Mountain West Discussion

[Chinook]

Fort Collins could have seen a lot of lightning bolts from this one

[smokeybandit]

0.2" Wednesday night. 0.08" Thursday. I just can't buy a monsoon.

[frontranger8]

I got .15" yesterday, heavy stuff missed to the south and east.

[frontranger8]

Helluva storm over Englewood, moving north right towards downtown.

[smokeybandit]

Finally got in the thick of a good one.

Got just under an inch. 

[frontranger8]

1 hour ago, smokeybandit said:

Finally got in the thick of a good one.

Got just under an inch. 

Nice. Got about a half inch here. 

[smokeybandit]

Front range in general really doing well (for the drought, not for the flooding) today and tonight.

[Chinook]

looks like the largest rainy day/night for E Colorado in a long while

[smokeybandit]

1.3" on the day. 

Hoping for a repeat tomorrow. 

[frontranger8]

First legit rainy day in forever here. Rained basically non stop for 5 hours.

[mayjawintastawm]

3 days with rain in a row here: 0.13" Wed, 0.97" Thurs (though could have done without the 1"+ hail which caused a little garden damage) and 0.39" yesterday. Can we make it 4? That would be the first time in a long, long time.

[frontranger8]

2 hours ago, mayjawintastawm said:

3 days with rain in a row here: 0.13" Wed, 0.97" Thurs (though could have done without the 1"+ hail which caused a little garden damage) and 0.39" yesterday. Can we make it 4? That would be the first time in a long, long time.

Looks like the answer is yes. Another big storm about to hit your area.

[smokeybandit]

Western Parker and Aurora getting the heavy rains today. 
 

[mayjawintastawm]

1.65" total from the 4-day period here (none today). Yesterday we received less than 0.2" from the storm that produced over an inch and a half just 2 miles from here. There was a lot of mud and rocks up to fist size on the paved Cherry Creek bike trail just north of the dam this morning, and plenty of standing water east and north of the campground. The creek itself looked like it stayed within its banks in the area, though.

[smokeybandit]

1.89" for the week for me.   A lot of sudden green around.

 

[ValpoVike]

6 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

1.89" for the week for me.   A lot of sudden green around.

 

Congrats to you guys in the south metro.  We greened up over the past 3 weeks, which is crazy my pasture is never green in mid-August.  The models seem to be indicating another round of moisture later this month, but we'll see.  Beyond that, I am anxiously awaiting to see what winter will bring with such a strong El Nino.

[frontranger8]

.89" for the week here. .71" for DEN. 

[smokeybandit]

Got a surprise half inch of rain overnight.

[GaWx]

 I’ve been enjoying seeing and experiencing some monsoon convection since I arrived in CO. Saw some good ones on the way to and inside the awesome Rocky Mtn State Park. Trail Ridge Road is so spectacular that it’s almost beyond words. It went from 80s in Boulder to as cold as 53 at 11,500-12,000 feet up! It was cold enough there for a light jacket, especially when considering the steady winds up there.

[ValpoVike]

4 hours ago, GaWx said:

 I’ve been enjoying seeing and experiencing some monsoon convection since I arrived in CO. Saw some good ones on the way to and inside the awesome Rocky Mtn State Park. Trail Ridge Road is so spectacular that it’s almost beyond words. It went from 80s in Boulder to as cold as 53 at 11,500-12,000 feet up! It was cold enough there for a light jacket, especially when considering the steady winds up there.

Are you here on vacation?  I live just outside of Estes Park, and Trail Ridge Road is really special.  For an added experience, you can go up a one way road (Old Fall River Road) that exits at the Alpine Visitor Center at the top.  You then take TRR back down.  I have seen snow falling at the top in both July and August many times.  Not much but enough to remind you just how high up you are.

[mayjawintastawm]

5 hours ago, GaWx said:

 I’ve been enjoying seeing and experiencing some monsoon convection since I arrived in CO. Saw some good ones on the way to and inside the awesome Rocky Mtn State Park. Trail Ridge Road is so spectacular that it’s almost beyond words. It went from 80s in Boulder to as cold as 53 at 11,500-12,000 feet up! It was cold enough there for a light jacket, especially when considering the steady winds up there.

Glad you experienced it! The clouds and light in the early mornings and evenings have been really spectacular the last few days. The rule of thumb of 4-5 degrees drop per 1000 feet works pretty well most of the time when planning. As ValpoVike wrote, snow can happen any time of year up there, though mid June through Labor Day it is seldom a driving problem. Only another 4 weeks till leaves start to change- and this year they may be early, not because of cold but because of drought stress.