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CSU WRF model forecasts: model comparison for Colorado

The current run was initialized at 0000 UTC Saturday February 7 2026.

84-hour total precipitation
84-hour total precipitation
84-hour total precipitation (all of domain 2)
84-hour total precipitation (all of domain 2)
MSLP, 1000–500-hPa thickness, 3-hour precip (click image for animation)
MSLP, 1000–500-hPa thickness, 3-hour precip (click image for animation)
MSLP, 1000–500-hPa thickness, 3-hour precip (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
MSLP, 1000–500-hPa thickness, 3-hour precip (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface temperature, and winds (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface temperature, and winds (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface temperature, and winds (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface temperature, and winds (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface dewpoint, and winds (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface dewpoint, and winds (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface dewpoint, and winds (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
MSLP, surface dewpoint, and winds (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
10-meter wind speed (click image for animation)
10-meter wind speed (click image for animation)
10-meter wind speed (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
10-meter wind speed (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
700-mb heights and wind speed (click image for animation)
700-mb heights and wind speed (click image for animation)
700-mb heights and wind speed (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
700-mb heights and wind speed (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (all of domain 2) (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km vector wind shear (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km vector wind shear (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km vector wind shear (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km vector wind shear (click image for animation)
precipitation type and MSLP (click image for animation)
precipitation type and MSLP (click image for animation)
precipitation type and MSLP (click image for animation)
precipitation type and MSLP (click image for animation)
West-to-east vertical section through Fort Collins of potential temperature and winds (click image for animation)
West-to-east vertical section through Fort Collins of potential temperature and winds (click image for animation)
Surface temperature time series at Fort Collins
Surface temperature time series at Fort Collins
3-hour precipitation time series at Fort Collins
3-hour precipitation time series at Fort Collins
Accumulated precipitation time series at Fort Collins
Accumulated precipitation time series at Fort Collins
10-meter wind speed time series at Fort Collins
10-meter wind speed time series at Fort Collins

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Forecast soundings (click on the image for a loop of forecast soundings at Fort Collins, use the menu to select different locations.)

Tracer concentrations from source locations in eastern Colorado (click on the image for a loop from CSU WRF run 1; use the menu to select different model runs.)

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