Time: 856 AM Sat May 6, 2023 Forecaster: Brad Simmons ------------------------- Heavy Precipitation Outlook Flash Flood Prediction Program ------------------------- WARM/BREEZY AND GENERALLY DRY Temperatures will be warm across the District today with breezy winds and generally dry conditions. Afternoon highs over the plains will reach the low to mid 70’s with 50’s and 60’s in the Front Range foothills. Normal high for Denver today is 67°F. Winds will be from the W to SW at 10-20mph gusting between 25-35mph. Warm temperatures, breezy winds and low relative humidity values will result in increased fire danger today in areas that have not started to green up quite yet. Clouds will increase this afternoon becoming partly to mostly cloudy at times, but no meaningful precipitation is expected as the lower levels of the atmosphere are very dry resulting in virga and gusty winds from high based showers that develop versus any precipitation reaching the surface over the plains. A brief shower or sprinkle cannot be ruled out over the foothills. Winds will weaken after sunset and conditions will remain dry overnight with overnight lows in the 40’s over the plains with some 30’s in the foothills. STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: High based showers and possibly a very isolated weak thunderstorm will generally produce only a trace of precipitation over the foothills. No measurable precipitation is expected today. A LOOK AHEAD: A slight increase in moisture on Sunday will allow for isolated to widely scattered afternoon and early evening showers/thunderstorms. With surface moisture still lacking, the storms that develop Sunday will produce more wind than rain and many areas are expected to be on the drier side. MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS. MHFD Flood Prediction Center: 303-458-0789    F2P2 Website [http://udfcd.org/Flash+Flood+Prediction+Program]