Elevated fire danger with windy warm conditions on Thursday. Slow cooling trend begins tomorrow ahead of Friday showers
DENVER — FORECAST BY: 9NEWS Weather Impact Team Meteorologist Cory Reppenhagen
FORECAST AT A GLANCE:
Windy overnight with gusts of 15 to 20 mph in the Denver area and 30-50 mph gusts in the foothills. Winds will likely last until about sunset on Thursday. The winds will me low relative humidity on the northeast plains where a Red Flag fire weather warning is in place until 6pm.
Look for temperatures to cool a bit tomorrow with highs in the mid 70s. Partial cloud cover will likely move in, but it will only lead to a few isolated sprinkles on the Front Range. Scattered rain and snow showers will continue overnight Wednesday into the day on Thursday across the mountains.
The main impact of the storm comes on Friday with heavier snow in the mountains. A winter storm watch is out for the southwest mountains for 10-24 inches possible from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning.
Rain showers will gradually spread across the Front Range on Friday afternoon, with the bulk of the widespread rain showers likely beginning Friday evening or Friday night and lasting into the day on Saturday.
Expect a cold and dreary day on Saturday with lows in the middle 30’s and highs struggling to reach 50 degrees. The first freeze is not in the forecast for Denver, but it may come very close. Snow accumulation also remains very unlikely in Denver.
As the storm system exits the area on Sunday, a few isolated showers will be possible on the Front Range but lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures will greet us to start the next workweek.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy, windy and mild, high 75. Partly cloudy overnight, low 48.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with afternoon rain showers, high 60. Cloudy with showers overnight, low 37.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with scattered showers, high 51. Mostly cloudy overnight, low 39.
SUNDAY: Isolated showers possible at times, high 61. Partly cloudy, low 42.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonal, high 71. Partly cloudy, low 44.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonal, high 75. Partly cloudy, low 45.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonal, high 70. Partly cloudy, low 44.
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