Denver will get a few more days of warm and dry conditions before a new weather system brings the chance for rain on Thursday and snow by Sunday, forecasters said.
Sunny skies, with a high temperature near 72 degrees is expected Tuesday in Denver, said the National Weather Service in Boulder. Southwesterly winds could gust as high as 16 mph. The low temperature will be about 39 degrees, the NWS said.
Sunshine and a high of around 66 degrees is forecast for Wednesday. Temperatures will dip to a low of around 36 degrees overnight, the weather service said.
Afternoon rain showers are possible Thursday. It will be partly sunny with a high temperature of about 58 degrees, the NWS said. Thunderstorms and an increasing chance of rain is expected Thursday night.
Warm & dry today across north central & northeast Colorado. The warm temperatures combined with low relative humidity & breezy conditions will result in high fire danger across far northeastern Colorado.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Afternoon rain showers are possible on Friday, when it will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of around 63 degrees, forecasters said.
Rain is possible on Saturday. Weekend temperatures will rise to about 57 degrees on Saturday and 42 on Sunday.
Rain showers and then a mix of rain and snow are likely early Sunday morning. After 5 a.m. only snow is forecast, the NWS said.
There will be a chance of snow through Monday, when the high temperature will only be about 36 degrees.
