My Mountain Town Weather
From Colorado Meteorologist Steve Hamilton

Morrison | Conifer | Evergreen | Pine | Bailey | Fairplay | Jefferson-Como | Alma

92 Percent Is Better Than Nothing...
If you can't get up to Wyoming to view the solar eclipse in totality, we'll be getting about 92% sun disk coverage here in the foothills. The map at left is showing our predicted cloud cover at eclipse time, which peaks at about 11:45 a.m. MDT on Monday. Our overall forecast shows more clouds moving in by afternoon, with a few showers and thunderstorms arriving late in the day across all locations.

Temperatures will be a little cooler on Monday, and through much of the week, as an influx of tropical air from the south brings us a decent chance of showers and thunderstorms for the foothills, especially by Tuesday afternoon and evening.

Morrison:

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Conifer:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Evergreen:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Pine:

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

Bailey:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Fairplay:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind around 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Jefferson/Como:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Alma:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

About Colorado Meteorologist Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton is a professional meteorologist, based in Denver. He is certified by the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Steve has studied weather since age 9 when Hurricane Agnes roared across his home town in New Jersey. As a young boy, Steve began to write to TV weather forecasters in Philadelphia, asking for weather maps and satellite images so he could study them. He moved to Denver, Colorado with his family in 1979, graduating from Columbine High School in Littleton in 1980.

He went on to college, graduating with a BS in Mass Media from Colorado State University in 1984. His second stint as a college student was at Mississippi State University for Meteorology, graduating in 2009, and earning his American Meteorological Society Seal Of Approval in December 2009. Steve was a weather intern/producer for KMGH-TV for five years before entering the field as a professional meteorologist.

Steve is now one of the lead meteorologists for The Storm Report, Inc., based in Kansas City, MO, but Steve has his own weather studio in Denver. "The Storm Report" specializes in delivering custom weather forecasts and live severe weather updates to 150 radio stations across the country. He is also a “Storm Chaser” and often roams the Colorado plains in the spring and summer, photographing tornadoes and severe thunderstorms for scientific study.

Additionally, Steve serves as a Weather Ready Nation Ambassador for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative is NOAA's effort to formally recognize NOAA partners who are improving the nation’s readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience against extreme weather, water, and climate events. You can contact Steve through our MMT Homepage.