Time: 936 AM Sun September 26, 2021 Forecaster: Justin Brooks ------------------------- Heavy Precipitation Outlook Flash Flood Prediction Program ------------------------- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS - Today will be warm, sunny, and very dry with above average temperatures across The District. Temperatures will reach the upper 80's to low 90's with afternoon dew points as low as 20 degrees. - A warming trend continues along the plains as a high-pressure system dominates the Western US. Haze will be minimal today as westerly flow aloft transports a light smoke plume from West Coast wild fires into The District. - Conditions will remain calm under mostly clear skies tonight with overnight lows reaching the low 50's. STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: No precipitation is expected today or this evening. A LOOK AHEAD: Ridging over the west will continue through Monday evening ahead of a new weather system, which is expected to bring the first wave of fall temperatures to the high plains. An upper-level disturbance will pass over Colorado early on Tuesday, increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms across the foothills and adjacent plains through the end of the week. High temperatures on Tuesday will reach the upper 70's to low 80's, with afternoon isolated showers and thunderstorms ahead a cool front passing overnight. Wednesday will see a significant cool down, with temperatures in the upper 60's accompanied by scattered showers across The District. MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS. MHFD Flood Prediction Center: 303-458-0789    F2P2 Website [http://udfcd.org/Flash+Flood+Prediction+Program]