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I'm Steve Hamilton, your host from 9:00 a.m. to Noon on KOSI 101. I'm a student of meteorology at Mississippi State University, working toward my American Meteorological Society seal of approval. Please e-mail me with comments or suggestions at shamilton@kosi101.com, and thanks for visiting!
Air Quality Advisory: BLUE. No restrictions as of 4 p.m. Sunday 12/24.
Today:
Mostly sunny and breezy.
Wind: W 10-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
High 42

Monday Night:
Partly cloudy.
Wind: W to S 5-10 mph.
Low 20

Tuesday:
Partly cloudy and breezy.
Wind: W NW 10-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
High 45
Tuesday Night:
Partly cloudy.
Wind: W to S 5-15 mph.
Low 21
Wednesday:
Partly cloudy.
Wind: SW to SE 5-15 mph.
High 41
Wednesday Night:
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
Low 17
Thursday:
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
High 35
Friday:
Cloudy with a chance of snow.
High 32

Weather Trivia! Congratulations to Tia Bowen of Kiowa who correctly answered last week's question. We asked which year had the most snow on the ground in Denver on Christmas Day. Answer: 1982!

Our weather trivia quiz is taking a week off for the Holidays! I'll have another question for you next week. Happy Holidays to you and your friends and family from all of us at KOSI 101!

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Current Denver NEXRAD Image
How to read radar:
This is the latest NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar) Image from the National Weather Service. It is the most advanced Doppler weather radar system in operation. The image is usually updated every 5 minutes. The color-code bar on the left indicates precipitation intensity. NEXRAD operates in two modes: "Clear Air Mode" (highest sensitivity) or "Precipitation Mode" (lower sensitivity). When precipitation is occurring, the radar will detect rain or snow which will be visible as green or yellow patches. Heavy precipitation will be in red and hail will sometimes show up white. Snow is usually in blue or green. In Clear Air Mode, NEXRAD is so sensitive that it can "see" wind by picking up particulates carried by breezes. These are visible as large yellow, green or orange patches when the radar is in "Clear Air" mode. On clear days, the radar picks up "ground clutter", visible as yellow or green dots along the foothills or in a circular pattern near the radar antenna.
Current Satellite Image
 

How To Read A Satellite Picture:
This image is a color-enhanced infrared satellite image taken from NOAA's "GOES" (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) orbiting Earth at 22,000 miles up. "Infrared" means the photo is "heat-sensitive". Clouds are visible as white patches. The color enhancement allows meteorologists to quickly pick up more intense weather systems, colored in blue or green. The higher the cloud tops, the colder they are. This indicates areas of stronger storm systems.