It’s expected to be a pleasant, mostly sunny day Friday before unstable atmospheric conditions bring a chance for rain for at least the next five days, forecasters say.
The temperature is expected to rise to 69 degrees in Denver with winds from the northeast from 11 to 14 mph and gusts up to 21 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
“We’re all going to be staring out the windows and saying, ‘wow’,” NWS meteorologist Nazette Rydell said. “It’s going to be lovely.”
Temperatures will cooler over the weekend and first part of the next work week.
The high will be 62 on Saturday, with a chance of fog in the morning and rain. By Tuesday the high temperature will be around 53 degrees, according to the NWS.
“If you planted tomatoes last week, they aren’t going to be very happy,” Rydell said. “But they’ll perk back up towards the middle of next week.”
Isolated thunderstorms and rain showers are expected Saturday through Wednesday, mostly in the afternoons. Rydell said extreme weather including hail is not expected.
“This storm system isn’t nearly as strong as the last one,” she said.
It is expected to get warmer in the middle of next week, with temperatures rising into the 60s on Wednesday and up to 70 degrees on Thursday.
The chance for rain diminishes in the later part of next week, according to forecasters.
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