Summer weather arrives!

With highs pushing 90 this week, and overnight lows as warm as 60, things will really start to feel like summer around here. Even the mountains expect much warmer temperatures with overnight lows staying above freezing for the first time this year. This means rapid snow melt of the still extensive snowpack in the mountains, and with that the threat of swelling streams and flooding.

Overall a warmer weather pattern setting up as we head into June. Our weather looks dry around town through most of the week with just a slight chance of showers being introduced as we head into Friday.

Memorial Day means the start of camping season in the High Country! ...Or does it?

It never really did feel like winter this year in Denver and now it is starting to feel like summer will never come. After months of incredibly dry weather and unseasonably warm temperatures, May has been much of the contrary. Denver has already received 4.73 inches of precipitation this May, a whopping 2.87 inches above normal for the month. The northern mountains, which had an above average winter, continue to get hammered with snow. In fact, Aspen Ski Resort reopened some of their lifts after their base remained at 70+ inches weeks after the end of their regular season, and many river basins are boasting snowpack at 200% of normal!

All this wet weather is great news for vegetation, and has made great strides in dampening the fire danger in the northern half of the state... that said, those who have plans to head to the hills for the weekend may find themselves quite disappointed! According to the Denver Post, the snow is just not melting. The last time we had this much snowpack so late in the season was 1983.

The weather will trend warmer in Denver for the rest of the week, but chances of rain showers remain in the forecast. Much of the same for the mountains until the weekend, when more rain and snow is forecast for many locations.

Wild Spring weather slams parts of Coloardo

You always here about that "crazy" Colorado weather. Well, after an exceptionally dry and uneventful winter here in Denver, May is shaping up to be just that - a money maker for precipitation and weather events. The NWS did forecast this some time back as cool and unsettled weather in May can be an effect of La Nina which has ruled our weather pattern for months now.

More active weather has already arrived and will stick with us for the next 12 to 24 hours. Here is a list of just some what is in store for the region: Tornado Warning,Winter Storm Warning, Flash Flood Warning, Winter Weather Advisory, Flood Watch, Fire Weather Watch. Impressive to say the least. Winter, rain, floods, severe weather, fire danger - you name it. Welcome to Springtime in the Rockies! Here is an image from the NWS that shows these watches and warnings:

While we welcome the moisture, please take all warnings very seriously. Currently there are tornado warnings issued for Denver and surrounding areas, but specific locations are bound to change as these storms continue to develop and move on. I will be posting any warnings I see on Twitter (@brendansweather) but be sure to stay tuned to local media for more details on this ever changing weather.

Big changes on the way!

After an extended period of temperatures in the 70s and 80s, cold weather is once again barreling towards the state. It appears that some good moisture is associated with this system, and with that have introduced a good chance of precipitation tonight through early Thursday. Precip should stay mostly in the form of rain for the greater Denver area, but moderate snowfall is forecast in the foothills immediately to our west. Temperatures may cool just enough early Wednesday for snow in Denver - but do not expect much of anything. As for temperatures... highs Wednesday will struggle to reach 50 in the city, but will quickly rebound by Thursday. Highs should be hovering around 70 as we head into the weekend.