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CSU 4-km WRF model forecasts

The current run was initialized at 0000 UTC Saturday September 25 2021.

Total accumulated precipitation (Colorado)
Total accumulated precipitation (Colorado)
Total accumulated precipitation (full domain)
Total accumulated precipitation (full domain)
6-hourly precipitation (Colorado) (click image for animation)
6-hourly precipitation (Colorado) (click image for animation)
6-hourly precipitation (full domain) (click image for animation)
6-hourly precipitation (full domain) (click image for animation)
Simulated reflectivity (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Simulated reflectivity (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Simulated reflectivity (full domain) (click image for animation)
Simulated reflectivity (full domain) (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (full domain) (click image for animation)
Precipitable water (full domain) (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km shear (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km shear (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km shear (full domain) (click image for animation)
Mean-layer CAPE and 0–6-km shear (full domain) (click image for animation)
Most-unstable CAPE and 0–6-km shear (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Most-unstable CAPE and 0–6-km shear (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Most-unstable CAPE and 0–6-km shear (full domain) (click image for animation)
Most-unstable CAPE and 0–6-km shear (full domain) (click image for animation)
LCL height and 0–1-km shear (Colorado) (click image for animation)
LCL height and 0–1-km shear (Colorado) (click image for animation)
LCL height and 0–1-km shear (full domain) (click image for animation)
LCL height and 0–1-km shear (full domain) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (full domain) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (full domain) (click image for animation)
Accumulated maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Accumulated maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Accumulated maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (full domain) (click image for animation)
Accumulated maximum updraft helicity in 2–5-km layer (full domain) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum 10-m wind speed (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum 10-m wind speed (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum 10-m wind speed (full domain) (click image for animation)
Hourly maximum 10-m wind speed (full domain) (click image for animation)
Hailcast maximum hail diameter (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Hailcast maximum hail diameter (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Hailcast maximum hail diameter (full domain) (click image for animation)
Hailcast maximum hail diameter (full domain) (click image for animation)
500-hPa absolute vorticity, heights, and winds (full domain) (click image for animation)
500-hPa absolute vorticity, heights, and winds (full domain) (click image for animation)
2-m temp, 10-m winds, MSLP (Colorado) (click image for animation)
2-m temp, 10-m winds, MSLP (Colorado) (click image for animation)
2-m temp, 10-m winds, MSLP (full domain) (click image for animation)
2-m temp, 10-m winds, MSLP (full domain) (click image for animation)
2-m dewpoint, 10-m winds, MSLP (Colorado) (click image for animation)
2-m dewpoint, 10-m winds, MSLP (Colorado) (click image for animation)
2-m dewpoint, 10-m winds, MSLP (full domain) (click image for animation)
2-m dewpoint, 10-m winds, MSLP (full domain) (click image for animation)
10-m wind speed and MSLP (Colorado) (click image for animation)
10-m wind speed and MSLP (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Categorical precipitation type (Colorado) (click image for animation)
Categorical precipitation type (Colorado) (click image for animation)
low-level passive tracer (Colorado) (click image for animation)
low-level passive tracer (Colorado) (click image for animation)
low-level passive tracer (full domain) (click image for animation)
low-level passive tracer (full domain) (click image for animation)

Forecast hourly precipitation time series at Fort Collins
Forecast accumulated precipitation time series at Fort Collins
2-m temperature and dewpoint time series at Fort Collins
10-m wind speed time series at Fort Collins

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

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