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FXUS65 KBOU 141120
AFDBOU

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
520 AM MDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Warmer today with highs in the mid 90s across the plains.
  Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, mainly over the
  higher elevations.

- Afternoon showers/thunderstorms to continue most days for the
  upcoming week. Best chance of rain across the plains comes
  Wednesday.

- High temperatures to linger in the 90s across the plains
  through mid-week.

&&

.DISCUSSION /Through Sunday/...
Issued at 247 PM MDT Sun Jul 13 2025

A few thunderstorms have started to form over the higher terrain
this afternoon. The question remains whether these will make their
way onto the lower elevations as we head into the evening. There
has been lot`s of back-and-forth between some of the hi-res
guidance since this morning, with the HRRR having a line of
convection developing this evening, moving across the plains
through late tonight, with most other CAMs having nothing push
off the terrain at all. The latest run (19Z) seems to have backed
off any storms making their way anywhere east of I-25, but with
the persistent signal through this morning for high-based showers
and storms to pass over the urban corridor and our TAF sites,
producing near 50 mph outflows, PoPs were increased to include a
slight chance for this scenario to unfold. Currently, we are
seeing ordinary thunderstorms over the higher elevations and
current ACARS soundings still show a smidge of CIN remains in
place with NNW flow aloft keeping the storms anchored to the
terrain. With winds aloft expected to make a more westerly
transition this evening, there is some potential that these storms
indeed try to push eastward, where the SPC mesoanalysis shows 500
to 1000 J/kg of MLCAPE in place, which would be sufficient to
sustain them. So despite the HRRR now backing off, still thinking
the slight chance is warranted through tonight, with gusty
outflows being the main concern.

As previously mentioned, flow aloft becomes more zonal for Monday
as the upper-level ridge over the southwest flattens out.
Temperatures will remain hot to start the week, with high`s
nearing 100F over portions of the plains. A more active pattern
will be in place through the period, with scattered to numerous
afternoon mountain showers and storms expected each afternoon. We
could see a few spill onto the plains Monday and Tuesday, but
more widespread moisture isn`t expected until Wednesday. With
forecast soundings showing DCAPE values surpassing 1500 J/kg on
Monday and Tuesday, there is plenty of potential for gusty
outflows and dry microbursts to develop, but at this time, the
severe threat looks to remain limited.

Cooler temperatures are still on track for Wednesday and Thursday
as a shortwave and associated cold front slide across the forecast
area. This will be the main driver for the widespread moisture
making it across the lower elevations. By Friday, temperatures
return to the 90s and remain there through the long term, with
afternoon showers and storms possible each afternoon.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS through 12Z Tuesday/...
Issued at 513 AM MDT Mon Jul 14 2025

VFR through the TAF period. Drainage winds this morning will
become more variable over the next several hours as a weak/diffuse
cyclone attempts to organize near the terminals. Guidance tries to
place that pretty close to DEN by 18z, though some statistical
guidance firmly keeps a southeast wind at DEN/APA through the day.
If north/northeast winds do develop chances are speeds would be
light.

Afternoon convection is still expected to develop across the
foothills before shifting into the I-25 corridor near/after 21z
(perhaps aided by the aforementioned cyclone/convergence zone).
Soundings indicate deep mixing with modest instability, but plenty
of DCAPE to support gusty winds with any showers or storms that
develop this afternoon. Convection should diminish by 03z with a
return to typical drainage winds likely Monday night into Tuesday
morning.

&&

.BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Bonner
AVIATION...Hiris