Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Day 7 of Denver, CO (KDEN)

Unlike yesterday morning, winds did not weaken and shift to south/southeasterly at the last minute, and it only dropped to 7F (actually at the beginning, 06z). Just the luck of the draw perhaps. The southwesterly wind also persisted a little longer than usual, up to around noon, causing temperatures to soar to 41F by noon before winds shifted to light easterly and it cooled down. This is really reducing by confidence for day 7, as the setup of clear skies and south/southwesterly winds at night through the early morning, and then light easterly winds in the afternoon appear very similar to both days 5 and 6, and those turned out quite different temperature-wise relative to model guidance. It is really very sensitive to subtle details that are not necessarily predictable. I guess playing it safe, not too far from model guidance, could be a good move. Winds should be similar to today, though it appears that they will be a tad weaker and less westerly tonight into tomorrow morning, leading to more cooling and less of a temperature spike tomorrow, though temperatures will still be warmer as the air mass continues to warm.
 
Source: National Weather Service

 
Source: PivotalWeather

Source: PivotalWeather

Source: Meteogram Generator

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