132
FPUS85 KBOU 050111
TVLBOU

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
610 PM MDT SAT MAY 4 2024

DISCUSSION

STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE HIGH COUNTRY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY, TOGETHER WITH PERIODS OF HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS.
IMPACTS FROM SNOW WILL BE MINIMAL GIVEN THE MAY SUN ANGLE, BUT A FEW
SLICK SPOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PASSES.

...THE FORECAST FOR THE CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS EAST OF VAIL PASS...

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING
THE LATE EVENING HOURS. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 25 TO
35. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGHS 48 TO 58. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 10 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDY. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 18 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH BLOWING SNOW, CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG WINDS. COLDER. HIGHS
29 TO 39. WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. CHANCE
OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS,
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. STRONG
WINDS. LOWS 18 TO 28. WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.

...LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. STRONG WINDS.
HIGHS 30 TO 40. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS, SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. WINDY. LOWS
12 TO 22. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 30 TO 40. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 24.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 33 TO 43.
LOWS 20 TO 30. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS 33 TO 43. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS
38 TO 48. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.

THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR DENVER ON SUNDAY IS A 6
WHICH IS IN THE HIGH CATEGORY.

THE FORECAST WEATHER AND HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR SUNDAY
AT A FEW CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY...

SEATTLE...RAIN AND 54.
SAN FRANCISCO...SUNNY AND 58.
LOS ANGELES...SUNNY AND 64.
SALT LAKE CITY...SHOWERS AND 60.
LAS VEGAS...WINDY AND 69.
CHICAGO...PARTLY CLOUDY AND 63.
DALLAS...THUNDERSTORMS AND 77.
BOSTON...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 55.
NEW YORK CITY...SHOWERS AND 57.
WASHINGTON DC...SHOWERS AND 71.
ATLANTA...PARTLY CLOUDY AND 84.
MIAMI...SUNNY AND 84.

$$