Last Updated on May 19, 10:39 AM EDT

Temperature: 57.0°F (13.9°C)
Dew Point: 51.0°F (10.6°C)
Humidity: 80%
Wind: Calm
Sea Level Pressure: 0.00" (0.0 mb)
Precipitation Today: 0.00 in (0.0 cm)
57.0°F
This Afternoon

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 58. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

This
Afternoon
Showers Likely. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 60%
Showers
Likely 		Tonight

T-Storms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
T-Storms
 Monday

Chance T-Storms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
T-Storms 		Monday
Night
Slight Chc T-Storms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
T-Storms 		Tuesday

Chance T-Storms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
T-Storms 		Tuesday
Night
Slight Chc T-Storms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
T-Storms 		Wednesday

Chance T-Storms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
T-Storms 		Wednesday
Night
Chance Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Showers 		Thursday

Chance T-Storms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%
Chance
T-Storms

Hi 68 °F

Lo 58 °F

Hi 75 °F

Lo 58 °F

Hi 74 °F

Lo 57 °F

Hi 67 °F

Lo 57 °F

Hi 65 °F

This Afternoon

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 58. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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Forecast DiscussionWe're Talkin' Weather Here

Last Updated: 05.17.13 08:59 AM

A stretch of unsettled weather begins today.  The next week looks to see scattered showers and thunderstorms each day as we remain in a warm and moist airmass.  Over the next week, the WPC precip forecast has the High Country in the 2-3" range.

A stalled frontal boundary to our north will move south today and set up shop over the region for  the entirety of the weekend.  As temperatures and moisture content increases through the day today, look for scattered showers and thunderstorms to begin to pop up later this afternoon.

The combination of a mid-level disturbance and the frontal boundary will keep showers and thunderstorms going through the weekend.  Temps will be bumped down several degrees from today.

The front lifts off to the north Monday but we will remain in a warm and moist airmass.  Temperatures will be warm and daytime heating will lead to instability in the atmosphere which will trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms each day though Wednesday.

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