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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
610 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2024

HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY. THE
AIR MASS WILL BE WARM AND DRY ACROSS THE REGION, BUT THERE WILL
STILL BE ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS UTAH
AND COLORADO, MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. ON SUNDAY, A WEAK WEATHER
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
INTO COLORADO BY EVENING AND CREATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS
FROM NORTHERN COLORADO INTO WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE WEST WILL PULL COOLER AIR WITH MORE MOISTURE INTO
THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH INCREASED SHOWER ACTIVITY MONDAY
AND TUESDAY, THEN SOME WARMING BUT STILL A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 29 TO 39. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 51 TO 61. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
29 TO 39. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 50 TO 60. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 29 TO 39.

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

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS 50 TO 60. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 26 TO 36. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 41 TO 51. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 21 TO 31. CHANCE OF SNOW
40 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 42 TO 52. CHANCE OF SNOW
30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 23 TO 33. CHANCE OF SNOW
10 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 46 TO 56. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 26 TO 36. CHANCE OF SNOW
10 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 48 TO 58. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.

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

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

SEATTLE...RAIN AND 58.
SAN FRANCISCO...SUNNY AND 64.
LOS ANGELES...DRIZZLE AND 65.
SALT LAKE CITY...SUNNY AND 77.
LAS VEGAS...SUNNY AND 95.
CHICAGO...SUNNY AND 85.
DALLAS...SUNNY AND 92.
BOSTON...RAIN AND 56.
NEW YORK CITY...CLOUDY AND 67.
WASHINGTON DC...SHOWERS AND 64.
ATLANTA...THUNDERSTORMS AND 79.
MIAMI...SUNNY AND 94.

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