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Spot Forecast for Sky Pond SAR 26-089...NPS
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1253 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Current radar does not show any rain or
thunderstorms in the vicinity of Sky Pond at this time, but
increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms through this
afternoon and evening. There is a 70-80% chance of impacts from
either rain or lightning between 3PM and 9PM this evening, with
chances gradually decreasing through the late evening and early
overnight period. The current temperature is estimated to be about
63F, based on a current reading of 73F at Bear Lake. Temperatures
should remain steady this afternoon before cooling into the mid
40s overnight.

Winds are expected to remain light out of the west at Sky Pond,
but gustier winds are likely at times along the higher, exposed
ridges... with a few gusts of 30-35 mph possible at ridgetop.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Showers and
thunderstorms likely after 1400.
Chance of pcpn......80 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........49 percent.
Max apparent temp...59.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 5 to 8 mph until 1500, then around 7
                    mph until 1600, then 5 to 12 mph. Variable and
gusty winds near thunderstorms.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.

TIME (MDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........72  72  90  90  90
Weather cov.....CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
Chc of pcpn (%).50  60  70  80  80
Temp............63  62  57  53  52
RH..............51  55  62  71  77
Aparnt tmp (F)..63  62  57  53  52
Surface wnd dir.W   W   W   W   W
Surface wnd spd.6   6   7   7   7
Surface wnd gst.9   9   12  12  12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) until 0200, then
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Rain showers
                    likely and chance of thunderstorms until 2100,
                    then chance of rain showers until 2400.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Max apparent temp...47.
Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 5 to 12 mph. Variable and
gusty winds near thunderstorms.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........83  93  90  90  81  75  68  59  47  49  41  48
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).70  70  70  50  50  50  10  10  10  10  10  10
Temp............50  50  49  48  48  48  47  47  47  45  45  44
RH..............80  86  89  86  80  77  76  79  76  79  79  79
Aparnt tmp (F)..47  47  46  44  44  45  44  44  44  41  41  41
Surface wnd dir.W   SW  SW  W   SW  SW  W   SW  SW  SW  SW  W
Surface wnd spd.7   7   8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   6
Surface wnd gst.12  12  13  13  13  12  12  12  12  12  12  9

$$
Forecaster...Hiris
Requested by...Mike Lukens
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2619544.0/BOU
.DELDT 08/12/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL romo_dispatch@nps.gov