For 7/26/10: For Today: The ridge to our south has pushed the monsoonal plume off to the south and west with only residual moisture available for any convective activity. Today will be the driest day of the week with mostly sunny conditions set to dominate and only very widely scattered thundershowers possible on the highest terrain.

Temperatures: Lows were colder than we have been seeing last night with the drier air with Crested Butte reporting 41 degrees and Gunnison dropping to 44 degrees. Daytime highs will rebound under these sunny skies with the north end of the valley expected to hit 74 degrees while Gunnison just tops 80. Look for another colder clear night tonight with all elevations in the low 40’s.

Outlook: The break from this southern stream will be short lived with moisture rotating around the southern ridge by Tuesday and entering the west. This will mean steadily increasing fuel for convective showers through the week topping out by Thursday.

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