Rain reports over the last 72hr (24hr) and a look at the thunderstorm forecast for Thu and Fri

07/24/25 9:20am: Morning, getting ready to head out for some camping (Thomas will be taking over later). But first, great to see some more heavy rain in spots last night.

I had a late thunderstorm at my house around 9:30pm, but only 0.05" of rain, better than nothing but that was my total over the last 3 days (in the donut hole here in Westminster).

But parts of the front-range (including near Aurora/Centennial) have picked up 1-3" of rain in the last 72 hours, especially from the Palmer Divide and south across much of south-central and southeast CO.

Third image shows top 24hr reports. Here are some notable reports:

Franktown 2.1 ENE: 2.43"
Aurora 4.2 NNW: 1.77"
Las Animas 7.5 ENE: 1.77"
Trinidad 1.0 W: 1.53"
Denver 4.2 ENE: 1.43"
Elizabeth 2.1 NW: 1.37"
Lamar 4.3 NE: 1.04"
Windsor 1.5 WNW: 0.74"
Centennial 2.2 SW: 0.65"
Castle Rock 4.6 NNW: 0.63"

As I mentioned many areas from Castle Rock to Colorado Springs to Salida to parts of SLV / Sangres, towards Limon and south to Trinidad picked up 2-3" of rain in the last 3 days!

Anyway, one more active weather day, basically in the same areas that have been getting rain (sorry western CO). And looks like there could be a few severe storms in spots, especially along/east of I-25 over the eastern plains this afternoon.

For Den/Bou and the front-range: storms first develop in the foothills by 1pm then start to push east. Most of the actions will be from 2pm-8pm, with a line of stronger storms likely in the 3-5pm timeframe. Strongest storms will be along/east of I-25 today and near the Palmer Divide and southeast. Heavy rain, small hail and strong wind will be possible with the strongest storms today.

For the north-central mountains isolated to scattered storms from 12pm-8pm, best chances 2pm-6pm. Best coverage from Summit Co. east, favoring front-range mountains from RMNP south. Maybe two rounds of storms (1-3pm, then another round 6-8pm as backside of trough moves through). Hoping we can setup camp between the rounds of storms, or maybe miss the later round.

Atmosphere dries out tomorrow but still a slight chance for some storms in a few areas. For tomorrow: isolated storms mostly in the Front Range mountains and foothills from 2pm-8pm.

That is all for now. I'll be back on Sun afternoon. Enjoy the weekend! How much rain did you get yesterday?, in the last 3 days?

First image shows 72hr observed rainfall, second image is 24hr observed rainfall. Third image shows top 24hr rainfall reports across the state. Fourth image shows the severe weather outlook for today (best chances in dark green). Fifth image loop shows forecast radar over the next 48hrs (6am this morning to 6am Sat) from latest HRRR model.