High-pressure continues to hold over the Four Corners region today keeping hazy, hot and dry conditions for the District. High temperatures will be close to record breaking with upper 90 to around 100 degrees is expected this afternoon. The current record for DIA today is 99 degrees set in 1963. Dry conditions are likely on the plains today with a very slight chance for a few isolated high-based showers/thunderstorms along the Continental Divide this afternoon with a few of those showers moving into the foothills before mixing out onto the plains. Minimal, if any, precipitation will be possible within the District boundary today. Skies will gradually clear of haze throughout the day today with clearing skies into the evening hours. Overnight will be mild and dry with temperatures dropping into the mid 60s on the plains with upper 50s to low 60s along the foothills.

STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: A high-based shower anchored to the higher terrain will produce a trace to 0.05” total in 10-30 minutes.

WORST CASE SCENARIO: A shower/thunderstorm can move off the higher terrain and will have the potential to produce 0.05”-0.20” total in 10-30 minutes.

A LOOK AHEAD: A disturbance is poised to move into the region tomorrow, bringing a better chance of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening for portions of the District. Storms will be isolated in nature with some areas remaining dry. Temperatures will decrease slightly tomorrow with highs in the mid 90s. Similar conditions remain in place Saturday with another chance of scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening before clearing out through the overnight. Conditions dry out Sunday with only a very slight chance for a few high-based showers and thunderstorms, mainly along the higher terrain foothills and Palmer Divide.