The month of May nearly crept away with nary an 80-degree day, but forecasters say the final day will bring temperatures that will ensure it won’t happen.
“We look very warm across Colorado, into the 80s on Sunday and again on Monday,” said Lisa Kriederman, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Boulder.
Lows each evening are expected to be in the mid- to upper-50s, above normal for the period. Each day brings the potential for isolated late-day thunderstorms.
“Normal would be boring,” Kriederman quipped, noting how the state had seen above-normal wet and cold weather the previous few weeks.
The average high in May is 72 degrees with overnight lows about 42 degrees.
Strong storms could pepper the upper northeast of the state, bringing the potential for high winds and hail, Kriederman said.
No significant weather pattern is expected to hit the state, she said, until next weekend, when things could become wetter and cooler.
Saturday’s mostly sunny and seasonable weather made for perfect planting, gardening and other outdoor activities, including the Rocky Mountain Airshow at the Aurora Reservoir which drew sellout crowds. Officials were forced to turn away a large number of wishful attendees, recommending they return Sunday.
Much of the event fanfare appeared focused on the re-appearance of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds after an 18-year hiatus. The precision demonstration team performed at Thursday’s graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
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