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Hey dudes,

Just moved to CO to start my masters program at CSU (another Michigan transfer to Fort Collins, shout out to Chinook). So I'll be joining the discussion here for the foreseeable future.

Expect major contributions to the conversation in the form of occasional OBS and rad/sat GIFs

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I think there are a few members from AZ, but they don't post very often.

 

It will be a bit toasty in Phoenix this weekend…time to fry eggs on the pavement.  Good luck trying to find a single cloud too.  Daily high temp records will easily be broken on Sunday and Monday (the record for both days is 115, set in 1968).  The normal high is 105. 

 

Hottest days on record:

  1. 122 on 6/26/1990
  2. 121 on 7/28/1995
  3. 120 on 6/25/1990
  4. 119 on 6/29/2013

 

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 106. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

 

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 79. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

 

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 112. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

 

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

 

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 120. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

 

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

 

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 119. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

 

just looked at the 500mb charts for the next few days among the models. and 597-600dkm heights out there, yikes. you won't be able to just fry eggs and bacon out there, you might be able to make a small section of roast beef or ham in the car (less than 5lbs) and some cookies to boot. 

 

but I also saw 500mb temps as high as -2C on the consensus of the models in the intermountain west and in Kansas. Question I have, in North America, and especially the continental US, have we ever had 500mb temps near 0C, or even above 0C? I can remember 600dkm events once every couple of years, but not ever 0C at 500 in North America.

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Hey dudes,

Just moved to CO to start my masters program at CSU (another Michigan transfer to Fort Collins, shout out to Chinook). So I'll be joining the discussion here for the foreseeable future.

Expect major contributions to the conversation in the form of occasional OBS and rad/sat GIFs

Sweet. Glad you could make it for the hottest weather so far.

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You might be just miles away from me!

Probably. I'm living a few blocks west of campus on Elizabeth.

I went up to Laporte to watch the thunderstorm for a little while. When coming back, I noticed that there are some trees on fire at Lory State Park, near the ridge top.

I was at the Atmos department building, apparently a few students there saw a CG strike ignite it. Got a snapchat of it real quick

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Thanks! If I do move out there, which is looking likely, especially if I can score a job before I leave PA, I'll try to post from the region. I'll be in Phoenix.

 

As for the heat, I did live there before, from 96-01, so I know what it's like and generally don't mind it. I missed those top 4 in Phoenix, but I did experience 128 in Bullhead City back in, I believe, 1998 or 1999. It was a Thursday, and that was the day I did my weekly Colorado River run delivering new tires to retail stores. It topped out at 117 in Phoenix that day.

 

I think there are a few members from AZ, but they don't post very often.

 

It will be a bit toasty in Phoenix this weekend…time to fry eggs on the pavement.  Good luck trying to find a single cloud too.  Daily high temp records will easily be broken on Sunday and Monday (the record for both days is 115, set in 1968).  The normal high is 105. 

 

Hottest days on record:

  1. 122 on 6/26/1990
  2. 121 on 7/28/1995
  3. 120 on 6/25/1990
  4. 119 on 6/29/2013
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It's 10 PM, and 75 F IMBY which is a bit of a local cool spot. Low 80s in much of Denver. Don't think I can remember any nights this warm at this time in my 6 years here, though that stretch in June 2012 was close. Only got down to 71 for a low on 6/26/12, high that day was 105, so we might get lower than that later.

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kind of a strange mammatus pic I took yesterday

 

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Awesome picture.

Looks like the dark portion is lower than the rest of the surrounding clouds.

Seen a lot of mammatus around here, but nothing quite like that.

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Now this is getting to be a hot day. Longmont ASOS (or AWOS) is consistently biased warm. Greeley just hit 102 in the last few minutes.

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..NORTHERN COLORADO FRONT RANGE        CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS  DENVER INTL AP PTSUNNY   97  44  16 SE10      30.10F                    DMNS CITY PARK   N/A     97  46  17 SE1G9     30.07F                    AURORA         NOT AVBL                                                 FRONT RANGE AP NOT AVBL                                                 ERIE MUNI ARPT FAIR      99  36  11 S8        30.06F                    BOULDER MUN AP FAIR      99  41  13 SE6       30.07F                    CENTENNIAL     CLOUDY    94  40  15 S7        30.14F                    BROOMFIELD     PTSUNNY   97  39  13 SE6       30.13F                    LONGMONT       FAIR     101  44  14 SE6       30.06F                    

 
 
COZ041-046-047-076>085-087-088-212100-   
..PIKES PEAK/PALMER DIVIDE AND SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS
 
 

 
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
 
COLO. SPRINGS FAIR 93 34 12 SW8 30.19F  
A. F. ACADEMY FAIR 91 44 19 NE3 30.20F

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..NORTHEAST COLORADO        CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS  GREELEY ARPT   FAIR      99  52  20 SE9       30.04F                    AKRON          FAIR      93  56  28 MISG      30.05F                    BURLINGTON     FAIR      99  52  20 SW20      30.04F                    WRAY           NOT AVBL                                                 STERLING       FAIR      95  64  36 S8        29.99F                    HOLYOKE        NOT AVBL                                                 FORT MORGAN    FAIR      93  58  30 S6        30.04F      
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high temps today

 

: ...COLORADO...  :                                                 SNOW  :                           HIGH   LOW     PCPN  DEPTH  AKO   : AKRON            :   98  /  61  /  0.00 /   M  ALS   : ALAMOSA          :   90  /  53  /  0.00 /   0  ASE   : ASPEN            :   91  /  53  /  0.00 /   M  ITR   : BURLINGTON       :  104  /  63  /  0.00 /   M  APA   : CENTENNIAL ARPT  :   96  /  59  /  0.01 /   M  COS   : COLORADO SPRINGS :  101  /  61  /  0.00 /   0  CEZ   : CORTEZ           :   99  /  64  /  0.00 /   M  CAG   : CRAIG            :   98  /  44  /  0.00 /   M  DEN   : DENVER INTL ARPT :   98  /  56  /  0.00 /   M  DRO   : DURANGO          :   94  /  57  /  0.00 /   M  EGE   : EAGLE            :   93  /  55  /     M /   M  FNL   : FT COLLINS ARPT  :    M  /   M  /  0.00 /   M  GJT   : GRAND JUNCTION   :  104  /  69  /  0.00 /   0  GXY   : GREELEY AIRPORT  :  104  /  57  /  0.00 /   M  GUC   : GUNNISON         :   88  /  50  /     M /   M  HDN   : HAYDEN           :   93  /  55  /     M /   M  LHX   : LA JUNTA         :  105  /  67  /  0.00 /   M  LAA   : LAMAR            :  107  /  66  /  0.00 /   M  LXV   : LEADVILLE        :   80  /  41  /     T /   M  LIC   : LIMON            :   97  /  52  /  0.00 /   M  EEO   : MEEKER           :   98  /  49  /     T /   M  MTJ   : MONTROSE         :   99  /  61  /     T /   M  PUB   : PUEBLO           :  105  /  65  /  0.00 /   0  RIL   : RIFLE            :  101  /  57  /  0.00 /   M  SPD   : SPRINGFIELD      :   98  /  65  /  0.00 /   M  TEX   : TELLURIDE        :   82  /  59  /     M /   M  TAD   : TRINIDAD         :  100  /  65  /  0.00 /   M  

 

Fort Collins-CSU broke a record, it was 99 degrees. It was 99.5 degrees on the electronic thermometer (very accurate). This was our hottest temp since July 7, 2014 (also 99 degrees). Note: Boulder Airport (BDU) was also 99 degrees. Aspen, at 7723 ft, rarely gets to 90 degrees.

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Yesterday, Fort Collins was much cooler with a high near 80 and some overcast conditions and rain at about 6:00PM. I had just enough rain at my place to get my car dirty, and the grass didn't get very wet.

 

Today we've got localized low pressure east of DIA with light winds converging near there. There appear to be rows of bugs (low reflectivities, non-rain) east of DIA lined up with the boundary layer winds. I wonder if any severe reports will be near Kansas, where dew points range are 55-60 degrees.

 

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The Beaver Creek fire is northwest of Walden, in the remote regions of Routt National Forest. The burn area jumped from 3800 acres to 5300 acres. At one point in my life, I hiked into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness (Routt N.F.) and stayed 2 nights. The trailhead I used might be near the Beaver Creek fire. There are lots of beetle-killed trees.

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This is almost a coast-to-coast dry spell now.

 

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Crazy how down here it seems again to be going from endless rain in late spring to massive ridge and dry/hot for months. We had some showers a couple of days ago but besides that it's been 3 weeks now since Austin's had any rain. We might have another severe flash drought at this rate like last summer. The heat and high sun in this area dries the ground up fast.

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