Northwesterly winds on Wednesday with predicted wind speeds similar to those predicted for today ; so most likely will be somewhere between 3-5m/s.  Winds may shift more southwesterly late Wednesday afternoon. Winds will become more north-northwesterly on Thursday morning. Winds will shift more west-southwesterly on Thursday afternoon.  On Friday we will see a more northerly flow becoming more north-northeasterly overnight into Saturday.

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Easterly winds throughout much of the day today. Another chance for snow showers tonight into early Friday morning.  East-northeasterly flow on Friday as high pressure dominates much of the U.S. More southerly flow on Saturday morning becoming more easterly on Saturday afternoon and east-northeasterly by Sunday morning.  Flow will become southerly again by Sunday afternoon into Monday. We should see northwesterly flow on Tuesday and Wednesday.   

Northeasterly flow much of today.  Wind speeds aloft will increase overnight and become more north-north-northwesterly on Thursday morning as the cold front passes through the area. Following the front, wind speeds aloft will decrease again and winds will become more northerly. Expect precip Wednesday night into Thursday; most likely be in the form of snow.  Northeasterly flow on Friday shifting more southerly in the afternoon. There is a chance for more snow in Friday morning. Southerly flow on Saturday and Sunday becoming more northwesterly on Monday.  

Light southwesterly winds this afternoon.  Winds will become more westerly on Wednesday morning shifting northerly and increasing in speed on Wednesday afternoon.  Cold front to pass through the area early Thursday morning bringing strong northwesterly winds and snow.  High pressure will dominate aloft throughout much of the U.S. on Friday causing a more pronounced meridional flow and light northeasterly  winds in the area.  Winds will shift more southerly on Saturday morning continuing into Sunday. 

Southeasterly flow much of the day today. Northwesterly flow on Tuesday morning becoming more southwesterly in the afternoon. Westerly wind on Wednesday becoming more northwesterly as the day goes on. Strong cold front to move through early on Thursday bringing a chance for snow (especially around noon) and strong north-northwesterly flow.  Strong meridional flow over much of the U.S. on Friday which should bring southerly winds for the area and these winds will continue into Saturday. 

Northwesterly flow this afternoon. Northwesterly flow much of Saturday becoming more southwesterly into Sunday. Southwesterly flow on Monday becoming more westerly on Tuesday. Low pressure will dominate much of the U.S. on Tuesday into Wednesday. The low pressure will strengthen on Wednesday morning bringing strong northwesterly flow on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, high pressure will move back into the area bringing more northerly flow.

Westerly flow throughout today. Winds expected to continue to be fast until this evening. Expect gusts as well. Note to self: biking uphill against a westerly wind blowing at 10-12m/s is a workout.

Thursday will bring northwesterly flow shifting more westerly on Friday and into Saturday as high pressure makes its way into the western half of the U.S.  On Sunday the winds will start out northwesterly and then will shift more southerly in the afternoon as strong low pressure sits to our north. Cold front will pass through early Monday morning and northwesterly flow may follow. 

Northeasterly flow throughout much of today shifting northwesterly and light on Wednesday as high pressure moves in from our north. Zonal flow aloft on Thursday, though low pressure will begin to build off the California coast which may bring a more easterly flow on Thursday becoming more southeasterly on Friday. On Saturday a surface low will move in from Canada bringing a northerly wind with some colder air. On Sunday that low pressure will move towards the upper mid-west, which leaves us with a north-northwesterly wind. 

Southerly flow throughout the rest of the day today.

Westerly flow on Monday. 12 run of the NAM is showing only a slight decrease in wind speeds in the morning tomorrow. Wind speeds at 200m at about 10am are modeled to range from 3-5m/s, and modeled wind speeds seem to be consistently underestimated. I would put actual wind speeds around 4-8 m/s. Bufkit is showing the boundary layer height to grow to 8.5km by midafternoon, which is unreasonably high and clearly an error, but verifications show that this is usually a sign of a fairly large amount of convective instability (which leads to vertical motion) that reaches fairly high up. I would guess it should be fairly turbulent on site tomorrow, especially by 2 or 3 in the afternoon.

Southeasterly flow on Tuesday as strong low pressure centered around Wisconsin and Minnesota reaches down to New Mexico. Cold front may sweep through the area on Tuesday afternoon which should bring more cold air from Canada. On Wednesday morning high pressure will make its way back into the area with a more southerly flow turning more southwesterly in the afternoon with very light wind speeds.  Northeasterly flow on Thursday shifting to southeasterly on Friday as high pressure dominates much of the U.S. On Saturday low pressure will move into the area again which should bring faster northwesterly flow.  

Northeasterly flow throughout the day today and into Saturday. Wind speeds will increase tonight into Saturday midday. Expect some precip, especially tonight into Saturday morning. South-southeasterly flow on Sunday.

There is a chance for northwesterly flow again on Monday as high pressure moves into the area. Wind speeds will increase in the morning and decrease by noon. Tight boundary layer indicates very little turbulence. There is a cold front stretching from Canada to sweep across the northern U.S. around noon on Monday, though right now the models are showing that the cold front will not reach us.

Winds on Tuesday will begin as northwesterly, though it’s looking like the winds might shift to northeasterly around noon. Southeasterly flow on Wednesday becoming northwesterly again on Thursday.  

Easterly flow on Friday with fairly strong wind speeds after noon.

Another cold front will pass through the area on Friday which will bring some chance of precip behind it on Saturday morning and onto around midday. Wind flow on Saturday will then continue to be east-northeasterly which will then turn southerly overnight into Sunday as high pressure sweeps from our northwest to our southeast.

High pressure will stick around through Sunday into Monday bringing southwesterly flow, however, early Monday morning another area of high pressure will move into central Colorado which should bring more northwesterly flow. This northwesterly flow may continue into Tuesday, however, winds will shift more northerly on Tuesday afternoon as low pressure builds. Winds should continue to become more north-northwesterly on Wednesday and into Thursday. 

Very strong east-northeasterly winds overnight tonight with wind speeds decreasing into Thursday. Northeasterly winds throughout Thursday as level low pressure builds to our southwest. Winds will become more northeasterly into Friday as the low pressure moves south.

Wind speeds will increase again on Friday evening as another cold front moves through the area which may bring some precipitation. Temperatures may be cold enough on Friday night into Saturday morning for some light snow. Regardless of the type of precip however, winds will continue to be northeasterly on Saturday turning more southerly on Sunday as high pressure sits to our southeast.

According to surface forecasts, on Monday northwesterly flow will return and on Tuesday the flow will be northerly with a chance of a westerly component. 

Northwesterly wind today will decrease in speed this afternoon. West northwesterly flow tonight with faster wind speeds.

Westerly flow on Wednesday as a trough sweeps to our east. Wind speeds will most likely be faster on Wednesday as the pressure gradient starts to increase. Chance for some light precipitation on Wednesday night.

More easterly flow on Thursday with increasing wind speeds in the morning as the pressure gradient increases. Northwesterly flow again on Friday with some remnant faster wind speeds as the pressure gradient starts to decrease slightly. On Saturday we may have a more easterly flow as high pressure sits to our north and low pressure to our southwest. A chance for northwesterly flow will return on Sunday and Monday.

*Note: the real-time M2 tower data stopped collecting at 7:02 am this morning. 

Northeasterly flow today with speeds between 2-5m/s.

Northwesterly flow tomorrow with higher wind speeds ranging from about 2-7m/s from about 10am-4pm. Wind speeds will then decrease to about 2-4m/s. The boundary layer tomorrow will be fairly deep, so turbulent eddies are possible especially around 1-3pm.

On Wednesday, a strong low pressure system will have passed through overnight and by early morning will be to our east. This may result in a more westerly flow on Wednesday. Strong easterly winds on Thursday. On Friday, northwesterly flow will dominate and may become more northerly on Saturday and more westerly again on Sunday.