Friday/... Issued at 259 PM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025 Current satellite and radar imagery shows storms have already developed along the higher terrain this afternoon. So far, the burn scars have not been impacted by heavy rainfall, however, with fairly deep and moist upslope flow in place behind this morning`s cold front, and a shortwave trough approaching from the west, there is still a limited threat that some heavier localized rainfall may lead to some flash flood concerns for the northern most burn scars through the afternoon today. As the afternoon/evening progresses, storms are expected to become efficient rain and wind makers as they make their way across the northern plains where PWAT values of 1-1.5" are expected. The latest HREF shows a few bullseye of 2 to 4" of rainfall accumulations from northeastern Weld County to the KS border, with the heaviest rainfall expected between 9PM and midnight tonight, generally along and north of US-34. With the potential for excessive rainfall leading to flooding concerns tonight (Friday), we have gone ahead and issued a Flood Watch for northeast Weld County, as well as Morgan, Washington, Sedgwick, and Phillips County from 6 PM this evening into Saturday morning. For those of you expected to be out and about in these locations tonight and early tomorrow morning, be sure to have ways to monitor road conditions as some more flood prone roadways and low laying areas may be unaccessible due to flooding. The SPC has upgraded their Slight Risk for severe storms to include portions of the urban corridor this afternoon and evening, with potential for large hail and strong outflow winds the main hazards. With the greatest moisture and shear profiles expected to be over the northeastern portion of the plains, we are thinking the main threat for more organized convection will remain more towards the northeast corner. For tonight, showers and storms are expected to clear from west to east across the forecast area, with some showers lingering into early morning and near normal temperatures expected across the forecast area. Northwest flow aloft will be in place on Saturday as upper-level ridging begins to build over the southwest. Scattered afternoon diurnal showers and storms are expected to develop, mainly over Park County and the Palmer Divide, with a slight chance a few spill onto the adjacent plains. Temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than Friday. Not many adjustments were made to the forecast past the short-term as the NBM looks reasonable with afternoon convection developing over the higher terrain each afternoon. Temperatures are expected to gradually increase through the weekend and linger in the 90s for the first half of the week across the lower elevations. A brief reprieve from the 90s looks to be on track by mid-week, before 90s return for next weekend. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday/... Issued at 1203 PM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025 Frontal boundary has pushed through the terminals during the late morning hours, leaving generally N-NE winds. A little uncertainty with how winds evolve through the early/mid afternoon hours, but guidance is in reasonably good agreement that we should maintain an east/northeast wind at DEN with weaker and perhaps more variable winds at APA/BJC. Scattered convection is still expected to develop in the 21-22z window this afternoon and will push across the terminals through 02-03z. Main threat will be gusty outflow winds. Beyond the convective threat this afternoon, additional moist upslope flow should allow for the development of a widespread low/mid cloud layer by around 06z. While the TAF does have MVFR cigs overnight into tomorrow, there are some hints of an IFR ceiling prevailing at the terminals. Stratus should slowly erode tomorrow as winds turn more to the southeast. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch from 6 PM MDT this evening through late tonight for COZ042-044-048>051. && $$ DISCUSSION...Bonner AVIATION...Hiris