Wishing it was the warm season because this Denver Convergence Vorticity Zone would probably make things a bit more interesting if we had the moisture…⛈️🌪️

#downsloping #evaporation

Praying for rain and trying to be optimistic but also not entirely optimistic that we will see much more than a sprinkle 🙃🙃

(2/2) Can see the differential advection and the stratus layer clearly on visible satellite over the region.

The eye of Melissa is quickly becoming cloud-filled as it interacts with the higher terrain of Jamaica, resulting in some weakening of the storm. Still, the impacts have been and are going to be catastrophic.

One of those moments as a meteorologist where you can't help but admire the beauty of such a storm, but dreading and terrified of seeing the impacts to Jamaica and Cuba. A pretty awful situation about to unfold and thinking of Jamaica residents and I hope everyone is safe and okay.

Microwave imagery also showing the formation of an eye/eyewall, with convection surrounding the storm center with the exception of the eastern portion of the storm. Central pressure should continue to tank especially as the eyewall becomes more symmetric. Thinking of the people in Jamaica and Cuba.

A rather ominous look to Melissa this evening, with deep convection beginning to symmetrize and what looks like a vortical hot tower now wrapping around the southern and eastern portion of the inner core. Latest recon data already shows minimum central pressure down to 972 mb.

Fairly classic cold air damming setup in the lee of the Front Range today. We are socked in by stratus and are still in the upper-40s/low-50s this afternoon under weak (5-10 knot) easterly upslope flow. Can also see the SW flow aloft given the clouds over the higher terrain. A warm advection regime!

A true sign of fall: The melting layer isn’t too high above the surface! ❄️🌨️

Something is incredibly satisfying about seeing east-northeasterly upslope initiating showers and thunderstorms right along the spine of the foothills and Palmer Divide.