Brendan's Weather has a new home!

In case you missed it... Brendan's Weather has moved to its new location in the last week. There have already been several new posts, so do not be left out!

The new location is: http://www.bheberto.com/brendansweather.php

Many of the same features will continue to exist at the new location. Cloud Corner (one of the more popular features of this blog) can still be found front and center - as well as current temps, radar, Facebook sharing capabilities, and more. The ability to comment will be implemented this week.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Summer weather returns after wild last day of Spring

Call it what you will, but snow falling anywhere in the state on June 20th does not happen every year. While many locations along the front range picked up well over an inch of rain, and experienced temperatures some 20 degrees below average for the day - the mountains put the monster snow-melt on pause for a moment to experienced freezing temperatures and accumulating snow. How much snow? Enough to close Trail Ridge Road, and force summer campers scrambling from upwards of 6 inches of fresh snow.

The system has now moved on, and the clear skies and soaring temperatures can attest to that. It appears things will only get warmer as the week goes on, sending highs into this low 90s by Thursday. The snow melt can resume, prompting new flood warnings and extending some old. The tremendous rains along the front range will only exacerbate these issues. A slight chance of showers will return to the forecast towards the end of the week, but these will generally be isolated and light.

Cooler temps to offer some reprieve from the heat

To most, the last week came as quite a shock after the abnormally cool and wet May we just experienced. The average temperature in May was 53.0 degrees (just short of the top 10 coolest Mays, but well below average) but has since spiked to 67.9 in the first week of June. Denver has already recorded three 90 degree days this month (NWS). This heat wave, however, is expected to be moving out over the 12 hours or so, allowing for cooler temperatures to settle in. Several disturbance will make this possible, with even a chance for scattered showers accompanying the cooler weather Wednesday evening through Friday. Highs on Thursday and Friday are expected to stay in the lower 70s.

Temps should warm back to the low 80s as we head into the weekend and early next week, but it looks like the 90s will take there time returning.

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.