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522 FXUS65 KBOU 082354 AFDBOU Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 454 PM MST Sun Nov 8 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Above normal temperatures and dry conditions will continue for atleast the next seven days. && .DISCUSSION /Through Sunday/... Issued at 1155 AM MST Sun Nov 8 2026 An upper level ridge will continue to bring sunny skies, light winds, and well above normal temperatures through Monday. Cross sections show the airmass will stay very dry with only some cirrus clouds at times. High temperatures will run 10F to 15F above normal with highs in the mid to upper 60s across northeast Colorado. Even a few low 70s will be possible. A shortwave trough will pass north of Colorado on Tuesday. The GFS model has been trending more south with the shortwave trough`s track compared to the other models, and it continues to do so but the latest run shows a northward shift. This system will bring gusty west to northwest winds to northern Colorado Tuesday and Tuesday night. A weak cold front will also accompany this system, leading to slightly cooler temperatures for Wednesday. High temperatures on Wednesday are expected to be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. No precipitation is expected with this system. The upper level ridge reestablishes itself over the Intermountain West on Thursday. Northerly flow aloft will prevail over Colorado with temperatures reaching the lower to mid 60s. The ridging slides east and will center over the Central Rockies for Friday and Saturday. This is expected to push temperatures back into the mid to upper 60s across northeast Colorado. A few low 70s will also be possible. The ridge slides east of the region by Sunday as a shortwave trough moves across the Desert Southwest. Dry conditions are expected to persist Sunday under a dry southwest flow aloft. Temperatures will continue to run well above average (10-15F). && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday/... Issued at 430 PM MST Sun Nov 8 2026 VFR conditions to persist through the TAF period. Current radar shows a south-southeasterly boundary approaching both KDEN and KAPA at this time (2330Z). Time of arrival tools put it on the southeast side of KDEN`s airfield by the top of the hour, slightly sooner to KAPA. Expect a slight increase to wind speeds as it passes over the airfields, with guidance suggesting KAPA seeing a few hours of gusts between 15-20kt, and current radar velocity showing potential for 12-15kt gusts at KDEN. By 2Z, winds should be transitioning towards drainage, with gust potential subsiding. At KBJC, current light and variable winds are expected to remain light through the overnight hours, with a few hours of southwesterly winds possible before becoming a more persistent westerly flow through early Monday morning. For Monday, drainage winds are expected to become light and variable for a few hours around 15Z/16Z at KDEN/KAPA (12Z at KBJC) before settling into a southeasterly regime for the afternoon, and ESE for the evening. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...BM AVIATION...9