Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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Spot Forecast for COFAS...Boulder Fire Rescue
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
448 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...Skies will be mostly cloudy today ahead of an
approaching upper level trough and cold front. Warm west winds
will increase ahead of the front during the day. Scattered showers
will develop in the afternoon.
Winds will shift in the early evening, becoming northeast or north.
Showers may become more numerous for a few hours in the evening
before decreasing overnight. Low clouds are expected to develop
with the higher mountains obscured by 2100, and ceilings will
lower overnight. Clouds are expected to obscure the mountains
through the day on Thursday.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(60-65%). Slight chance of rain
showers after 1500.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........32%.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 9-17 mph with gusts to around 25 mph
until 1500, then 20-26 mph with gusts to around
35 mph.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........59 61 66 66 68 69 63 62 56 60 59
Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH
Weather type.... RW RW RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20
Temp............38 43 47 51 52 55 57 57 58 57 57
RH..............56 49 46 40 37 34 33 32 32 34 33
Surface wnd dir.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
Surface wnd spd.9 9 9 15 14 16 17 17 22 23 24
Surface wnd gst.13 13 13 25 22 22 25 25 30 33 35
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers until
0100. Chance of snow showers after 2300.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........76%.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 19-25 mph with gusts to around 31
mph until 2000, then north 10-15 mph until
2200, then northeast 4-13 mph.
Snowfall amount..... 0.2 inches.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........67 72 74 84 87 88 92 94 96 97 96 97
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RS RS SW SW SW SW SW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50
Temp............56 52 49 46 43 40 39 37 35 34 33 33
RH..............34 39 45 49 57 66 71 74 76 76 76 75
Surface wnd dir.W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Surface wnd spd.23 20 15 10 9 10 7 5 5 5 6 6
Surface wnd gst.31 24 18 14 10 12 8 7 6 6 6 6
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Chance
of rain showers after 1500.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 39.
Min humidity........59%.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 6-10 mph until 0700, then east
5-8 mph.
Snowfall amount..... 0.5 inches.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........93 89 87 85 80 75 70 74 78 82 82 81
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RS RS RS
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40
Temp............32 32 32 32 34 34 35 37 38 39 39 39
RH..............74 71 68 68 64 63 64 62 59 60 59 59
Surface wnd dir.NE E E E E E E E E E E E
Surface wnd spd.6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
Surface wnd gst.9 7 7 7 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 13
$$
Forecaster...Gimmestad
Requested by...Nick Shaw
Type of request...OTHER
.TAG 2411160.0/BOU
.DELDT 04/17/24
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.EMAIL Shawn@bouldercolorado.gov