Marty’s Sunday Morning Forecast – Becoming Windy Again – 5/29/2022

Overview:  We're tracking wind cooler air for the rest of the holiday weekend.

Today:  Mostly sunny early, windy at times and not quite as warm with high temperatures in the 70s and 80s for most areas, but the far eastern plains could reach the lower 90s, and some mountain communities may remain in the 60s. Fire weather is again expected for lower elevations of southern Colorado so the National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warning for much of southern Colorado. An upper-level storm will pass mostly to our north, but the southern extent of the wave could clip northern parts of our coverage area resulting in increasing clouds and spotty showers and/or thunderstorms over the Pikes Peak Region, or the mountains a bit farther south during the afternoon. Dry air at lower levels suggests chances for significant rainfall are not high, but localized gusty wind and temporary cooling could accompany any showers that can develop.

Tonight:  Any evening showers will end, then partly cloudy & breezy at times with low temperatures in the 40s to lower 50s for the plains, mainly 30s to lower 40s for the mountains and high mountain valleys.

Extended:  Slightly cooler and windy again on Memorial Day (Monday) with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s along and west of I-25, and 80s over the southeastern plains.  We expect a sunny start to the day with increasing clouds and a slight chance for a brief shower or crack of thunder over and near the mountains during the afternoon. Like Sunday, we don't expect much rain.  A more significant push of cooler air will arrive Tuesday and Wednesday bringing a better chance for rain, and maybe some thunderstorms to parts of the area. Temperatures on Wednesday may struggle to rise out of the 50s for many areas north of the Arkansas River until late in the day.  Thursday and Friday look warmer and dry for most areas along and west of I-25, but isolated showers and/or thunderstorms could appear more likely over the plains farther east.