The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for the eastern parts of Adams and Arapahoe counties this afternoon and evening, signaling the potential for critical fire weather conditions. The Denver area is bracing for a warm and dry Labor Day, with temperatures soaring to a high near 91 degrees, and calm winds turning into a light south-southeast breeze in the afternoon.
Tonight is expected to remain mostly clear with a low around 60 degrees, and a south-southwest wind that could reach gusts as high as 15 mph. Tuesday will mimic today's sunny skies, hitting similar high temperatures, however, a slight wind shift to the southwest is forecast, becoming calm as the day progresses. The rest of the week appears to pivot, with isolated showers and potential thunderstorms peeking over the mountains and foothills on Tuesday, gradually spreading over the plains.
According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday introduces a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon with mostly sunny conditions earlier in the day. The high is predicted to drop slightly to near 85 degrees. Wednesday night increases the chance of precipitation to 50 percent with continued chances of thunderstorms before midnight and mostly cloudy skies.
The trend of afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms persists into the latter part of the week. Thursday's weather is likely to be mostly sunny with a high near 80, and a slight chance of rain or thunderstorms after noon. By nightfall, there's yet another slight chance for showers and thunderstorms before the sky clears. Entering the weekend, Denver can look forward to sunny days with highs floating in the mid-80s to high-80s from Friday through Sunday, a stark preamble to the earlier part of the week's mixed bag of sunshine and storms.
