| - | Thunderstorm activity will significantly decrease today as drier and warmer air moves into the District. Highs this afternoon will reach the upper 80's to around 90 over the plains. |
| - | There will still be isolated high-based thunderstorm activity this afternoon and early evening with typical storms producing light rainfall and gusty winds. A stronger storm will have the potential to produce brief moderate rain. Best chances for thunderstorms will be in/near the foothills and over the Palmer Divide. Storms will move from W to E at around 20mph. |
| - | By around sunset any thunderstorm activity is expected to have diminished with dry conditions for the remainder of the evening and overnight. |
WORST CASE SCENARIO: Moisture levels at the surface remain elevated resulting in stronger thunderstorms with the potential to produce brief heavy rainfall of 0.2-0.6" in 10-30 minutes.
A LOOK AHEAD: Temperatures will warm well into the 90's over the plains on Sunday with isolated to widely scattered high-based thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening.
| Location | Prime Time | 30-Minute Rainfall and % Probability |
Message Potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains | |||
| Adams |
200 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (40%) to 0.1" (20%) to 0.3" (5%) | |
| Arapahoe |
200 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (40%) to 0.1" (20%) to 0.3" (5%) | |
| Boulder |
200 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (50%) to 0.1" (30%) to 0.3" (10%) | |
| Broomfield |
200 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (40%) to 0.1" (20%) to 0.3" (5%) | |
| Denver |
200 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (40%) to 0.1" (20%) to 0.3" (5%) | |
| Douglas |
200 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (60%) to 0.1" (30%) to 0.3" (10%) | |
| Jefferson |
200 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (50%) to 0.1" (30%) to 0.3" (10%) | |
| Foothills above 6500ft | |||
| Boulder |
100 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (65%) to 0.1" (35%) to 0.3" (10%) | |
| Douglas |
100 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (65%) to 0.1" (35%) to 0.3" (10%) | |
| Jefferson |
100 PM TO
800 PM |
Trace (65%) to 0.1" (35%) to 0.3" (10%) |
MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS.