don day

Austria's Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a space capsule from an altitude of approximately 71,580 feet as the Red Bull Stratos project moved forward into the manned flight stage in New Mexico.

Today was the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice.

Tuesday was hot with afternoon winds as a weather front pushes warm air into the state.

A cold front moderated temperatures to a pleasant, calm day, just reaching about 80 degrees.

Monday started the work week warm, reaching 90 degrees in some places, with scattered thunderstorms moving in during the evening.

Beautiful weather for Friday, warm in the 80s and skies clear even of those pesky late-day thunderstorms.

Thursday was a typical day for this time in August, warm days, mild nights, clear skies but for the distant thunderstorms.

The daytime temperatures will crowd the limits to 90 degrees, and the afternoon and evening thunderstorms will be scattered.

Wednesday saw a return of thunderstorms with localized heavy rain.

Tuesday was mostly clear of the thunderstorms fueled by subtropical moisture as a weak cold front moved across Wyoming, moderating temperatures to the mid-80s.