#WaldoCanyon flood potential will be rising if the forecast from #ECMWF is correct. 16 day rain potential 1-3″ #cowx twitter.com/BrianBledsoe/s…
— Brian Bledsoe (@BrianBledsoe) May 6, 2013
From The Denver Post (Joey Bunch):
The National Weather Service said Sunday, “The weakly organized and slow-moving upper level storm system will take most of the upcoming week to move across Colorado.” Denver has a 30 percent chance of afternoon showers Monday, with midweek offering the best opportunity for rain in the metro region, when chances are 50 percent both Wednesday and Wednesday night. The region should see cooler-than-average highs near 60 each day, forecasters said. Rain is expected to begin in the mountains Monday afternoon and spread across the plains by the end of the week. Areas above 8,500 could get snow at times, according to the forecast.
Moisture will continue to increase across the area in the southwest flow ahead of an area of low pressure situated twitpic.com/con1bk
— NWS Grand Junction (@NWSGJT) May 6, 2013
From the National Weather Service Grand Junction office:
Moisture will continue to increase across the area in the southwest flow ahead of an area of low pressure situated off the northern California coast. A disturbance ejecting out in front of the low pressure system will generate more widespread showers and thunderstorms among both mountains and valleys today. The area of low pressure will slowly move eastward across the Great Basin tomorrow and near the Four Corners region on Wednesday. More instability and forcing coupled with some surface heating from the sun will allow storms to be greater in coverage and intensity Wednesday into Thursday. This unsettled weather will linger through Saturday, before the low finally moves out of the area. Expect showers and storms each day this week with cooler temperatures near to a few degrees below normal.