Pretty flowers in a sunset glow at La Jara Reservoir, Colorado – pic taken 6/13/2025
Friday – 20 Jun 2025 – 6:15pm
The past…
At Stevens Field the high temperature on Wednesday was 85, and on Thursday it was 87. The low this morning was 51. The cold spots dipped into the high 30s.
The minimum relative humidity Wednesday afternoon was 8% and Thursday afternoon it was 8%.
The peak wind at Stevens Field on Wednesday was 18mph and on Thursday it was 26mph.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 80 | 92 / 1989 | 37 | 28 / 1973 |
Precipitation summary… Everybody reported zero precip in the last 2 days except Robyn near Chromo. She was the rain lottery winner with 0.03”. It’s not much, but most of us would be happy with it!
Forecast discussion…
Forecast highlights…
*** Fire danger is high and will remain high through the weekend. ***
*** A Red Flag Warning for critical fire conditions is out until midnight tonight. ***
*** There is currently a Fire Weather Watch for Sunday. I’m confident that this will be upgraded to another Red Flag Warning. ***
*** Late Monday afternoon into Wednesday evening there’s a chance for isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms. ***
Rest of Saturday through Sunday…. A low pressure will move through the Pacific NW region and push dry, warm, stable, gusty, southwest flow into our area.
Temps… Friday night lows will be near 40 to near 50. Saturday highs will be in the high 70s to high 80s and lows will be in the high 30s to high 40s. Sunday highs will be in the mid-70s to mid-80s and lows will be in the mid-30s to mid-40s.
Winds… Afternoon gusts will be 30-35mph.
Monday through next Wednesday… We are going to catch the western edge of a surge of monsoon moisture. There’s a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms each day. The best chance is late each afternoon and into the evening.
Temps… Monday and Wednesday highs will be in the mid-70s to mid-80s and lows will be near 40 to near 50. Tuesday highs will be in the low 70s to low 80s and lows will be near 40 to near 50.
Winds… Monday afternoon gusts will be 20-25mph. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon gusts will be around 20mph. Isolated higher gusts are possible near showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday through next weekend… Thursday will be mostly sunny and dry.
Next Friday through next weekend there will be a slight chance for an isolated afternoon shower or thunderstorm. I think most of us will stay dry.
Temps… Thursday highs will be in the high 70s to high 80s and lows will be near 40 to near 50. For the rest of this period, highs will be in the low 80s to low 90s and lows will be in the low 40s to low 50s.
Winds… Afternoon gusts will be 15-20mph, but isolated stronger gusts are possible near showers and thunderstorms.
The 8-14 day period… We’ll be in the “sputter” phase of the monsoon where it’s trying to set up and is weak. There will be hit and miss afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Precip amounts will be light and spotty.
The next post will be on Sunday.
– Shawn
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paintbrushes already ?? Seems a bit earlier.
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