Marty’s Sunday Morning Forecast – Happy Father’s Day! – 6/16/19

Overview: The recent warmth has accelerated the snow melt over the mountains, and with the heavy snow-pack this past season many waterways fed by the snow melt are running very high. Over the next couple of days it appears we’ll have a good bit of moisture in the atmosphere which will support a high coverage of thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain, and for some areas possibly some severe weather at times. The combination of snow melt, high running waterways and thunderstorms capable of heavy rain could lead to areas of flooding for several days near waterways. Flash flooding is also a possibility, particularly for areas affected by wildfires in recent years. Numerous showers and thunderstorms should help to keep the air cooler for the next several days as well.

Today (Father’s Day): Most areas should be partly cloudy this morning but there may be isolated showers at times over the plains. Breezy and a little cooler again with scattered showers and thunderstorms returning to more areas this afternoon. Thunderstorms today look to be focused more heavily over the Pikes Peak Region as compared to areas farther south, but we cannot rule out storms anywhere this afternoon and evening. Severe weather doesn’t appear very likely today, but stronger cells will still be capable of producing heavy rain, small hail, gusty wind and frequent lightning. High temperature should reach the 70s to near 80 for the plains with mainly 60s over the mountains.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms will move away from the mountains and gradually end over the plains. Most areas will be partly cloudy by morning and low temperatures will fall into in the 40s over the mountains with a mixture of 40s and 50s for the plains.

Extended: Monday should bring another round of widespread thunderstorms to the area with heavy rain and severe weather both likely. The air should begin to dry out gradually starting Tuesday although we still expect showers and thunderstorms will be quite numerous for some areas. The latter half of the week should be warmer and drier with thunderstorms still possible, but likely much more isolated in coverage. High temperatures should reach the 80s and 90s for the plains on Thursday and Friday with mountain areas warming back into the 70s .