| - | Trough of low pressure overhead will sag southward during the day and result in widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms over the District. Temperatures will warm into the mid and upper 80's over the plains with 70's in the Front Range foothills. Normal high for Denver today is 86 degrees. |
| - | Showers and weak to moderate thunderstorms will develop over the foothills by early afternoon then spread out onto the plains between 1-3pm. Generally one round of showers/thunderstorms is expected over the plains with conditions drying out between 6-8pm. Thunderstorms will likely be more numerous W of I-25 and S of I-70. Storm motions will be from W to E at around 15mph. |
| - | Thunderstorms are expected to be weak to moderate in intensity producing mainly light to brief moderate rain. A stronger storm cannot be completely ruled out and will have the potential for brief heavy rainfall. After sunset conditions will dry out and remain dry for the remainder of the evening and overnight period. |
WORST CASE SCENARIO: A slow moving strong thunderstorm is able to develop with the potential to produce rainfall amounts of 0.4-0.9" in 10-30 minutes.
A LOOK AHEAD: Drier air will move into the District on Saturday and result in generally dry conditions over the plains with a few isolated storms possible over the foothills and Palmer Divide. Temperatures will tack on a degree or two with highs over the plains in the upper 80's to around 90 degrees.
| Location | Prime Time | 30-Minute Rainfall and % Probability |
Message Potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains | |||
| Adams |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (70%) to 0.2" (40%) to 0.5" (10%) | |
| Arapahoe |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (80%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.5" (15%) | |
| Boulder |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (75%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.5" (10%) | |
| Broomfield |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (75%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.5" (10%) | |
| Denver |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (75%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.5" (10%) | |
| Douglas |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (85%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.5" (15%) | |
| Jefferson |
200 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (75%) to 0.2" (50%) to 0.5" (10%) | |
| Foothills above 6500ft | |||
| Boulder |
100 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (90%) to 0.2" (60%) to 0.5" (20%) | |
| Douglas |
100 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (90%) to 0.2" (60%) to 0.5" (20%) | |
| Jefferson |
100 PM TO
700 PM |
Trace (90%) to 0.2" (60%) to 0.5" (20%) |
MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS.