Tonight's Forecast:
It will be mostly clear tonight with light wind. Overnight lows will be about 5 degrees above average.
Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 47; High: 84;
Wednesday will be partly cloudy and very warm, with the forecast high set to tie the daily high temperature record of 84 for May 13th. There is a chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon, with lightning being the main hazard.
Pueblo forecast: Low: 47; High: 90;
Wednesday will be a toasty one with mostly sunny conditions. Wind will be out of the SE at 5-10 mph, gusting to 25 mph. There is a chance of an isolated afternoon thunderstorm.
Canon City forecast: Low: 51; High: 89;
Wednesday will be warm and mostly sunny. Wind will be out of the ESE at 5-10 mph, gusting to 25 mph. There is a chance of a quick afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Woodland Park forecast: Low: 41; High: 79;
Wednesday will be partly cloudy and warm. There is a chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Wind will be out of the SW at 10 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Tri-Lakes forecast: Low: 49; High: 83;
It will be partly cloudy on Wednesday with a chance of an isolated afternoon thunderstorm. Wind will be out of the SE at 10 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Plains forecast: Low: 40s; High: 80s-90s;
It will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy on Wednesday with hot temperatures in the mid-80s to low 90s. Wind will be out of the SE at 5-10 mph, gusting 15-25 mph. Very spotty thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon and evening.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: Low: 49/46; High: 86/90;
It will warm and partly cloudy on Wednesday. Wind will be out of the SSE at 5-10 mph, gusting to 25 mph. There is a chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Mountains forecast: Low: 40s; High: 70s-80s;
The mountain valleys will be warm and partly cloudy on Wednesday. In the early afternoon, a few spotty rain showers and thunderstorms are possible with gusty winds and lightning being the main hazards.
Extended outlook forecast:
The rest of the week continues similarly. Thursday will be toasty in the 80s and 90s again, with a very low chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Friday again brings 70s to 80s with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. This pattern is very summer-like!
The warmth and spotty afternoon t-storms pattern continues through the weekend. Then on Monday, temperatures fall to the 60s and 70s after a cold front blows through. This will increase our cloud cover and rain chances on Monday.
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