The National Weather Service in Denver reports a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms for the Denver area, beginning this afternoon with a 10 percent probability and moving into the evening, as the residents of Denver prepare for a mixed bag of weather conditions in the coming week. With clouds increasing today and the high temperature approaching the low 90s, it might be a good idea to enjoy the outdoors while keeping an eye on the sky after 3 pm, just in case those showers decide to grace us with their presence, despite the same low chance of thunderstorms before the clock strikes midnight.
Tonight, the weather looks to be mostly cloudy at first, later giving way to clearer skies with a low around 60 degrees, and as we hit the pillow, the winds, are forecast to shift from north-northwest to south-southwest, bringing variable breezes into our urban midst. Come Tuesday, and the days following, the possibility of precipitation persists with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly sunny skies are still expected with highs hovering in the high 80s; however, wind gusts could reach upward of 17 mph adding a bit of drama to an otherwise tame forecast.
According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday will mirror Tuesday's conditions pretty closely, once again with a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms and similar temperatures, so it might be wise to keep that umbrella at hand. The rest of the week through Sunday is set to return to warm and dry weather, with daytime highs consistently in the 80s and nighttime lows in the mid to upper 50s, which gives us quite the stretch of quintessential early fall weather, if you ask those accustomed to Denver's atmospheric whims.
