Chris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social

9NEWS Senior Meteorologist | AMS CHALA Broadcast Lead 🇨🇱 | NWA Seal of Approval | ⚽ PxP

Probably more to go. Storms mainly between now and 7p for the metro area
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3:41p: Gusty showers moving through, just had a quick downpour in central Denver. A few isolated 55+ mph gusts possible, especially east metro, over the next hour with this.

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12:28p: Early popup shower over Wheat Ridge, Lakewood…this may drift east towards downtown shortly.

Might want to be inside for a bit if you’re in its path:

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Mountain snow moves back in Tuesday with a few rain showers in Denver on Tuesday. Another possible storm Friday/Saturday, but it's early.

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Mentioned that there's *cautious* optimism for a wetter May-July for a number of reasons. Boy do we need it.
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This is Colorado's worst drought in over 5 years: 95% of Colorado is in some form of drought, and 21.6% of Colorado is in the highest category of drought.

Both of those figures are the highest % levels since March 2021.

Need a big spring/summer.

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After today, fire weather will be a concern for both tomorrow and Monday. A Fire Weather Watch covers most of the Eastern Plains and foothills tomorrow.

Threat will probably be slightly higher on Monday (stronger winds).

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Today marks the first severe weather risk for Denver since Oct. 15 (about six months ago).

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Widespread level one severe weather risk across the state today, almost exclusively for damaging winds.

Denver: Watch for some localized and brief 60 mph gusts after 3p this afternoon.

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🌦️ Notably warmer (upper 70s) with another chance for gusty storms between 2-7p in the Denver area. Brief 50-60 mph gusts, lightning main threat. Widespread storms in the mountains.

🌤️ Drier and warm tomorrow and Monday before our next chance for rain on Tuesday.

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Today's furcast pet is Dan!

Dan is looking for a calm home and a patient human to help him build confidence. He's a sweetheart looking for his forever home!

If you'd like to adopt Dan, his information from True Companions Animal Shelter is below!
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5:07p: Showers and storms starting to move out of Roxborough Park and into the SW metro area. Could turn active in Denver over the next hour or so.

Lightning, gusty winds, brief downpours main threats with any storm.

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Sadly, Tuesday's storm continues to track further and further north, meaning Denver probably only sees a few showers Tuesday night.

Mountains will get some snow, it won't be a big storm unfortunately.

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Denver cyclone is pulling in warmer air and more moisture from the southeast. Boundary is roughly from the airport down I-225.

That boundary could be a spot to watch for a landspout (short-lived tornado) or two this afternoon.

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A few gusty storms around today, but we could have a few stronger storms tomorrow afternoon over the Eastern Plains. Wind main threat from any storm tomorrow afternoon.

Severe threat in Denver will be very low both today and tomorrow.

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A woman was struck by lightning yesterday in Superior, and she's in critical condition. CPR had to be administered.

Reminder: Lightning injures and kills more people in Colorado each year (average of ~2 lightning fatalities per year) than tornadoes.
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🌦️Cloudier and a bit cooler, with a 50% chance for showers/rumble of thunder 2-7p. Highs in the upper 60s in Denver. Best chance for a shower will be south of Denver.

🌦️Warmer (mid-70s) with more sunshine tomorrow, with a chance for showers/thunder tomorrow afternoon.

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Meet Chevy! Chevy's been waiting over a year to find her forever family. While she can be anxious around new people + dogs, Chevy's made great progress and continues to improve.

She’s looking for a calm home with a fenced yard, no other pets!

Chevy's adoption info ->
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5:28p: Look at all that lightning by Superior and Broomfield!

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Boulder getting a storm! We'll take it. Honestly held together way longer than I thought it would.

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5p: Congrats on your first kinda/sorta storm of the season, Boulder! Wind, thunder, a bit of rain with this:

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Virga to the left of me, virga to the right, here I am, stuck in the dry slot with you

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Hold together hold together hold together hold together

(Narrator: it probably won’t hold together)
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2p: A few gusty showers and rumbles of thunder around town, best odds west and south of downtown:
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March 2026 would’ve ranked as Colorado’s 10th-hottest *April* on record.
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Most of the Denver area stays dry today/tonight, but a few lucky ones will get some brief downpours and claps of thunder along and behind a cold front.

Best chances for those will be 5-11p tonight.

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🌦️Increasing clouds with a high in the low 70s in Denver, with a 40% chance for showers/rumble of thunder after 3p. Best chance for a storm south and east of Denver. Could have a shower after sunset also.

🌦️Cloudier and cooler tomorrow with a 40% afternoon rain chance.

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It's official: This is Colorado's lowest peak snowpack on record.

Statewide snowpack is just 24% of average, by far our lowest peak snowpack in 38 years of official records.

April 8 = Colorado's peak average statewide snowpack date (a bit later north, earlier south).

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Our extended late March heatwave - made more likely and more extreme by our overall warming climate - is the main reason for last month’s historic blowtorch of a March.
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Not only was March 2026 Colorado’s hottest March on record, it was Colorado’s hottest month compared to average on record (since 1895).

Colorado’s statewide temp of 46.8° last month was 13.1° above average, the biggest monthly temp anomaly on record. By far.

Unreal.

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