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Almanac
Average High: 48°
Average Low: 21°
Record high/year: 72° (1955)
Record low/year: -6° (1906)
Sunrise: 6:44 AM
Sunset: 4:36 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 06:44 AM (MST)
Moon Rise: No Moon Rise
Sunset: 04:36 PM (MST)
Moon Set: 12:55 PM (MST)
Moon Phase
Today
Nov. 27
Dec. 05
Dec. 12
Dec. 19
Next 12 Hours
Ice Pellets
Ice Pellets
Ice Pellets
Fog
Fog
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Hi 34°
Lo 16°
Ice Pellets
Hi 45°
Lo 16°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 58°
Lo 27°
Clear
Hi 52°
Lo 27°
Clear
Hi 52°
Lo 23°
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County
Rest of Tonight
Mostly clear in the evening then becoming cloudy. Areas of fog and light freezing drizzle after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening then becoming light.
Thursday
Cloudy and much colder with areas of fog through the day. Areas of light freezing drizzle in the morning..then areas of drizzle in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Areas of drizzle...freezing drizzle...and fog. Lows 20 to 26. South winds 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming light.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday and Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the upper 20s.
Sunday through Monday Night
Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in the mid 20s.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in the mid 20s.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Record Report Statement as of 4:15 am MST on November 19, 2008
... two record temperatures set in Denver for November 18th...
At 242 PM MST the temperature at Denver International Airport
reached 78 degrees. This establishes a new record high temperature
for this date exceeding the old record of 74 degrees set in 1995.
The low temperature on Tuesday was 47 degrees. This is a record high
minimum temperature for the 18th. The old record was 43 set in 1949
and previous years.
Clb
Public Information Statement Statement as of 2:59 am MST on November 20, 2008
... Today in Metro Denver weather history...
18-20 in 1930... a major storm dumped a total of 13.6 inches of
snowfall over downtown Denver. Most of the snow... 9.4
inches... fell on the 19th when north winds were sustained
to 23 mph. This was the only measurable snow of the
month. Temperatures hovered in the 20's and lower 30's.
In 1956... an intense winter storm dumped 12.8 inches of
snowfall on Metro Denver. Strong north-northeast winds
gusting to 33 mph at Stapleton Airport frequently reduced
the visibility to 1/2 mile in snow and blowing snow on the
19th. Most of the snowfall... 10.7 inches... occurred on the
19th.
19-21 in 1979... a heavy snowstorm buried most of Colorado under at
least a foot of snow. Snowfall at Stapleton International
Airport totaled 17.7 inches... the greatest snow depth since
1946. Winds to 60 mph produced 5-foot drifts paralyzing
the city as temperatures hovered in the 20's. While small
airports closed... Stapleton remained open... but with long
delays that snarled Thanksgiving Holiday traffic. Schools
and businesses closed and postal deliveries were delayed.
Almost all major highways leading out of Denver were closed
to traffic for periods of time on the 20th and 21st. Most
of the snow... 13.5 inches... fell on the 20th. At Stapleton
International Airport... north winds gusted to 35 mph on the
20th and to 38 mph on the 21st.
20 in 1871... the first official weather observation in Denver...
was taken by Henry Fenton... observer sergeant of the United
States Army signal service at 5:43 am. The office was
located on the 2nd floor of a building at the corner of
Larimer and g streets... now 16th street. The daily weather
journal hand written entry for the day follows: "snow
fell heavily during past night. At 5:43 am it was snowing
light and continued until 8 am. Wind during snow storm
gentle and a little west of south... and continued there
during the remainder of the day. Sky clear after 8 am.
Very cold weather prevailed all day and night. Thermometer
at 9:43 PM 14 degrees. Rain gauge and self-registering
thermometer not in position owing to severe storm last
week. Barometer falling during the morning and rising
rapidly at night."
In 1894... northwest Chinook winds sustained to 40 mph with
gusts to 45 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 58
degrees in the city.
In 1909... steady and very strong winds in Boulder caused
3 thousand dollars in damage.
In 1915... Post-frontal northeast winds sustained to 40 mph
with gusts as high as 42 mph produced only a trace of
snow. It was windy most of the day.
In 1923... west winds were sustained to 42 mph with gusts
to 44 mph before daybreak. The strong winds persisted
in the city for only about 3 hours.
In 1993... a wind gust to 72 mph was recorded at Table Mesa in
southwest Boulder.
In 1994... winds gusted to 77 mph atop Squaw Mountain west
of Denver. West winds gusted to 40 mph at Stapleton
International Airport.
20-21 in 1898... snowfall totaled 4.0 inches in downtown Denver.
Northeast winds were sustained to 48 mph with gusts as
high as 60 mph behind an apparent cold front on the 20th...
when temperatures plunged from a high of 66 degrees to a
low of 9 degrees. On the 21st the high was only 24 degrees
and the low was 2 degrees.
In 1970... a wind gust to 94 mph was recorded at Gold Hill in
the foothills west of Boulder. Strong winds also swept
across Metro Denver. Wind gusts reached 59 mph in downtown
Boulder... while at Stapleton International Airport west-
northwest winds gusted to 43 mph on the 21st. Damage was
minor.
In 1992... a large Canadian air mass moved into the state at
the same time an upper level storm system approached from
the west. The combination of cold air at the surface and
very moist air aloft produced heavy snow across the entire
state. Snowfall totaled 6.3 inches at Stapleton
International Airport... where north winds gusted to 23 mph
on the 20th. Snow was heavier in the foothills... with 14
inches at Wondervu... 13 inches at Aspen Springs... Conifer...
Boulder... and Gross Reservoir... 8 inches at Rollinsville...
and 10 inches at Golden Gate Canyon and Morrison.
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
343 fxus65 kbou 201100 afdbou Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Denver Colorado 352 am MST Thursday Nov 20 2008 Short term...cold and moist upslope flow has pushed all the way up against the Front Range early this morning. Local web cams show areas of fog and freezing drizzle...while WSR-88D and tdwr also showing freezing drizzle becoming more widespread especially over the Palmer Divide and southwestern two-thirds of the Denver metropolitan area. Meanwhile...there was a sliver of drier low level air from around Fort Collins to Greeley to near dia preventing drizzle formation there for the time being. However...there was yet another band of low level moisture now working across the Wyoming/NE border area and this should get to the Front Range by or shortly after daybreak. As a result...dia and other locations along the Front Range should have a better shot of freezing drizzle. Finally...the q-g vertical motion fields show weak but sustained lift this morning associated with a nice area of middle level frontogenesis sitting off just to our east. Deeper moisture associated with this may help produce some light snow as temperatures in the deeper moist layer are closer to -10 to -12c...borderline for ice/supercooled liquid water. Have added some flurries in the forecast to account for this. Given the icing from freezing drizzle and dense fog in the higher terrain...have already issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Front Range foothills and Palmer Divide. Will be adding Denver and Boulder metropolitan areas as well considering temperatures should drop enough to allow freezing of drizzle to bridges and overpasses. Precipitation is expected to gradually decrease late this afternoon/ evening as drier air works into the region. However...areas of low level moisture will linger especially in/near the Front Range foothills. The upslope component gradually weakens as flow turns more southerly by or shortly after midnight...so any light freezing drizzle/flurries should be ending then. Long term...after today...the upper air pattern across the state will be mostly ridge-like through late next week. A weak trough will move through the ridge and over Wyoming on Friday. But it appears that all we will see in northern Colorado will be some breezy conditions from a brief mountain wave that develops under the nose of the approaching upper level jet. Given that the upper jet will only be about 120 knots...over Wyoming...and the forecast wind speeds of 35 knots at 700 mb over northern Colorado...the threat of damaging winds is minimal. Have held on to the slight chance of snow forecast in the mountains from this passing impulse...even though moisture with the system looks pretty limited and the quantitative precipitation forecast fields from the GFS are dry. Beyond Friday we will see continued warming with high temperatures around to slightly above normal through the period. The forecast package needed little adjustment from the prior package other than toning down the wind forecast for Friday...especially over the mountains. Dry...dry...dry ends up being the main message this time around. && Aviation...slightly drier air has allowed dia to stay out of the freezing drizzle during the very early morning hours...but this will change before daybreak as low level moisture increases once again and freezing drizzle expected to commence. The freezing drizzle... light fog with visibilities mainly 2-4 miles...and IFR ceilings will then continue into early afternoon...gradually decreasing by 20z-23z. Cant rule out brief visibility (about 30% chance) around 1 mile with period of heavier drizzle in the 13z-16z period. Easterly surface flow will turn southerly this evening which will bring lifting ceilings and a return to VFR conditions around 06z. && Bou watches/warnings/advisories...Winter Weather Advisory for the Denver/Boulder metropolitan area until 2 PM MST...zones 39 and 40. Winter Weather Advisory for the Front Range foothills and Palmer Divide area until 5 PM MST...zones 35..36..and 41. $$ Barjenbruch/kdrby
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