Bring on the Lenticulars

Courtesy of the stacked lenticular clouds, we enjoyed a gorgeous sunset here in Denver this evening.  These clouds can tell us that a change is coming, as these are caused by the jet stream flowing over the mountains.
  

This is why I love Colorado... We can see so much variety in weather patterns and cloud formations.  It's the best laboratory a meteorologist can have.  

All we need now is some moisture.  However, with a strong La Nina pattern in place, we are experiencing the typical effects.  Here on the Colorado Front Range, we experience warmer than normal temperatures with below average precipitation.  In the mountains, on the other side of the divide, they get the moisture along with near normal temps.  That's great news for the ski resorts, as they are reporting as having excellent early season conditions.  This is not only good for the state's economy, but we get the much needed snowpack as well!